Cream May Prevent Vaginal HIV Infection
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Researchers report that a new topical cream appears to stop female monkeys from getting an HIV-like virus. The treatment, which aims to protect cells in the vagina from
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Exposure to alcohol makes mouth cells more susceptible to HIV infection during oral sex, research has shown.
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A "morning after" treatment for the  AIDS virus can help prevent infection after a rape, contact  with a contaminated needle or even a night of passion without a  condom, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
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Scientists say they have a promising new lead in the quest to develop a vaginal gel that women could apply before sexual intercourse to block the AIDS virus.
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Using drugs to prevent HIV infection could prevent as many as 3 million new cases in Africa if it was done right, researchers predicted on Tuesday.
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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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German scientists have found a new way  to prevent the HIV virus from replicating, offering hope in the  face of the virus's increasing resistance to existing drugs.
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New rules requiring that condoms be tested before and after shipment to Uganda have caused a shortage of the rubber prophylactic, which the east African country credits for curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, a senior health ministry official said.
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For the first time, scientists have proof that condoms offer women impressive protection against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Even a couple brief sessions with a counselor may help prevent cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among people at greatest risk, new research suggests.
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A cream designed to protect women from the AIDS virus did not prevent infection, but it was safe, raising hopes that it might be combined with drugs or other compounds to work better, researchers said on Monday.
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13 -- Two major studies released Wednesday confirmed  that circumcision can  dramatically slow the spread of HIV among African men, suggesting that widely offering the procedure could prevent millions of deaths in countries most seriously affected by AIDS, researchers said.
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Circumcising men cuts their risk of being infected with the AIDS virus in half, and could prevent hundreds of thousands or even millions of new infections, researchers said on Wednesday.
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A once-a-week regimen of an antifungal medicine can reduce the rate of recurrent yeast infections in women. The therapy is far from a cure, but it&#39;s better than other
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NEW YORK  - Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV (news - web sites) when they&#39;re exposed to alcohol.
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Women using a microbicide to prevent transmission of the AIDS virus become infected more often than those in a control group. In Sex Drive Daily.
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A vaccine that prevents infections known to cause cervical cancer could be available to women within three years, UK experts believe.