HIV self-tests ineffective in high-risk individuals
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NEW YORK  - In a study conducted at two major HIV centers in Singapore, rapid HIV self-tests were used improperly, or the results were interpreted incorrectly, by individuals at risk for HIV infection or those who were already infected.
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NEW YORK  - The results of large study of  US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them  refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to  others who are not infected.
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A four-drug cocktail isn't any better for treating newly diagnosed HIV infection than the standard three-drug regimen, according to a study that followed 765 patients for three years.
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Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners
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Too many societies across the globe are losing the battle against AIDS. Despite increased global funding and access to prevention and care services, the disease continues to spread.
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A new study in Sweden raises hopes for discovering the Holy Grail of AIDS research
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SAN FRANCISCO - A California man who once tested positive for HIV has learned the diagnosis made eight years ago was mistaken and he never had the virus that causes AIDS.    Jim Malone spent years battling depression and losing weight, expecting to die at any time...
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A program targeting people most likely to be infected with HIV and offering counseling to prevent further infection would be far more effective than the government's recommendations for mass testing, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian researchers say they have developed the world&#39;s fastest home test kit for the HIV virus. The seventh generation HV-7 kit is expected to be available in local hospitals by early 2005
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If the South African National Blood Service were to stop using race as one of its criteria for screening potential donors for HIV, the number of people receiving HIV-contaminated blood could rise from two or three a year to as many as 100, the service&#39;s
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City health officials are working to track down sex partners of a man diagnosed with a rare strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that progressed rapidly to AIDS.
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Clinical trials of an anti-virus gel supposed to help protect women against AIDS were cancelled after it was found that those on the treatment were more susceptible to HIV infection, a statement from the World Health Organisation said.
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Scientists suggest people with more copies of a certain gene are less likely to become infected with the HIV virus.
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Measuring viral load may not be an accurate way of predicting HIV progression, research suggests.
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A California man who tested positive for HIV recently learned the diagnosis was a mistake -- a fact that took eight years to discover.
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In an effort to reduce the incidence of AIDS in Japan, some public health centers have recently adopted a quick HIV testing regime that officials hope will be an effective tool for early stage detection and containment of the disease.
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Among HIV-infected adults who have not been previously treated with HIV drugs who start on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), less than perfect adherence to medication schedules and high levels of HIV in the blood before therapy are two major predictors of drug resistance.