HIV News

HIV-positive women who are also pregnant are at risk for spreading the virus to their baby through perinatal transmission.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises that physicians prescribe Truvada, an AIDS prevention medication, to heterosexual men and women who are at risk of HIV, as reported by the Associated Press (AP).

Treatment may seem overwhelming for individuals newly-diagnosed with the HIV. The most common method to manage the disease is through antiretroviral (ART) therapy, which uses a combination of medications to keep the virus from multiplying in the body.

The search for a cure or prevention method for HIV has been an ongoing challenge for scientists around the world for decades.

A new study published in the Lancet reports that social factors play a role in HIV prevalence among certain populations.

On July 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truvada - the first medication that can prevent individuals, including those who are at a high risk of HIV, from contracting the virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its Let's Stop HIV Together campaign on July 16 in anticipation of the 19th International AIDS Conference, which will be held in Washington D.C.

In order to treat infected individuals, researchers and practitioners need to better understand how risky behavior, access to medical resources and treatment relate to each other.

HIV, which is most often acquired through sexual activity and intravenous drug use, is notably incurable, but can be managed through physician-prescribed drug regimens and lifestyle choices.

Generic drugs are a cost effective therapeutic option for patients who may struggle with paying the full price of brand-name medications.

Prisoners are disproportionately affected by HIV, but regardless of the reason for someone's incarceration, jails offer resources to get tested for HIV and obtain treatment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released an update in June 2012 regarding its concerns about the HIV epidemic and how it plans to move forward.

At the end of June, aldermen accepted two grants that will go to the city of Nashua, New Hampshire and its residents who have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and, in particular, AIDS.

In 2003, President George W. Bush approved the implementation of a far-reaching, long-term foreign aid program to help curb the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Africa.

The rate of infants who contract HIV by breast-feeding from their infected mothers is surprisingly low at just 10 percent.

On May 23 and 24, the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research will host a conference in San Francisco.

The church has long been a mainstay in African American culture, acting as a community center as well as a place to practice religion.

On May 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Blood Products Advisory Committee voted to approve a brand of at-home HIV test for commercial use.

A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that a therapy wherein the immune system is replaced with stem cells made from genes that are known to be resistant to HIV may be an effective cure for the virus.

Several studies have shown that antiretroviral therapy can be effective at prolonging the life of an HIV-positive individual and preventing transmission of the virus.