http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/HIV_and_AIDSFind stories, videos, and photos about HIV and AIDS from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:10:16 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/HIV_and_AIDS14433Find stories, videos, and photos about HIV and AIDS from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/24/hiv.aids.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/24/hiv.aids.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over the past eight years, a testament to prevention efforts, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTextKanjii Mbugua storms the stage amid cheers as fans crane their necks to see the Kenyan musician.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Friday that he will lift a 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/26/brazil.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/26/brazil.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextSonia, a single mother with HIV in Brazil, travels four hours to reach a government-run health facility that provides her with free drug treatment.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/cambodia.aids.community/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/cambodia.aids.community/index.html#cnnSTCTextVan Thy says the government evicted her from her home in the Cambodian capital and trucked her and others out to a town an hour away where she now lives in a hot green metal shed with no running water and dim prospects.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/17/nigeria.hiv.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/17/nigeria.hiv.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe young man's call echoed throughout the remote village in northern Nigeria -- the marriage ceremony was about to begin.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/03/new.hiv.virus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/03/new.hiv.virus/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/india.children.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/india.children.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextExpanded testing across India in the past three years shows a 2,000 percent jump in the number of HIV cases among children, the country's health minister announced Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/cambodia.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/cambodia.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a community of crude green metal sheds, baking hot during the day and lacking clean running water. Residents say thieves can slice through the thin walls with their knives.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/aids.protest.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/aids.protest.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice arrested 26 demonstrators at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday during a protest of federal AIDS policy, a Capitol police spokeswoman said.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/26/hiv.aids.atlas.map/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/26/hiv.aids.atlas.map/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Southeast is among the areas of the United States with the highest concentration of cases of HIV and AIDS, according to a new online tool called the National HIV/AIDS Atlas.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/26/hiv.test.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/26/hiv.test.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery 9½ minutes someone's brother, mother, sister, father, or neighbor becomes infected with HIV in the United States. That's 56,000 people every year. But there's something we can all do to help protect ourselves and our partners from this disease -- get tested for HIV.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/22/hiv.children.generation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/22/hiv.children.generation/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo one expected them to live long.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.aids.prostitutes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.aids.prostitutes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 19-year-old prostitute working in an apartment that doubles as a brothel said she has up to eight clients a day.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/19/elton.john.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/19/elton.john.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextElton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he's also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism.Wed, 20 May 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/who.tb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/who.tb/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore people dying from tuberculosis are infected with HIV than has been previously identified, the World Health Organization says.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI refused Wednesday to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/11/alomar.aids.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/11/alomar.aids.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA lawsuit filed January 30 by baseball great Roberto Alomar's ex-girlfriend alleges he engaged in unprotected sex with her while suffering from HIV/AIDS.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.hiv.stemcell/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.hiv.stemcell/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to the virus that causes AIDS, according to a report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/09/Marvelyn.Brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/09/Marvelyn.Brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven though African-Americans make up only about 13 percent of the United States' population, they account for almost half of the people who contract HIV and are diagnosed with AIDS.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/01/hiv.text.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/01/hiv.text.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne million free text messages will be sent every day for 12 months from Monday in South Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness and encourage testing for the disease.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/myanmar.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/myanmar.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 25,000 people will die this year of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar unless lifesaving treatment is significantly increased, according to a new report.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/hiv.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/hiv.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen HIV-positive Winnie Sseruma was invited to speak on the subject at the United Nations in New York last June, she never expected that her condition would prevent her from obtaining a visa.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama doesn't often offer praise for President George W. Bush's foreign policy, but on Monday he offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/12/01/fauci.world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/12/01/fauci.world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/11/30/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/11/30/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about the history of the AIDS pandemic and the status of AIDS in the United States. Students will create ways to inform various demographic groups in the U.S. about the risk of HIV/AIDS.Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:05:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe global economic turmoil is likely to take its toll on AIDS research funding and add to the problems plaguing the search for a vaccine against the virus, scientists warned TuesdayThu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1849744,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1849744,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn AIDS Sutra, sixteen of the world's best-known Indian writers investigate the country's AIDS problemTue, 14 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/nobel.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/nobel.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer, the organization's Web site said Monday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancerMon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846248,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846248,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggestsWed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAIDS activists on Friday celebrated the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIVFri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/30/heroes.gaddist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/30/heroes.gaddist/index.html#cnnSTCText"It was killing people, and I wanted to do something about it."Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/12/hiv.blacks.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/12/hiv.blacks.