City Sues to Compel HIV Treatment for Prostitute
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The city of Amarillo, Tex., is trying to compel an HIV-infected prostitute to get treatment for the virus because she has spread it to at least one other person through her activities.
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A country club sued the city after it was fined for refusing to extend spousal benefits to the partners of two gay members.
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The family of a pregnant woman who died while taking experimental Aids drugs to protect her baby against the disease is suing the doctors, drug-makers and hospitals involved in the study for $10m (â¬7.3m).
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A mentally ill paraplegic man filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a hospital that dumped him in a gutter on Los Angeles' "Skid Row" -- a case that highlighted the plight of the city's vast homeless population.
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The AIDS case that alarmed health officials in New York last week illustrates the enormous difficulty of promoting and sustaining changes in sexual behavior.
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Days after police arrested an HIV-positive man for allegedly having unprotected sex with a string of unwitting women, Toronto Public Health is warning residents of a resurgence in sexually transmitted diseases.
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A nurse has asked a judge to order a man to take an HIV test after she was accidentally stuck with a needle she used to give insulin to him.
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A Libyan family whose two daughters died of AIDS after being in a hospital hit by an outbreak of the deadly virus went to court to sue the state over their deaths, a legal source said.
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CALGARY - A Calgary man who waged a bitter battle to have his daughter receive a blood transfusion - against her wishes â-s suing his former church bretheren and doctors at an Edmonton cancer treatment centre.
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The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.
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Â· Proposal to rid law of 'common prostitute' termÂ· New offence of causing trouble in hospitals
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A couple that unknowingly adopted a child with HIV is suing Alameda County. They say health care workers should have tested their little girl for AIDS.
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The pharmaceutical sues over patent infringement.
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When a month&#39;s dose of medicines for HIV treatment still cost around Rp 8 million (US$860) in 1997, Febri, her husband Toro and their son Sandy (not their real names), who had all contracted the HIV virus, could not afford to buy medicines for the whole
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A retired Chinese doctor who helped expose blood-buying schemes that infected thousands with HIV has been put under house arrest to stop her from traveling to Washington to be honored by a charity backed by Sen. Hillary Clinton, a friend said Monday.
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IBADAN, Nigeria -- Crude paintings of women and rows of dimly lit bedrooms make clear the purpose of a shabby building just off a main road in this sprawling city. But for the next year, this brothel will have another function as well: testing a drug that could help stop HIV infections before they begin.
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A rare and potentially serious sexually transmitted disease has turned up in a few patients in San Francisco, prompting health officials to issue a public warning.