http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sexually_Transmitted_DiseasesFind stories, videos, and photos about Sexually Transmitted Diseases from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:38:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sexually Transmitted Diseases 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/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/16/herpes.treatment.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/16/herpes.treatment.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have HSV-1 and HSV-2. I found out that my outbreaks are now forming from the inside lining of my genital area, which is all the way in the vagina. My question is -- does this mean my outbreaks are becoming severe, and am I more susceptible to cancer? And what's the best treatment for HSV-2?Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:18:00 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/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine intended to protect against cervical cancer.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death of a 14-year-old girl in England after she received a vaccination for Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:07:00 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/09/11/prostate.cancer.std/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/11/prostate.cancer.std/index.html#cnnSTCTextMen with prostate cancer who were previously infected with the sexually transmitted germ Trichomonas vaginalis are more likely to have an aggressive form of the cancer, compared with men who never had the STD, a new study says.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/fda.gardasil.males/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/fda.gardasil.males/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoys may soon be able to get Gardasil, the vaccine given to girls and young women to prevent infection by four types of human papillomavirus.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:48:00 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/HEALTH/08/18/hpv.vaccine.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/18/hpv.vaccine.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne in four American girls ages 13 to 17 have been given at least one shot of Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is heavily marketed as a way to prevent cervical cancer.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:33:00 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/08/13/hpv.vaccine.gardasil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/13/hpv.vaccine.gardasil/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Raffi Darrow brought in her two daughters, Wendy and Alice, for their annual back-to-school checkups this week, for the first time in her career as a mom, Darrow decided to be a rebel.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:56:00 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/expert.q.a/05/11/gardasil.safety.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/05/11/gardasil.safety.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs Gardasil vaccination reliable? I've heard plenty of ugly things about this vaccination. I have a 17-year-old daughter and her doctor recommends that she get this vaccine. I am very confused because of the negative and positive information. Would you be able to clarify?Mon, 11 May 2009 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/hm.stds.infertility/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/hm.stds.infertility/index.html#cnnSTCTextDoctors don't have to tell 18-year-old "Rose" (who doesn't want to reveal her real name) the importance of using a condom every time she has sex.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/healthmag.circumcision.hpv.herpes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/healthmag.circumcision.hpv.herpes/index.html#cnnSTCTextMen who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), but not syphilis, according to a study of adult African men published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:33:00 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/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/india.hepatitis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/india.hepatitis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from an outbreak of hepatitis B in India's western Gujarat state reached 38 on Sunday as authorities prepared to begin a vaccination drive against the disease.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/india.hepatitis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/india.hepatitis/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities were carrying out raids at medical stores in India's western Gujarat state for bogus drugs and recycled syringes after a hepatitis B outbreak left 32 people dead, officials said Saturday.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:10:00 ESThttp://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/2009/HEALTH/01/13/std.report.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/13/std.report.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn spite of prevention efforts, new cases of some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are going up, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:49:00 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/HEALTH/12/30/virginity.pledges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/30/virginity.pledges/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they're married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity?Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/03/hpv.dna.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/03/hpv.dna.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextA staggering 99 percent of all cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to the American Cancer Society. For 50 years, the Pap test has been the gold standard for detecting cervical cancer. But there's a new kid on the block: the HPV DNA test.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/19/hpv.vaccine.info/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/19/hpv.vaccine.info/index.html#cnnSTCTextGenital human papillomavirus, or HPV, which infects the skin and mucous membranes, is the most common sexually transmitted disease. About 20 million Americans have the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV is the major cause of cervical cancer, which kills about 250,000 women worldwide each year. In the United States, cervical cancer will be diagnosed in about 12,000 women this year, and 4,000 will die, the CDC says. Women get Pap smears to detect cervical cancer and now have the option of preventing it with a vaccine. Gardasil, developed by Merck, works to protect against four strains of HPV, including two connected to 70 percent of cervical cancers.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:25:00 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.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as wellMon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:00 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/POLITICS/09/02/martin.pregnancy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/martin.pregnancy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt didn't take Republicans long -- and even some Democrats -- to try to dissuade the media from focusing on the news that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant and plans on marrying the father.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:55:00 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/0,8599,1834690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new reportThu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:00 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/07/07/cervical.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/07/cervical.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is coming under fresh scrutiny amid thousands of complaints linking it to a range of health problems.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819739,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819739,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearchers have discovered how the cold sore virus hides in the body, which may be the key to a permanent cureWed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819633,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819633,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted diseasesWed, 02 Jul 2008 14:00:00 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/health/article/0,8599,1816507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMerck's drug against HPV has been a boon to the company but is facing growing grass-roots oppositionThu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 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/0,8599,1812872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpesMon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:00 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/HEALTH/family/04/22/par.birth.control/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/04/22/par.birth.control/index.html#cnnSTCTextQuestion: I've always been on the Pill, but now I'm breastfeeding. That means I can't go back on it, right?Wed, 07 May 2008 16:15:00 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.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/03/07/hfh.gardasil.parents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/03/07/hfh.gardasil.parents/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm the mother of two daughters, a teen and a tween. So every day, I tiptoe through hormonally laced minefields hoping to avoid emotional carnage in response to any of my random comments or actions.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:15:00 ESThttp://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 EST