Updated December 30, 2012

General News

• Top leader stands up for patients with HIV

• Kenya's first gay political candidate reveals why he quit race

• U.S. draws blueprint for an AIDS-free generation

Research and Corporate News

• Immune system responses determine HIV's ability to escape detection

• Human trials for HIV vaccine show promise  

• Combating HIV: The future of therapeutic vaccines

Updated December 16, 2012

General News

• Aishwarya appeals pregnant women to undergo HIV test  

• Does Gender Inequality Cause More Girls to Get HIV?  

• 30 HIV patients found in Vancouver pilot project  

• More S. African pregnant women contracting HIV: Study  

• How HIV Stigma Still Kills

Research and Corporate News

• New guidelines to better prevent HIV in sex workers

• Searching for an anti-HIV cream

• Drug Used to Treat HIV Might Defuse Deadly Staph Infections

• Chlamydia Rate Continues To Climb In The U.S., CDC Reports  

• One Biotech Gains Prominence for its Potential to Treat Hepatitis  

• Vodafone and GSK link on African vaccines programme  

Updated December 9, 2012

General News

• HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in China

• In the Former Soviet Union, We're Losing the Battle Against AIDS

• Health officials: Athens has Spiraling HIV Crisis

• Bi-national gay couples anxiously wait for marriage law

• Uncircumcised boys and men may face more UTIs

Research and Corporate News

• HIV vaccine studies show promising results 

• Corporate Welfare Spurs Gilead’s Record Profits on AIDS Drugs

• How animals spread diseases to us 

Updated December 2, 2012

General News

• HIV/AIDS patients' children suffer in silence

• US unveils road map to AIDS-free generation

• China AIDS activists reject Li olive branch

• Stigma for Central America 's HIV-positive kids

• Activist discusses challenge of growing old with HIV

• Worrying' peak in HIV cases for gay men

• S.Africa seals record deal for low-cost ARVs: minister

• Nearly half a million Arabs HIV-infected: UN

• HIV cases reaching 'epidemic' scale in Greece : officials

• Argentina 's AIDS population getting older: government

• Pakistan clerics join fight against AIDS

• Stigma for Central America 's HIV-positive kids

Research and Corporate News

• China AIDS study raises flag over drugs-as-prevention hope

• US firm won't enforce AIDS drug patents in poor countries

• Most HIV-positive US youth don't know they're sick: study

• Bat immunity may hold clues for HIV

Updated November 25, 2012

General News

• China orders hospitals to treat HIV/AIDS patients

• UN hails sharp decline in HIV infections in kids

• China is a 'success story' in dealing with HIV infections

• Man hides HIV status to obtain surgery in china

• Aung San Suu Kyi becomes UNAIDS ambassador

• G.Bissau warns AIDS patients without treatment since coup

• New push for most in US to get at least 1 HIV test

Research and Corporate News

• Adherence to HIV treatment significantly increases survival

• Anal cancer added to list of HIV-related afflictions

• HIV vaccine research

• HIV-1 vaccine development: Pinning down a moving target 

• HPV vaccine may benefit HIV-infected women

• Malaria Vaccine Candidate Gives Disappointing Results

• Truvada: Can this medication prevent HIV?

Updated November 18, 2012

General News

• Magic Johnson's HIV Announcement Resonates 21 Years Later

• HIV patients in Myanmar sicker because broken health system 

• Latin America looks to Europe for drug fighting models

• HIV blood products inquiry to view new evidence

• The reality of TB in 2012

Research and Corporate News

• Gilead ’s Complera® Non-Inferior to Atripla® Among Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients

• Half of HIV-positive gay men disagree that HIV treatment makes you less infectious

• Lack of understanding of treatment benefits discourage women with HIV having children 

