News by tag: HIV/AIDS. Global picture
Calgary tattoo shop customers may have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis
Calgary tattoo shop customers may have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis
Alberta Health Services says anyone who got tattoos at Discount Tattoo may have been exposed to viruses, including hepatitis B and C, HIV.
09 february 2016
Over 40% living with HIV in India are women
Over 40% living with HIV in India are women
New Delhi: In what could pose a significant challenge for India to meet its ambitious target of ending AIDS by 2030, women continue to account for more than 40% of people living with HIV infection...
08 february 2016
Harvey Weinstein To Be Honored at amfAR’S Annual Fashion Week New York Gala
Harvey Weinstein To Be Honored at amfAR’S Annual Fashion Week New York Gala
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research will hold its annual black-tie New York Gala on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Cipriani Wall Street. The Foundation will honor legendary Academy...
02 february 2016
HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study finds
HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study finds
Strains of HIV are becoming resistant to an antiretroviral drug commonly used to prevent and fight the virus, research has suggested.
28 january 2016
UBS Donates Blockchain Code to HIV Research Project
UBS Donates Blockchain Code to HIV Research Project
UBS has donated the code for its experimental trading platform powered by blockchain technology to an organisation that wants to issue bonds to raise money for HIV research. Financial News...
22 january 2016
How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Ripples Across America
How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Ripples Across America
Deaths from drug overdoses have jumped in nearly every county across the United States, driven largely by an explosion in addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin.
22 january 2016
The Forgotten AIDS Crisis in Russia
The Forgotten AIDS Crisis in Russia
In Moscow the situation for AIDS/HIV sufferers is bad. In the provinces, it can be desperate.
18 january 2016
Welcome to our house: women living with HIV
Welcome to our house: women living with HIV
The largest survey on women living with HIV, commissioned by the World Health Organisation, has revealed the stark truth about the gender-based violence and mental health challenges that positive...
07 december 2015
Russian TV presenter hopes revealing his HIV status will promote tolerance
Russian TV presenter hopes revealing his HIV status will promote tolerance
Pavel Lobkov calls for Moscow government to fight ‘social phobias’ and medical ignorance amid sharp rise in HIV and Aids cases.
04 december 2015
Two trials signal pivotal point in fight against the AIDS epidemic
Two trials signal pivotal point in fight against the AIDS epidemic
Two major clinical trials will be conducted in South Africa in 2016 to test ways of preventing new HIV infections.
01 december 2015
Condom challenge: teens invent a new way to potentially maim themselves online
Condom challenge: teens invent a new way to potentially maim themselves online
First we planked. Then we ice bucketed. Now, we condom challenge. Such is the way of the internet.
25 november 2015
It's time to test everyone in Canada for HIV/AIDS, says Dr. Julio Montaner
It's time to test everyone in Canada for HIV/AIDS, says Dr. Julio Montaner
Thousands of people are unaware they have the disease and may be spreading it unknowingly. Thousands of people are unaware they have the disease and may be spreading it unknowingly
25 november 2015