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BioWorld Today recently highlighted a new report published by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ( PhRMA ) that identifies 97 new drugs and vaccines in development to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions.
DETROIT, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- African-American political leaders, union members, ministers and community activists are meeting Monday, December 14th to create and implement a strategy to combat the deadly HIV/AIDS virus in the African-American Community.
According to public health officials, some 3,500 African-American women in Chicago are living with HIV and AIDS, but of even greater concern is the rate of new infections. CBS station WBBM-TV found some African-American women who are infected are beginning to speak out, to battle the myths and misconceptions that keep so many vulnerable.
UC San Diego's School of Medicine was awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study the link between methamphetamine use and HIV/AIDS, it was announced Tuesday. The grant will be used to establish the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center, according to the university. The funding $3.6 million annually for five years will enable researchers to study ...
Today is World Aids Day. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.1 to 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV or aids and a quarter of that population are not aware they have it.
Malama Pono Kaua‘i AIDS Project announced that Faith Harding, HIV prevention specialist, has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta to receive a year long scholarship to the Institute for HIV Prevention and Leadership.
Those living with HIV/AIDS often lack access to reliable health care that could make the disease manageable and instead are relegated to society’s fringes, left to live out too much of their remaining time without needed care, artists said at the Queens Media Arts Development’s launch of the group’s World AIDS Day event Sunday.
NEW BRITAIN — Nearly 500 people suffer from AIDS or HIV in the city and officials are taking a stand about it.
A Fargo native got candid with North Dakota State College of Science students and faculty Tuesday while relaying his daily life living and not suffering from HIV.
Those living with HIV/AIDS often lack access to reliable health care that could make the disease manageable and instead are relegated to society’s fringes, left to live out too much of their remaining time without needed care, artists said at the Queens Media Arts Development’s launch of the group’s World AIDS Day event Sunday.
Uganda is considering legislation that would impose a death sentence for intentional or willful transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, authorities say.
NEW BRITAIN — Nearly 500 people suffer from AIDS or HIV in the city and officials are taking a stand about it.
Why don't the latest AIDS drugs get to dying patients in Africa?
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. Gay rights activists say the bill, which has prompted growing international opposition, promotes hatred and could set back efforts to combat HIV/AIDS ...
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. Gay rights activists say the bill, which has prompted growing international opposition, promotes hatred and could set back efforts to combat HIV/AIDS ...
