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Drug cocktails cut HIV transmission risk

In a study that supports the widespread use of drugs to help control the AIDS pandemic, researchers said on Wednesday that HIV patients who took the drugs were far less likely to infect their partners.

New tool to block HIV: Better vaginal gels

Lisa Rohan, a lead researcher at the MaGee Womens Research Institute in Pittsburgh, shows a vaginal film formulated with drugs to target against HIV infection.Researchers are testing to see if a drug used to treat HIV infection finally might give women a tool to prevent it — by infusing the medicine into vaginal gels and contraceptive-style rings.

"Harm reduction" needed to cut drug-user AIDS risk

Barely a twentieth of the estimated $3.2 billion needed is put into preventing drug users spreading the AIDS virus, experts said on Monday, and the shortfall is fuelling HIV epidemics in parts of Europe and Asia.

HIV’s link to salmonella offers vaccine clues

AIDS activists demonstrate carrying mock coffins near the site of the G20 Pittsburgh Summit as they protest against the policies of the world's wealthiest nations regarding AIDS research and treatment funding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Eric ThayerResearch into a deadly link between salmonella and HIV shows that the AIDS virus damages the immune system in ways doctors did not previously understand, providing new clues for vaccine development.

Haiti quake may be major setback for HIV fight

The earthquake that devastated Haiti in January has endangered years of progress in fighting the spread of AIDS in the Caribbean country, a senior U.N. health official said.

HIV, TB cut Lesotho life expectancy to 36

Medical workers are increasingly concerned that the lethal combination of HIV infection and tuberculosis may become the world’s next major health crisis.

Religious groups pledge to end AIDS stigma

Religious groups from around the globe pledged Tuesday to prevent the stigmatization of people living with HIV and AIDS, in a joint statement welcomed by a senior U.N. official as a sea change in attitudes.

Film: 147 toddlers infected in Uzbek HIV outbreak

An AIDS outbreak at two children’s hospitals in Uzbekistan has killed at least 14 children and left 133 infected with HIV, according to a documentary posted on a respected Central Asian news Web site on Monday.

New HIV infections rising among homosexuals

New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said.

Report: AIDS virus hides in bone marrow

The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.