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HIV phone support system studied

April 25, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

A U.S. scientist is starting a study to determine the effectiveness of telephone support groups for older people with the human immunodeficiency virus.


FDA warns of HIV drug mix-up

April 12, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that bottles of HIV drug Ziagen may have been mislabeled as Combivir, another HIV drug.


Bill Hattoy dies of AIDS complications

March 07, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Bob Hattoy, a former Clinton aide and the first openly gay person with AIDS to speak at a national political convention, has died in California at 56.


AIDS resistance secret may be in blood

February 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. scientists say the absence of a specific marker in the blood and tissues of certain monkeys might be part of the key to understanding AIDS resistance.


New AIDS drug shows 'phenomenal' results

January 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 91 vote(s) | No comments yet

AIDS researchers said a new drug shows promise for inhibiting the HIV virus in patients new to treatment or those currently taking a drug cocktail.


Progress made in HIV vaccine development

November 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. researchers report successfully testing two candidate vaccines that may eventually be used together to protect against HIV infection.


HIV/AIDS linked to drug resistant TB

November 16, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

U.S. scientists say a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis has been linked to HIV/AIDS in a study conducted in rural South Africa.


AIDS drugs reveal leprosy infections

October 24, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Experts in New York and around the world have said antiretroviral treatments have revealed hidden cases of leprosy in some AIDS patients.


Survey: Europeans ignorant about AIDS

October 04, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

A survey of European sexual practices finds widespread ignorance of AIDS prevention, including misinformation among the British public.


L.A. billboards say AIDS a 'gay' disease

October 02, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

Stunning passersby, billboards have sprung up around Southern California declaring, "HIV is a gay disease," adding the tag line "Own It; End It."


HIV measurement is questioned

September 27, 2006 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Preliminary U.S. research indicates the HIV RNA level in untreated HIV-infected patients has little value in predicting the rate of CD4 cell count decrease.


AIDS economic impact has hefty tab

September 22, 2006 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

The estimated economic cost of HIV and AIDS in the United States is about $36.4 billion annually, federal government researchers say.


More AIDS patients die of other causes

September 19, 2006 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

New York's Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control report has said it is becoming less common for AIDS patients to die of causes related to the disease.


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