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One Million Babies Born Without HIV: Program Started Under President Bush Celebrates Global Success And Saving Millions Of Lives [VIDEO]

By Jonathan Weiss | Jun 19, 2013 10:52 AM EDT

After 10 years of hard work and billions in funding for President Bush's AIDS relief program, a landmark of the one millionth baby born without HIV is cause for celebration.

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John Stagliano’s Wife Says Lawsuit For Failure To Disclose HIV Status ‘Without Merit,’ Former Porn Actor Will Fight Suit

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | Jun 19, 2013 10:37 AM EDT

John Stagliano's wife defended her husband saying that his HIV has been undetectable for 15 years and he did not engage in sexual intercourse with actress Katie Summers.

HIV Prevention For Female Sex Workers Dramatically Reduces Sexually Transmitted Infections In India

By Nsikan Akpan | Jun 16, 2013 09:55 PM EDT

Thirteen years of peer-based, HIV prevention programs for female sex workers reduced both HIV and syphilis in young pregnant women from southern India.

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Scientists Discover How HIV Decimates The Immune System

By Jonathan Weiss | Jun 05, 2013 05:08 PM EDT

Researchers have long struggled with the question of why HIV-infected cells die, but have now found that the body's own defense mechanism could be to blame.

A depiction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

First Look Inside HIV’s Coating Reveals Vulnerabilities And Potential Cure For AIDS

By Ansa Varughese | May 29, 2013 05:16 PM EDT

A supercomputer-generated simulation of HIV's protective coating exposes new targets for future drugs.

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Smartphones Partially Responsible For HIV Spike In Philippines, Says Official

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 21, 2013 02:14 PM EDT

The Philippines was named one of the nine countries with a rising HIV rate this year. One DOH official argues that smartphones and social media are to blame.

HIV/AIDS Therapy Should Be Integrated With Mental Health Treatment, Researchers Say

HIV Outcomes Could Improve By Integrating Treatment Of Comorbid Mental Illness

By Matthew Mientka | May 21, 2013 04:05 PM EDT

In view of HIV patients commonly battling cognitive disorders, international researchers call for a unified treatment approach.

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Fear Of Stigma May Slow HIV Prevention Efforts Among Navajo

By Christie Rizk | May 20, 2013 04:51 PM EDT

Despite the Indian Health Service's vast prevention and treatment efforts, the stigma surrounding HIV on the Navajo reservation remains a hindrance.

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WHO 2013 Statistics Show Worldwide Improvements In Health, But Concerns Remain

By Susan Scutti | May 15, 2013 01:43 PM EDT

Although 2013 statistics show a narrowing gap between countries with the best and worst overall health status, WHO's director-general is not entirely optimistic.

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GlaxoSmithKline Announces Partnership With Save The Children To 'Save A Million Children's Lives' In Africa

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 10, 2013 09:49 AM EDT

GlaxoSmithKline announced Thursday that it will be partnering with the African charity Save the Children to provide health care assistance in developing countries.

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NIH Develops New Tool To Search For HIV Antibodies, Could Speed Vaccine Research

By Christie Rizk | May 09, 2013 02:05 PM EDT

A new algorithm that detects HIV antibodies could help researchers create more effective vaccines.

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Condoms Now Required For Ventura County Porn Filming

By Jonathan Weiss | May 08, 2013 04:04 PM EDT

With legislation passed in L.A. County, Ventura is next on the list of counties in California to ban unprotected sex during adult film production.

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Otis Bowen Dies: Health Secretary Led Federal Charge Against HIV/AIDS Crisis

By Ashik Siddique | May 07, 2013 05:13 PM EDT

Two-time Indiana governor Otis R. Bowen, the first doctor to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was best known for overseeing the federal response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

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Danish Scientists Claim HIV Cure 'Within Months,' May Be Too Ambitious

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 02, 2013 04:12 PM EDT

Danish researchers who say they'll find a cure within months are more than a little ambitious based on the time frames of similar clinical trials.

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FDA Rejects 2 HIV Drugs, Gilead Works to Move Forward

By Susan Scutti | Apr 29, 2013 12:28 PM EDT

Although drugs are already contained in Gilead's single-tablet HIV treatment Stribild, the FDA has stated that as a stand-alone therapy, neither elvitegravir or cobicistat are effective enough for approval.

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