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTextYoung black gay men, black women and white gay men in their 30s and 40s are much more likely to be newly infected with HIV than other groups in the United States, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/27/hiv.nyc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/27/hiv.nyc/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York City's rate of HIV infection is about three times the national rate, according to estimates released Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew data shows New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rateWed, 27 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1833962,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1833962,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTo help stem the spread of the HIV epidemic, public health officials are making a renewed effort to reach out to closeted gay men in oppressive societiesTue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1830964,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1830964,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe idea is to give gift coupons to popular, influential men in the gay community and encourage them to talk up condom use, regular HIV testing and other responsible actionsFri, 08 Aug 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/05/fauci.hiv.column/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/05/fauci.hiv.column/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, more than 25,000 people from the global HIV/AIDS community are in Mexico City, Mexico, attending the XVII International AIDS Conference. I am pleased to be among them.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/bangkok.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/bangkok.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Klong Toey, a Bangkok district between a highway and the Chao Phraya River, families of four share motorbikes, street vendors sell residents pouches of food, and doors of homes are open to the outside. A salesman on a bike cart sells broomsticks, while motorcycle taxi drivers, dressed in orange vests, wait at a corner.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/02/hiv.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/02/hiv.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are more new cases of Americans infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, than previously believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828957,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1828957,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reportedSat, 02 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/29/black.aids.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/29/black.aids.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe AIDS epidemic among African-Americans in some parts of the United States is as severe as in parts of Africa, according to a report out Tuesday.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/30/bia.hiv.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/30/bia.hiv.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince she was 12 years old, Suzanne Africa Engo has been working to raise AIDS awareness.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/29/martin.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/29/martin.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextI initially wanted to write about Sen. John McCain's double-talk on the issue of affirmative action. Based on his various statements, I'm not sure where in the heck he stands. Another potential topic was the silliness over getting a new press release each day about Sen. Barack Obama canceling a visit to troops in Germany. Another potential topic was the vice presidential picks of each candidate.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFewer people are dying of AIDS, more patients are on HIV medication and the global AIDS epidemic is stable after peaking in the late 1990sTue, 29 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826471,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826471,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa aloneFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearchers discover a genetic variant found almost exclusively in people of African descent that may increase the chances of developing AIDSFri, 18 Jul 2008 03:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822013,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822013,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA New York City plan to test a borough's entire adult population for HIV is meeting resistance from health workersFri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/06/26/bronx.hiv.testing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/06/26/bronx.hiv.testing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA three-year initiative will seek to give HIV tests to everyone in the Bronx from age 18 to 64, the New York City Department of Health announced Thursday.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDoctors thought that by treating herpes, they could also cut a person's HIV risk. But a new study found the assumption may have been wrongFri, 20 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/20/rowland.hiv.kenya/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/20/rowland.hiv.kenya/index.html#cnnSTCTextShe burst on the music scene as one-third of Destiny's Child, the highest-selling female group of all time.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYounger gay men have stopped talking about AIDS and that's not a good -- and certainly not a safe -- thing. Now public health officials are fighting backWed, 18 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/09/keys.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was born in 1981, about the same time as the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed. In this limited amount of time, AIDS has grown into the worst public health crisis in human history.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government policiesThu, 05 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/05/02/bia.aids.quilt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/05/02/bia.aids.quilt/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the room echoes with R&B music, students from Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Spelman colleges laugh, talk and work on brightly colored pieces of cloth on long tables.Fri, 02 May 2008 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1727468,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1727468,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe House voted 308-116 Wednesday to more than triple, to $50 billion a year over the next five years, the money available for a program fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa and other stricken areas of the worldThu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725904,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725904,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Florida-based company's artificial immune system promises to make testing of new vaccines faster, cheaper and saferThu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS -- but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexedTue, 19 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711299,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711299,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHouse Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortionsFri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1709841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1709841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSwiss researchers have suggested that some people with HIV can safely have unprotected sex. Why AIDS experts say that's an irresponsible, high-risk statementMon, 04 Feb 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1707417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1707417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sexMon, 28 Jan 2008 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1705901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1705901,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA research team in Texas used a common antiretroviral drug to halt the transmission of HIV in lab mice engineered to behave like humansTue, 22 Jan 2008 20:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/18/news/companies/bc.us.hivdrug.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/18/news/companies/bc.us.hivdrug.ap/index.htmTablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee refused to retract a statement he made in 1992 calling for the isolation of AIDS patients.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:42:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk."Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1690110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1690110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal health officials are revising their estimate of how many people are infected by HIV each year, and advocacy groups say the number could rise by 35 percent or moreMon, 03 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextSurrounded by some of the biggest names in music, former South African President Nelson Mandela sounded another call to arms Saturday in the battle against HIV/AIDS.Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/11/30/aids.day.fauci/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/11/30/aids.day.fauci/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Anthony Fauci has seen HIV and AIDS evolve from a mystery disease of the 1980s to an international health catastrophe to a disease that many consider a chronic but manageable condition.Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/30/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush on Friday stressed the role of faith-based groups in the fight against AIDS, calling the struggle one of conscience and morals on the eve of World AIDS Day.Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/dems.aids.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/dems.aids.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Hillary Clinton would make a major change to President Bush's AIDS program if she were in the White House, she said this week in announcing her global strategy to combat AIDS.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/11/27/one.sheet.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/11/27/one.sheet.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld AIDS Day is observed around the globe on December 1. Since the first World AIDS Day in 1988, governments, organizations and charities have worked to raise awareness of the global AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Use the information in this One-Sheet to provide students with an overview about HIV and AIDS.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/10/31/judd.heroes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/10/31/judd.heroes/index.html#cnnSTCTextActress Ashley Judd proudly declares that her most meaningful professional role hasn't been on screen or stage -- it's been her work as the "global ambassador" for YouthAIDS, a worldwide HIV/AIDS education and prevention effort.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/20/world.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/20/world.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of people around the world living with the virus that causes AIDS is actually nearly seven million fewer than previous estimates, according to the United Nations.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/companies/hiv/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/companies/hiv/index.htmThe market for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is mutating as rapidly as the virus itself, and drug industry heavyweight GlaxoSmithKline could find its lead position in jeopardy.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1684462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1684462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA global survey about people's perception of AIDS reveals there's still a lot of confusion and misinformation about the diseaseThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1681526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1681526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMerck's promising AIDS vaccine candidate turned out to be an absolute failure in trials, but it may still pave the way for future successWed, 07 Nov 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/12/hiv.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/12/hiv.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first of a new class of HIV drugs that attacks the virus in a different way.Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/companies/merck_hiv.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/21/news/companies/merck_hiv.ap/index.htmA promising experimental vaccine to prevent the AIDS virus has failed in a crucial experiment, with volunteers becoming infected with HIV anyway, leading the drug developer to halt the study.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/merck/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/merck/index.htmFDA advisors voted unanimously in support of an experimental HIV drug from Merck, according to the company and the government agency.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/31/news/companies/merck/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/31/news/companies/merck/index.htmFDA advisers believe that an experimental HIV drug from Merck is safe and effective, based on documents released by the agency.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/28/aids.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/28/aids.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextJesus Aguais was working as an AIDS counselor for Latino patients when a woman from his native Venezuela entered his New York medical center office with a desperate plea.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/png.aids.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/png.aids.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials in Papua New Guinea are investigating claims by an HIV-positive woman that people with AIDS were buried alive by their relatives when they became too sick to care for, an official said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/safrica.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/28/safrica.condoms.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's health department said on Tuesday it has recalled 20 million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused of taking bribes from a manufacturer.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/safrica.health.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/safrica.health.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth African President Thabo Mbeki shrugged off opposition calls to fire his health minister on Monday after a newspaper reported she is an alcoholic and still drinking despite having a liver transplant.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1651830,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1651830,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Mbeki fires the health minister who has tried to bring some sense to the nation's war against the disease Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650329,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650329,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe government approved a novel drug Monday to help patients with the AIDS virus who are running out of options, while acknowledging lingering questions about the pills' long-term effectsMon, 06 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1648807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1648807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe trafficking of women to work as prostitutes is likely a key factor in the spread of HIV/AIDS across South Asia, according to a studyWed, 01 Aug 2007 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1645934,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1645934,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew HIV infections still dramatically outpace efforts in poor nations to bring treatment to patients, health officials saidMon, 23 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/news/companies/gilead.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/news/companies/gilead.reut/index.htmBiotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc. said Thursday second-quarter profit rose 54 percent as HIV testing campaigns helped spur demand for its drugs that combat the AIDS-causing virus.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/13/genius.scientists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/13/genius.scientists/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight trailblazing scientists who are about to change your life.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1642247,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1642247,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLibya's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting more than 400 children with HIVWed, 11 Jul 2007 16:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/20/news/companies/bc.pfizer.aids.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/20/news/companies/bc.pfizer.aids.reut/index.htmPfizer Inc. said Wednesday that U.S. health regulators will approve its novel AIDS drug called maraviroc once certain conditions have been met, although the world's biggest drugmaker did not elaborate on what was necessary to obtain outright approval.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/g8.africa/index.htmlDevelopment campaigners have criticized a pledge by the leaders of the world's richest nations on Friday to give $60 billion to fight diseases such as AIDS in Africa.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/30/bush.aids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/30/bush.aids/index.htmlPresident Bush asked Congress on Wednesday to triple the funding for his international AIDS initiative and extend the program an additional five years.Wed, 30 May 2007 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1624742,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1624742,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place -- for now -- a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusionsFri, 25 May 2007 19:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049627/index.htmWhen Narisara Panya's husband died of AIDS seven years ago after returning to Thailand from a construction job abroad, it was devastating. With only a small plot of land that didn't always yield en... Mon, 21 May 2007 10:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/news/companies/maraviroc/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/news/companies/maraviroc/index.htmFDA advisers on Tuesday unanimously supported the speedy approval of an experimental HIV anti-viral from Pfizer.Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/news/companies/gilead_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/news/companies/gilead_earnings/index.htmBiotech developer Gilead Sciences Inc. reported first-quarter earnings and revenue Wednesday that beat analysts' expectations.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:38:00 EDT