The number of HIV infected people in Queensland spikes up

According to Queensland's Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young, about 12 new cases are added in the list of HIV affected people last year who were under the ca...

Mar 16, 2010 1:44PM

AIDS vaccine effects may wear off, researchers say

That may explain why results of the experimental vaccine have been so difficult to interpret, said Dr. Nelson Michael, a colonel at the Walter Reed Army Researc...

Feb 19, 2010 9:30AM

Heroin, HIV stalk tropical resort of Zanzibar

Katrina Manson

A Zanzibari man crouches in a half-built roofless building, struggling to find a vein in his arm, while his friend takes over and injects the heroin for him, dr...

Dec 30, 2009 10:29AM

U.S. rolls back AIDS drug prevention trial in Botswana

Maggie Fox

U.S. officials said on Thursday they will give up on a trial in Botswana that was trying to show whether it is possible to prevent HIV infections by taking a da...

Dec 18, 2009 11:54AM

United States pledges $2.7 billion for Kenya HIV battle

Jeremy Clarke

The United States committed $2.7 billion on Wednesday to help fight HIV infection in Kenya where more than a million people are living with the disease.

Dec 16, 2009 10:18AM

AIDS virus "prevention" gel fails in African trials

Kate Kelland

U.S. drug firm Endo Pharmaceuticals' gel designed to prevent infection with the AIDS virus has proved ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain's Medical Researc...

Dec 14, 2009 9:43AM

Ancient HIV stowaway may hold clue to transmission

An HIV genetic stowaway that may have come from a related cat virus could help the AIDS virus transmit and replicate in people, U.S. researchers reported on Sun...

Dec 07, 2009 9:21AM

South Africa to expand AIDS treatment: Zuma

Peroshni Govender

South Africa, with the world's highest HIV caseload, will roll out life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs to significantly more people infected with the virus fr...

Dec 01, 2009 11:57AM

HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigma

Royston Chan

The second storey of this nondescript building in Fuyang city in China's central province of Anhui houses HIV-positive orphans, but unlike many other similar es...

Dec 01, 2009 11:52AM

New WHO guidelines urge phase-out of major HIV drug

Stephanie Nebehay

Countries should phase out the use of Stavudine, the most widespread antiretroviral, because of "long-term, irreversible" side-effects in HIV patients including...

Nov 30, 2009 9:28AM