HIV News

A new study reveals that giving some homosexual men just under $300 is enough of an incentive to get them to commit to regular STD testing.

A new study offers some explanation on why circumcision can help reduce the risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

San Francisco is using an unusual mascot to increase the sexual health of residents and raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases.

Individuals with various sexually transmitted diseases now have more options when it comes to finding love online.

A new study has found that a component found in bee venom may be a powerful tool in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that progresses to AIDS.

A new study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University suggests changes in the guidelines on how often individuals should undergo HIV tests.

The recent story of an American baby who was "functionally cured" of HIV after receiving high doses of antiretroviral drugs immediately after her birth may not be an isolated case.

A toddler who was born HIV-positive is now believed to be free of the virus, and doctors say this important discovery was made by accident.

A new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes some sobering statistics about sexually transmitted diseases.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an American is infected with the HIV virus every nine and a half minutes. But new research conducted at UCLA is providing hope for eradicating it.

New research conducted at UCLA suggests social media sites such as Facebook can be an effective tool in the fight against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Researchers from UCLA say a new study reveals many older Americans who are considered high risk for contracting the AIDS virus are avoiding getting tested for HIV because of psychological barriers, such as a mistrust for the government and concerns about conspiracy theories.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new cases of HIV have remained stable in America in recent years, with about 50,000 people being infected each year.

Researchers have yet to come up with a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but it appears that they're getting closer to creating a resistance to the disease within the body.

Patients with HIV who have access to antiretroviral drugs have a significant chance of living a normal life, but it may not be as simple for those who smoke.

HIV testing and other forms of screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are some of the only ways for individuals to know whether they're a carrier for a specific ailment, but in the past, these procedures weren't exactly quick and easy.

In the advent of World AIDS Day on December 1, a clinic located in the Soho neighborhood of London, England, has broken its own record for the amount of HIV tests given in a single day.

According to RTTNews.com, the report, dubbed "Results" by UNAIDS, also found that AIDS-related deaths dropped by more than 25 percent between 2005 and 2011 around the world, signaling that the disease could be eradicated completely if trends continue.

Ever since the U.S. Navy began testing for HIV in the 1980s, the military branch has pursued a policy of preventing its HIV-positive sailors and Marines from serving on foreign soil and forcing them to visit a military health facility with an infectious disease doctor every six months.

There have been amazing strides made in the treatment and care of HIV over the past few decades, but proper education is still a major stumbling block for the sexually transmitted disease.