• HIV vaccine safe for Phase II human trials

• Paper test could make drug treatment safer

• Telaprevir is safe and effective for HIV/HCV co-infected people 

• Reducing ribavirin and adding EPO are both good anaemia management 

• AIDS Vaccine Clue In Discovery Of HIV Vulnerable Spot

Updated November 11, 2012

General News

• Malawi suspends anti-gay laws

• Churches force Malawi to change tune on anti-gay law

• Breaking ground on housing for LGBT seniors

• Fifth of US youth with HIV unaware during first-time sex

• US porn filmmakers contest forced condom use

Research and Corporate News

• Lethal Salmonella strain targets HIV positive Africans

• Many HIV patients skip medications to drink

• GSK raises bet on AIDS drug with new Shionogi deal

• New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries

Updated October 14, 2012

General News

• Indonesia acts to over-ride patents on HIV drugs

• Fewer HIV funds for women, youth in big cities including D.C.

• Brazil anti-AIDS effort uses indigenous language

• Qatar looks to target HIV with new health initiative

• Malaysians warned, HIV risk in South

• Activists push for new model to fight HIV/AIDS in Kenya

• Gates to focus on charity, rules out presidency

Research and Corporate News

• HIV death rates fall, but disparities remain: study

• Glaxo to release patient data from clinical trials to outside researchers

• Rats recruited to sniff out TB in Mozambique

Updated October 7, 2012

General News

• Will China follow India in compulsory licensing of drugs?

• From today, HIV treatment is free for all who need it in England

• Canada court says not revealing HIV not always a crime

• Ukraine parliament votes to outlaw "promotion of homosexuality"

Research and Corporate News

• Doctors 'are missing HIV signs'

• Glaxo's HIV drug a step closer to regulatory submission

• Methadone reduces HIV risk: review

• In Africa , deadly intestinal disease helped by AIDS: study

• Sanofi, Bristol shake up alliance as patents end

• India 's aging population vulnerable to infectious diseases: report

Updated September 30, 2012

General News

• Poor HIV patients improve with care beyond drugs: study

• Bollywood's Aishwarya Rai Bachchan named U.N. HIV/AIDS envoy

• NYC meningitis outbreak hitting HIV-infected men 

• Longtime HIV patient sees early aging

Research and Corporate News

• Don't rule out IFN/ribavirin for HIV patients with hep C cirrhosis: study

• Local bio-techs doing significant research on cure for HIV and AIDS 

• Novel Approaches To Curing HIV

Updated September 23, 2012

General News

• Funding cuts imperil European fight against TB, HIV

• U.S. must show anti-prostitution pledge memo for HIV groups: court

• Elton John cites US discrimination of HIV inmates

• Myanmar facing growing drug challenge

• Uganda bails British producer over gay play

Research and Corporate News

• Gilead 's HIV pill could be market leader in 3-5 years

• Experts divided whether to give HIV positive children preventive TB treatment

• Dr. Jerome Horwitz, Developer Of HIV Drug AZT, Passes Away At 93

• Study uncovers why some HIV-positive people take long time to progress to full-blown AIDS

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Updated September 16, 2012

General News

• Health and Science - Lifting the Burden of HIV/AIDS

• Food insecurity adds to health problems in HIV

• Female condoms: no laughing matter

• Zimbabwe HIV activist demands medication for prisoners

• 'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real

• Teen boy, Pa. Hershey school settle AIDS bias case

• Poland : HIV infections on the rise for gay men due to ‘risky’ sexual behavior

Research and Corporate News

• Vaccine trial reveals chinks in HIV's armour

• Symptom screen frequently misses HIV in children and delays treatment

• Long-acting fusion inhibitor albuvirtide looks promising in early studies

• Bacterial translocation is associated with more severe liver fibrosis in HIV/hepatitis C-co-infected people

Updated September 9, 2012

General News

• AIDS science leaping ahead, but will the money follow?

