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HIV-positive women compete in Miss Stigma Free beauty pageant
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 26 05

GABORONE, Botswana A dozen women infected with H-I-V are competing in a beauty pageant in Botswana aimed at fighting the stigma surrounding the virus… HIV-positive women compete in Miss Stigma Free beauty pageant   

 
 

New strain of HIV in New York City still worrisome
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 25 05

Scientists say they have so far been unable to figure out why a new drug-resistant strain of HIV identified in New York City progresses… New strain of HIV in New York City still worrisome   

 
 

More drugs better for protecting baby from HIV
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 25 05

Scientists defended the practice of giving a single dose of the drug nevirapine to protect newborns from their mothers’ AIDS infections, saying on Thursday… More drugs better for protecting baby from HIV   

 
 

Nigeria to expand therapy to 100,000 AIDS patients
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 24 05

Nigeria will dramatically increase the number of AIDS sufferers receiving life-saving drugs this year after its cash-strapped AIDS programme received a financial boost, the… Nigeria to expand therapy to 100,000 AIDS patients   

 
 

China must expand AIDS fight - UNICEF
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 24 05

China, having finally broken its silence about AIDS, must now expand its struggle against the disease nationwide but faces challenges in prevention and treatment,… China must expand AIDS fight - UNICEF   

 
 

Clue found to how HIV invades cells
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 23 05

Scientists said Wednesday they have discovered a key clue to how HIV mutates to evade the immune system that could advance the search for… Clue found to how HIV invades cells   

 
 

New HIV cases rise 17 pct in HK in 2004
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 22 05

Hong Kong recorded 268 new HIV cases in 2004, up 17 percent from 2003, the government said on Tuesday.

The number of new cases… New HIV cases rise 17 pct in HK in 2004   

 
 

U.S. belt tightening could hit AIDS efforts - official
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 22 05

A tighter 2006 budget for the National Institutes of Health could force the world’s No. 1 funder of medical research to pull the… U.S. belt tightening could hit AIDS efforts - official   

 
 

Injections with dirty or contaminated needles are not contributing to the spread of HIV in sub-Sahar
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 22 05

Injections with dirty or contaminated needles are not contributing to the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa say researchers from Imperial College London and… Injections with dirty or contaminated needles are not contributing to the spread of HIV in sub-Sahar   

 
 

Mouse “model” of AIDS mimics human disease
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05

AIDS research has been hampered because mice, which usually provide an excellent model for studying human disease, cannot be infected with HIV. Now, researchers… Mouse “model” of AIDS mimics human disease   

 
 

AIDS Vaccine Research Funds Getting Scarce
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05

U.S. funding for AIDS vaccine research is tightening, the government’s top HIV expert warned Monday, even as he said scientists still must overcome a… AIDS Vaccine Research Funds Getting Scarce   

 
 

Budget tightening for AIDS vaccine studies
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05

U.S. funding for AIDS vaccine research is tightening, the government’s top HIV expert warned Monday, even as he said scientists still must overcome a… Budget tightening for AIDS vaccine studies   

 
 

New HIV strain shakes up New York gay community
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 18 05

A potentially virulent strain of the HIV virus found last week in a New York man has the gay community worried about a new… New HIV strain shakes up New York gay community   

 
 

S. Africa reports 57 pct jump in deaths, AIDS blamed
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 18 05

South Africa reported a 57 percent jump in reported deaths between 1997 and 2002 on Friday, providing a startling - if indirect - picture… S. Africa reports 57 pct jump in deaths, AIDS blamed   

 
 

Spain doctor rebuilds penises cut off for AIDS cure
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 17 05

Two Kenyan boys whose penises were cut off to be sold for making anti-AIDS potions have had them reconstructed in Spain, the doctor treating… Spain doctor rebuilds penises cut off for AIDS cure   

 
 

HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 17 05

The European Vaccine Effort against HIV/AIDS, today announced that a phase I clinical trial of novel investigational vaccines comprising DNA-HIV-C and NYVAC-HIV-C for the… HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005   

 
 

Sudden rises in HIV levels no concern, report says
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 16 05

Sudden jumps of HIV levels in patients taking drugs for the AIDS-causing infection are harmless blips and do not mean the treatment against the… Sudden rises in HIV levels no concern, report says   

 
 

S. Africa AIDS activists step up pressure on gov’t
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 16 05

Thousands of South African AIDS activists marched on parliament on Wednesday, vowing to step up their campaign for free HIV drugs in the country… S. Africa AIDS activists step up pressure on gov’t   

 
 

HIV Migrants hist 1,000 in Britain
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 16 05

About 1,000 people in Britain have caught HIV from heterosexual intercourse with HIV-positive immigrants since Labour came to power, according to government figures to… HIV Migrants hist 1,000 in Britain   

 
 

Reprogrammed HIV Can Hunt Down Cancer Cells
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 14 05

A harmless version of a major killer, the HIV virus, is being used to hunt down malignant melanoma cancer cells in mice, researchers say.

… Reprogrammed HIV Can Hunt Down Cancer Cells   
 
 

New York warns of fast, resistant strain of HIV
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 14 05

One day after the discovery of a drug-resistant, fast-developing AIDS case in New York prompted city health officials to announce an alert, leading experts… New York warns of fast, resistant strain of HIV   

 
 

Scientists Trying To Find Source Of Possible HIV Strain
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 14 05

AIDS scientists are studying viruses isolated from two people to find out if either of them are the source of a possibly more aggressive,… Scientists Trying To Find Source Of Possible HIV Strain   

 
 

NYC health authorities find rare drug-resistant form of HIV
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 12 05

City health officials are working to track down sex partners of a man diagnosed with a rare strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that progressed… NYC health authorities find rare drug-resistant form of HIV   

 
 

New ‘HIV’ strain found
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 12 05

A new strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that leads to the rapid onset of Aids has been detected in a New York man, it… New ‘HIV’ strain found   

 
 

A New Twist On HIV/AIDS Research
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 12 05

Since Dean’s World has become the Internet’s hub for detailed discussion of HIV and AIDS we offer for your always-lively and candid discussion this… A New Twist On HIV/AIDS Research   

 
 
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