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HIV may have returned in ‘cured’ patient: scientists
WASHINGTON — An American man whose HIV seemed to disappear after a blood marrow transplant for leukemia may be showing new hints of the disease, sparking debate over whether a cure was really achieved. Scientists disagree over the latest findings on Timothy Brown, also known as the “Berlin patient,” presented…
African HIV activists want a new model for prevention
African HIV activists want a new model for prevention (via The Christian Science Monitor) For years, the world’s largest donors for AIDS research and treatment have funded a simple message for how to prevent the spread of the HIV, the virus that causes AIDS: Abstinence, Be faithful, and Condomize, also…
U.S. urges circumcision for soldiers to fight HIV in Africa
MAPUTO — Male circumcision is the best way to prevent new HIV infections in the military, the head of US anti-AIDS efforts told a gathering of top army brass from Africa, Eastern Europe and central Asia. “We believe male circumcision is a highly significant, lifetime intervention. It is a gift…
Children forced to wear ‘HIV-positive’ ribbons in Tanzania
At least seven schools in Tanzania have taken to forcing schoolchildren with HIV to wear a red ribbon on their clothing that announces their health status, according to BBC News. Critics say that the decision stigmatizes children whose lives are often already complicated by the disease, whereas some school officials…
Joint action on HIV and TB saved 900,000 lives: WHO
LONDON (Reuters) – An estimated 910,000 lives were saved worldwide over six years thanks to better collaboration between health services to protect people with the AIDS virus from tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. The WHO said there had been a sharp rise in the numbers of…
Vancouver finds novel way to reduce HIV: free crack pipes
Determined to halt the spread of diseases in their community, one Canadian neighborhood has adopted a controversial yet effective mitigation program: giving out free crack pipes. According to The Daily Mail, the Vancouver Coastal Health Harm Reduction organization has created a $60,000 “harm reduction program” aimed at at lowering HIV…
Australian man reportedly contracts HIV from tattoo in Bali
Indonesia is investigating the case of an Australian who is believed to have been infected with HIV while getting a tattoo on the resort island of Bali, an official said Monday. “We received a report about this case from the health ministryyesterday and officials will be visiting tattoo parlours today to verify this claim,” Bali…
Many Americans with HIV go untreated: study
Nearly three quarters of Americans with HIV do not have their infection under control, raising the risk of death from AIDS and transmission to others, said a US study on Tuesday. One in five people with human immunodeficiency virus are unaware that they have the disease, added the report by the Centers for…
HIV trial scrapped after gel found ineffective
In a major setback for AIDS prevention research, a clinical trial of a new vaginal gel supposed to reduce HIV infections has been suspended after studies showed it to be ineffective. Researchers from the Microbicide Trials Network, set up by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressed surprise at…
Where to from here?: AIDS’ anniversary prompts speculation about the future
In June 1981, the first cases of a mysterious and lethal illness affecting gay men were reported in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The illness was characterized by a rapidly failing immune system, and was subsequently termed Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In 1984,…
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