Another patient has been cured of HIV, more than a decade after the first. (Photo : Facebook) Health officials confirmed a second person cured for Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) in a new report published Tuesday.
HIV vaccines are now close to the efficacy stage testing that would end the spread of HIV-AIDS. (Photo : pxhere) The world celebrated World Aids Day on Sunday with the theme "Communities Makes the Difference".
A Tanzania politician threatened to publish a list of homosexuals, opposed by critics. A CCM politician and member of the Parliament for Nzega threatened suspected homosexuals to publish a list of their names recently.
A group, describing itself as "longtime HIV/AIDS survivors, family members, friends and partners of loved ones lost to the AIDS epidemic," has penned a letter to Hillary Clinton asking her to fully commit to a plan to end the disease;s epidemic proportions by the year 2025.
Nationally, HIV diagnoses declined nearly 20 percent, although progress has been uneven. Diagnoses among Latina women and white women declined steadily over the past decade (35 percent and 30 percent, respectively). Although, there have been increases among HIV diagnoses for Latino men who are gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
More than $2.2 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants were awarded to cities, states and local community-based organizations throughout the 2015 fiscal year, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced a report confirming that new diagnosis of HIV infection has risen sharply among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), despite overall declines in infections among U.S. Latinos during the same period.
Cuba is being celebrated for their latest groundbreaking advancement in health and science. According to the World Health Organization, Cuba is the first nation in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, and PrEP is a powerful daily pill option for those who are at high risk of contracting HIV. No, PrEP is not a cure or a vaccine, but PrEP is a meaningful tool that can provide a high level of protection against HIV, and it's far more effective when combine with other prevention tools such as condoms.
HIV infection is five times more prevalent among Latinos over 50 compared to non-Hispanic Whites. HIV-infected elders don't fare as well as others because they are unwilling to disclose information about their sex lives or drug usage with their health care providers. However, this racial gap concerning older Latinos isn't simply the result of high-risk behavior, but rather structural inequalities, which makes contact with the disease more likely, and access care or treatment less likely.
A new scientific study has recently discovered a highly aggressive new strain of HIV in Cuba that progresses three times faster than most common strains of the virus.
In an effort to support World AIDS Day 2014, Cupertino, California-based Apple and other leading app developers announced the launch of an unprecedented two-week campaign "to help (RED) achieve the goal of an AIDS-free generation," according to a Nov. 23 press release.
Sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, are extremely prevalent among those in Mexico City's male sex work industry. According to a new study, a lack of protective measures and widespread risky sexual behaviors can be blamed for Mexico City's male sex workers' contraction of diseases.
Spanish doctors in Barcelona believe they've found the cure to HIV. By using blood transplants from the umbilical cords of individuals with a genetic resistance to HIV, Spanish medical professionals believe they can best the AIDS-causing virus. The procedure has already been successful, "curing" a patient in just three months.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) has been observed on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Oct. 15, since 2003. NLAAD was instituted in response to the impact of HIV and AIDS on Latino communities nationwide.
