HIV parents 'limit child kisses'
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HIV-positive parents limit kisses with their children amid fears of passing on the virus, a US study suggests.
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Some federally funded abstinence sex education courses tell youngsters that 50% of all American teenage gay men are HIV positive, touching someone&#39;s genitals can make you pregnant and abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, says the Washington Post.
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots.
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Chinese health authorities have pledged to do more to prevent babies being infected by their mothers with the HIV virus during delivery.
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Giving HIV-positive children in Africa a daily dose of antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate.
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Researchers have found for the first time that the incidence of the virus among breast-fed infants can be significantly reduced by using antiretroviral drugs for up to six months.
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Moves to bring sex out of the closet in  largely conservative India have kicked up a morality debate  between educators who say sex education will reduce HIV rates,  and critics who fear it will corrupt young minds.
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
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NEW YORK  - The introduction and widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the United States has led to "dramatic decreases" in hospitalizations among HIV-infected infants and children younger than 5 years old, new evidence suggests.
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A tendency to over-protect children is preventing them from enjoying their childhood, it is claimed.
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South African Aids experts call for mass circumcision after studies showed it reduced HIV infections.
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Blog: A new study shows that this well-intentioned advice is not sufficient to protect children from unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment.
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Doctors and AIDS activists in Africa are worried governments may halt use of an AIDS drug that has protected thousands of babies from HIV infection in reaction to new concerns about the drug's testing and effect on pregnant women.
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NEW YORK  - Adolescents whose parents are infected or have died from HIV/AIDS cope significantly better emotionally if they have a strong social support system in place, according to research published today in the American Journal of Public Health.
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Breast-feeding, which helps build a baby's immune system, may be the best option for HIV-infected mothers in developing countries, despite the risk of transmitting the virus that causes AIDS to their babies, according to new studies presented on Monday.
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Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS, according to a new report.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- HIV-positive mothers on antiretroviral therapy may pass along high levels of their medications to their babies through breast-feeding, which may protect the infants from HIV infection.