Survey aims to discover, curb AIDS spread
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China&#39;s worst-hit AIDS province, Henan, has initiated a survey of blood buying medical stations in an effort to discover the true extent of its AIDS epidemic, local officials said.
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NEW YORK  - A new survey of the first US  community in which heterosexual sex was shown to be the main  way HIV was transmitted has found that although prevention  programs may have helped, infection rates remain high.
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Seven African countries are experiencing a decline in the prevalence of HIV infection among young, urban adults, finally reaping the benefit of AIDS prevention and treatment, the United Nations said yesterday in its annual report on the global epidemic.
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Researchers have discovered that circumcised men have a lesser chance of acquiring HIV. One of the principal investigators explains how the information will be used.
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Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection.
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A new survey of the first US community in which heterosexual sex was shown to be the main way HIV was transmitted has found that although prevention programs may have helped, infection rates remain high.
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Scientists said Wednesday they have identified key genes involved in the body's response to HIV, which causes AIDS -- a finding that could narrow the search for an effective vaccine against the deadly illness.
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AIDS viruses from two people are being studied to see if they are the source of a rare form of H.I.V. detected in a New York City man.
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RESEARCHERS have shown that it may be possible to block transmission of the AIDS virus from men to women, it was revealed yesterday.
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Could the concerted efforts being made to fight the AIDS pandemic have resulted in health officials and professionals taking their eyes off another sexually transmitted disease causing many deaths?
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The graphic outlines the impact of AIDs in Africa, where more than two-thirds of the people living with HIV worldwide live. (AP Graphic).
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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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Most gay and bisexual men infected with  HIV in the United States are taking steps to reduce the chances  of passing on the deadly virus to their sex partners, according  to a federal study released on Thursday.
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Rapid HIV tests lead to more  people getting tested and receiving their results, according to  a study by the US Department of Veterans Affairs presented at  the 16th International AIDS Conference.
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A number of studies showing that circumcision among men reduces their risk of infection from the AIDS virus has raised the hope that the procedure would also benefit their female sexual partners.
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Despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sex
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There are now 53,000 adults living with HIV and Aids in the UK, over a quarter of whom remain unaware of their infection. These figures will be presented to the Health Protection Agencyâs Board tomorrow (Friday) in the agencyâs annual report on HIV.