• Biggest health problem facing Haiti is tuberculosis 

• Zimbabwe AIDS Activist Sues Prisons for Drugs 

Research and Corporate News

• Analysis: Use of pill to prevent HIV may be limited in U.S

• Near-perfect adherence needed to suppress cell-associated HIV

• Anti-HIV vaginal ring can prevent virus transmission

Updated August 26, 2012

General News

• HIV Rises Sharply among Senior Citizens in China

• Porn film production on hold after Los Angeles syphilis case

• U.S. health panel likely to make HIV tests routine

• Showdown for Big Pharma in India 's highest court

• Infections among homeless could fuel wider epidemics

Research and Corporate News

• As circumcision rates drop, costs increase

• Previewing Gilead 's 'Quad' Ahead of FDA Decision

• New prostate cancer study clouds PSA debate

• Abbott may need more Humira studies: FDA staff

Updated August 19, 2012

General News

• HIV stigma shrinking in Zimbabwe , musician says

• Uganda tightens net security after pro-gay hack

• Mugabe says census will reveal AIDS toll on Zimbabwe

• Circumcision, long in decline in the U.S. , may get a boost from a doctors’ group

Research and Corporate News

• Study in mice raises hopes for birth control pill for men

• Oral sex not outstripping intercourse among U.S. youth: study

• Benefits of PSA testing may outweigh harms: study

• GeoVax and its HIV Therapeutic Vaccine Candidate

Updated August 12, 2012

General News

• Uganda and Malawi offer opposite lessons for AIDS in Africa

• US Dems draft platform backs gay marriage

• Madonna supports gay rights in Russia concert

• U.S. hands more control to South Africa in its AIDS fight

• Malawi to test 250,000 people for HIV in one week

Research Corporate News

• U.S. Issues New Guidelines for HIV, Gonorrhea Prevention

• HIV prevention pill for heterosexuals at risk too

• Only one gonorrhea drug left for routine cases-CDC

• Can daily aspirin help ward off cancer?

• Achillion hepatitis C drug shows promise in mid-stage study

• Crucell and Scripps Research discover  broad-spectrum antibodies against influenza B

Updated August 5, 2012

General News

• Post AIDS 2012 – The race to save lives

• Changing the way HIV prevention is delivered – a roadmap

• Insight - Russia says no to West's way with HIV

• Namibia illegally sterilised HIV-infected women

Research and Corporate News

• HIV-Infected T Cells Help Transport the Virus Throughout the Body

• Pioneering Study Shows Drug Can Purge Dormant HIV

• Researchers to test monthly vaginal ring for HIV prevention

• Gilead wins first approval of drug to prevent HIV

• Gilead signs deals with Indian companies for low-cost HIV drug

• International health panel says treat all HIV infections

• Progress, no big breakthrough, in hunt for HIV cure

Updated July 15, 2012

General News

• Hopes high as AIDS conference returns to US

• Laws that criminalize gays 'hurt HIV treatment'

• An HIV home testing kit won't give you emotional support

• HIV no longer means certain death

Research and Corporate News

• Scientists see AIDS vaccine within reach after decades

• Drugs arsenal could help end AIDS: WHO

• GSK's HIV drug beats Gilead market leader in study

• Pills to prevent HIV raise many questions: studies

• Human trials for potential HIV stem cell cure 

• Stanford Chemists Synthesize Compound That Flushes Out Latent HIV 

Updated June 24, 2012

General News

• Nobel fight over African HIV centre

• Vatican calls for free AIDS treatment across Africa

• HIV infection rate skyrockets among some D.C. women

• Zimbabwe MPs surrender to scalpel in AIDS fight

• Waking up to the math of malaria

• New app lets Swedes test sex with friends, fantasy figures

Research and Corporate News

• No link seen between contraceptives and higher HIV risk

• US CDC recommends expanded use of Pfizer vaccine

• Theratechnologies sinks on HIV drug setback

Updated June 10, 2012

General News

• China changes patent law in fight for cheaper drugs

• Nobel winning Barre-Sinoussi optimistic about HIV cure 

• India should tax air tickets to pay for AIDS drugs - U.N.

