HIV
Stylist who created beehive hairdo dies, aged 98
The creator of the beehive hairstyle, worn by countless singers from the 1960s through to the 2000s, has died aged 98.
Global Fund rushes HIV drugs to Uganda amid critical shortage
The Global Fund, a partnership that sends HIV drugs to poor countries, says it plans to send a 12-month advance supply of antiretroviral therapy to Uganda,...
Up to 12,000 Australian dental patients exposed to HIV and hepatitis
Thousands of Australian dental patients are facing an anxious wait after being told lax hygiene at four practices may have put them at risk of HIV and...
Teenager in HIV remission despite stopping treatment 12yrs ago
An 18-year-old French teen born with the Aids virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago...
Up to 12,000 Australian dental patients exposed to HIV and hepatitis
Thousands of Australian dental patients are facing an anxious wait after being told lax hygiene at four practices may have put them at risk of HIV and...
Needle exchange set up after huge increase in HIV cases in Indiana
Indiana’s governor has authorised the short-term use of a needle-exchange programme to combat an HIV epidemic in a rural county. Republican...
Grandfather defends petition to expel HIV-positive boy from Chinese village
The grandfather of a Chinese HIV-positive boy has defended his support for a petition to banish him from their village, media reported Saturday, in a case...
HIV’s ability to cause AIDS is weakening over time, study finds
Rapid evolution of HIV is slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to a study of more than 2,000 women in Africa.
Most HIV cases in the United States not under control
As many as 70 percent of people infected with HIV in the United States do not have the virus under control, boosting the risk of transmission, a study...
22,000 patients to be recalled in infection alert over HIV-positive UK dentist
More than 22,000 patients who may have been treated by a dentist infected with HIV will be urged to come forward by bosses at NHS England.
HIV/AIDS origin traced to Kinshasa, DR Congo, in 1920s; spread by trains
The origin of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been traced to Kinshasa - now the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - around 100 years ago.
HIV infections rise in Brazil, thwarting long record of prevention efforts
While HIV infection rates have begun declining in many other places, cases have been slowly rising in Brazil — with the sharpest jump among youths 15...
On the decline: HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in U.S. over past decade
The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds.
HIV found again in ‘cured’ Mississippi child
A Mississippi child who was born with HIV but had remained free of the virus for more than two years after early treatment now has detectable levels of...
'Nonsensical': Uganda's proposed HIV/Aids bill comes under fire
Activists in Uganda are urging their president to reject a bill passed by parliament that will make it criminal to deliberately infect another person with...
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