Is HIV a time bomb under the mining industry?
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From Africa to Russia, from Peru to China, mining companies face a problem: the workers who haul up the earth's riches are coming down with AIDS, and it is hampering operations at a time of booming demand for minerals.
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JOHANNESBURG, 1 December (IRIN) - Growing concern over the sustainability of government-sponsored HIV/AIDS treatment programmes in Southern Africa has prompted renewed calls for a change in sexual behaviour to curb the spread of the disease.
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The excitement over a novel class of drugs being developed to fight HIV has been dampened by fears they could pose serious safety risks, including the possibility they might actually speed the progression of AIDS.
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The number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many US states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
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AIDS has been spreading so quickly in fast-growing countries like China and India that it could threaten the world&#39;s economy. Today is World AIDS Day, and nations around the globe
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Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges.
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HIV infections are rising in  black men and women living in developed nations that have  otherwise made strides against the disease, said participants  at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
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Ceres P. Doyo. IT&#39;S six days before World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1. This year&#39;s theme is &quot;Women and AIDS.&quot; For the past two successive years (2002 and 2003) the theme was &quot;Stigma and Discrimination
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NEW YORK  - Independent of cigarette smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a study shows.
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Anti-retroviral drugs have been so effective at treating HIV that researchers are now exploring whether they can perform double duty
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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.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  - Africa must brace itself for an AIDS time bomb as 8,000 people are infected with HIV a day in the region worst hit by the pandemic, the United Nations warned Thursday.
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An "increasing pool" of people in the UK are living with HIV and Aids, official statistics show.
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JOHANNESBURG, 26 November (IRIN) - South African women with violent or controlling male partners run a higher risk of HIV infection, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal.
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The spread of HIV and AIDS across Africa is fueling the rise of another deadly disease that many thought was on the decline: tuberculosis.
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TORONTO -- A return to risky sexual practices by some gay men is leading to higher rates of HIV and AIDS infection in Ontario, Health Minister George Smitherman said Wednesday, World AIDS Day.
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Smoking, already linked to several   illnesses, may also increase the risk of infection with HIV,   the virus that causes AIDS, researchers said on Thursday.