• HIV-positive saliva not a 'deadly weapon' - NY court

Research and Corporate News

• TB survey in China finds drug resistance rife

• HIV: Can cord blood transplant provide cure?

• Herbal medicine claims mislead HIV sufferers

• UBC drug formulation as HIV treatment

• FDA Extends Final Call On HIV Preventive Drug

• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading: WHO

• Efficacy Results of Otsuka's Delamanid for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis 

Updated June 4, 2012

General News

• Discomfort over homosexuality helps spread HIV in China

• In Myanmar , stigma and neglect add to HIV misery

• Footie fans warned of HIV and hookers at Euro 2012 

• Cash-strapped Myanmar clinics turn HIV patients away

• Clinics missing chance to tell HIV partners they may have virus

Research News

• Gay men and young heterosexual adults in England had high rates of STIs

• Report examines role of HIV partner notification and online technology

• Battling the virus

• New HIV-inhibiting protein identified 

• Innovative biochip holds promise for cheap, portable HIV testing

Updated May 27, 2012

General News

• Students call for equality for AIDS patients

• Zimbabwean MPs to be circumcised as part of HIV/Aids campaign

• At 18, HIV+ve children have nowhere to go

• New Hope for HIV Patients

Research News

• Phase 1 Trial of GeoVax Labs' Second Generation HIV Vaccine

• Anti-HIV Product For Both Vagina And Rectum - Tenofovir Vaginal Gel

• CD4 cell count below 350 associated with a key marker of cardiovascular risk

• Antiretroviral therapy may be stabilising HIV epidemic in Danish gay men

• Reactions to HIV drug have autoimmune cause, reports AIDS journal

Updated May 20, 2012

General News

• HIV may afflict almost half Asia-Pacific transgenders

• U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study

• Celebrities mark AIDS fight with Austria 's Life Ball

Research and Corporate News

• HIV/AIDS patients at higher risk of cardiac death: study

• FDA panel backs OraSure's In-Home HIV test

• All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC

• Many pregnant women may not get STD tests

• Achillion's hepatitis C drug gets FDA fast track

• Roche melanoma drug extends life more than a yr-study

• Glaxo melanoma drug combo shows promise in small trial

• Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapy

Updated May 13, 2012

General News

• HIV/AIDS: Global Fund will have US$1.6 billion more

• Burma suffering from huge shortfall in HIV and Aids drugs, warn doctors

• World Leaders Must Keep Commitment to Fighting HIV Or 

  Risk Losing Hard-Won Gains 

Research and Corporate News

• HIV prevention pill could save lives

• HIV gene therapy is safe and long-lasting, but is it effective?

• Thai research team studies efficacy of HIV vaccine

Updated May 7, 2012

General News

• UN: World failing to meet HIV/AIDS targets

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS to slash over 100 jobs

• Ugandan farm restores lives ravaged by HIV/AIDS and drought

• 'High proportion of HIV+ women report domestic abuse' 

Research Corporate News

• FDA Panel Considers HIV Drug For New Use 

• T cell-based HIV gene therapy safe over long term

• U.S. to partner with Big Pharma for drug discovery

• Indian drug giant Cipla slashes cancer drug prices

Updated April 22, 2012

General News

• China : College Volunteers Distribute HIV/AIDS Awareness Packages

• Sex education stagnating in U.S. schools, CDC says

• Supreme court limits damages in HIV-infected pilot's case

Research and Corporate News

• Anti-AIDS pill makes cash sense for some gays: study

• GSK's new once-daily HIV drug matches Merck rival

• Using AIDS drugs to prevent infection: a bargain?

