Programmes that exclusively encourage abstinence from sex do not seem to affect the risk of HIV infection in high income countries, finds a review of the evidence in…

Nearly 40 percent of repatriated Nepalese sex-trafficked girls and women tested were positive for HIV infection, with girls trafficked before age 15 having higher…

Infants born with HIV infection have a greater chance of survival if they receive early treatment - before they show signs of a weakened immune system or HIV-related illness, according…

Three clinical trials in Africa found that adult male circumcision reduced the risk of men acquiring HIV infection from heterosexual sex by 51-60%. While adult…

Two new studies emphasize the importance of delivering measles and influenza vaccines to HIV-infected individuals. Both studies are published in the August 1 issue of The…

This international collaboration has been the largest ever to have taken place in a large scale study on genetic differences between patients infected by HIV, and is the…

Global AIDS treatment will fall far short of a universal target to have five million people being treated by 2010, due to a continued lack of access to drugs by many of…

With HIV infection driving a deadly resurgence of tuberculosis (TB), a new publication provides up-to-date recommendations for clinicians facing the many challenges of treating patients with both of these…

Monkey viruses related to HIV may have swept across Africa more recently than previously thought, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.

A UCSF-led team of researchers has found that larger HIV prevention programs in low and middle-income countries can increase efficiency and cause program unit costs to plummet. HIV prevention programs in…

Elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) and increased prevalence of atopy is reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The elevated serum IgE may be attributed to polyclonal stimulation…

There are many effective, albeit expensive, intervention programs aimed at encouraging HIV-positive people to practice less risky behavior. But a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that self-monitoring by these…

Independent of cigarette smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a study shows.

Dr. Gregory D. Kirk from the…

A growing number of drug-resistant strains of HIV are a threat to the effectiveness of current treatments despite anti-HIV drug cocktails decreasing the number of HIV-related deaths and improving…

Male circumcision should now be recognised as an important intervention to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men in high-prevalence countries, said WHO and…

Delinquent and at-risk teens who complete a brief computer-based program designed to reduce risky sexual behaviors are less likely to have sex and more likely to have sex with fewer partners,…

South Africa’s controversial health minister returned to the spotlight on Thursday after snubbing a major AIDS conference, announcing a “significant” decrease in the number of pregnant women…

Voluntary HIV tests should be offered to all patients attending clinics, for whatever reason, in countries where AIDS is widespread, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, testing…

A tale of 3 cities - Persisting high HIV prevalence, risk behavior and undiagnosed infection in community samples of men who have sex with men

More than…

A generation of children born with HIV are now coming of age and reaching sexual maturity. Girls in this group who are sexually active are experiencing…

Hundreds of thousands of children are dying of AIDS in developing countries because they do not have access to treatment readily available elsewhere, U.N. health agencies said on Tuesday.

While paediatric HIV…

Studies demonstrate that AZT causes genetic damage that may increase future cancer risk

HIV transmission from mother to child can occur in utero, during labor…

A Canadian woman who had sex with men she met in bars, without using a condom and without telling them she was HIV-positive, has been charged with sexual assault, police…

Scientists have highlighted for the first time the plight of the growing number of older children and adolescents living with undiagnosed HIV and AIDS in Africa. In a…

Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday pivotal-stage trials found that adding its experimental HIV drug maraviroc to a regimen of the best-available drugs resulted in twice as many patients achieving suppression of…