• ARVs and HIV Prevention: Controversies, Conflicts and Consensus

• Telaprevir and boceprevir show serious side-effects in hepatitis C patients 

• Insight - Chasing cheaper cancer drugs

• AIDS experts launch 'CNN of virology' in Canada

Updated April 1, 2012

General News

• Bill Gates pledges to finance malaria, HIV fight

• Combating Tuberculosis in Kenya : Geoffrey’s Story

• Supreme court limits damages in HIV-infected pilot's case

Research and Corporate News

• New US treatment guidelines - antiretroviral treatment for all HIV infected

• HIV vaccine - a new vaccine gives 70% protection to monkeys 

• Double HIV infection could be foundation for HIV vaccine

• Sanofi eyes 40 pct of sales from emerging mkts -CEO

• Cognitive function improves through the first year of HIV therapy

Updated March 25, 2012

General News

• AIDS orphanage revives Swazi ghost town

• Greek heroin addicts to get free condoms amid HIV spike

• U.S. TB infections drop to record low: CDC

• Funding cuts put 3.4 million TB patients at risk: NGOs

• Childhood tuberculosis neglected, despite available remedies

Research News

• HIV neutralizing antibodies reignite interest in vaccine

• Researchers unveil global plan in TB vaccine hunt

• Trial for new drug-resistant TB treatment to begin

• Roche to sell cheaper cancer drugs in India

Updated March 18, 2012

General News

• World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts

• Kenyan sex workers top HIV infection list 

• Russia HIV infections rise 5% in 2011

• Man suspected of infecting women with HIV

Research News

• Why HIV cure remains elusive

• Progress, no big breakthrough, in hunt for HIV cure

• Few women getting tested for chlamydia: CDC

• Circumcision tied to lower prostate cancer risk: study

Updated February 12, 2012

General News

• Funding squeeze, apathy risk another half century of AIDS - UN expert

• Official urges real-name HIV testing in China

• Chinese province may have new rule on HIV disclosure

• In China 28,000 die of HIV/AIDS in 2011

• 16 MILLION WOMAN MARRIED TO GAY MEN IN CHINA

• Uganda government denies backing anti-gay bill

• S.Africa in $208 mn AIDS drug venture

• Indonesia sees huge rise in housewives with HIV 

Research News

• Merck says hepatitis pill hampers HIV Drugs

• FDA panel rules against NeurogesX patch for HIV

• HIV drugs not linked with child psychiatric problems

• Some Middle-Aged Women More Vulnerable to STDs

• Does sex ed keep girls from becoming teen moms?

Updated February 5, 2012

General News

• Millions of wives wed to gay men in China

• Increasing risk of STDs among those over 50 

• Newly divorced women contract HIV

• ‘Afghans at risk of infection with new HIV strain’

• HIV care providers in US struggling to cope with rising patient numbers

Research and Corporate News

• Isentress, Intelence, Prezista Regimen Goes the Distance for HIV Treatment Veterans

• Raltegravir/Truvada HIV PEP regimen well tolerated with no infections after its use

• US recommends routine HPV vaccination for boys

• Roche supports for children affected by HIV/AIDS

Updated January 29, 2012

General News

• Africa leaders must respect gay rights: UN's Ban

• Bill Gates injects $750 mln into troubled AIDS fund

• Troubled Global AIDS fund shifts focus ten years on

• Los Angeles forces porn actors to wear condoms

• Ugandan gay activists honour slain rights leader

Research News

• HIV gum test 'just as effective as traditional blood screening'

• Why is Research Critical to Stop Tuberculosis?

• T cells help immune system remember invaders

Updated January 15, 2012

General News

• Elton John to pen personal story about AIDS

• LA votes to force porn actors to wear condoms

• Balkan countries join forces to fight HIV/AIDS stigma

Research and Corporate News

• FDA says Merck's HIV drug gets generic threat

• HIV transmitted 1 in 900 times couple has unprotected sex

• HIV study offers hope toward vaccine development

Updated January 8, 2012

General News

• Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIV

• AIDS group rejects allegations against France 's Bruni

• 200 million use illegal drugs: Lancet estimate

Research and Corporate News

• Study in monkeys raises hope for HIV vaccines

• Some girls overestimate HPV vaccine protection

• Merck gets approval for wider use of HIV drug

• Genital Herpes Virus Can Reactivate After Aggressive Antiviral Therapy