Updated December 11, 2011

General News

• Taxes could fill AIDS funding crunch: U.N.

• AIDS group seeks Los Angeles referendum on porn star condom use

• "Secretive' Arab world faces HIV epidemic: experts

Research News

• US urges shorter treatment for TB

Updated December 4, 2011

General News

• HIV-positive men urge China Premier to end discrimination

• Philippines struggles with AIDS

• 'Let's finish the fight' against AIDS, says Obama

• Health and Science - What is life like for a child who is born HIV positive?

• Health and Science - Sex work, no protection, raises Kibera teen HIV/AIDS risk

• SOUTH AFRICA : Country launches new HIV, TB plan

• It's time to act against TB, the biggest killer of people living with HIV

• HIV drugs still out of some children's reach

Corporate News

• UPDATE 2-Mylan's HIV/AIDS therapy gets tentative nod

Updated November 27, 2011

General News

• Global Fund for world health halts new programs

• AIDS, TB, Malaria fund forced to cut grants

• HIV numbers hit new high as AIDS drugs save lives

Research and Corporate News

• HIV trial scrapped after gel found to be ineffective

• Gilead to buy biotech Pharmasset for $11 billion

• Rare strain of AIDS virus moves beyond Cameroon

Updated November 19, 2011

General News

• Europe health check shows TB, measles, other worries

• Insight: In Greek crisis, HIV gains ground

• Gay men blood donation ban lifted

Research News

• Scientists pioneer “electronic nose” to detect TB on breath

• Syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem

• Don't screen everybody for HIV in the ER: study

• Warning over HIV tests sold online

• Report links HPV with heart attacks, strokes

Updated October 16, 2011

General News

• People with HIV 'living 15 years longer'

• ‘Eastern Europe has fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world’ – UN official

• WHO says world TB cases decline for first time

• Lady Gaga Raises HIV Awareness By Talking Safe Sex

• Gates-aided project helps India slow HIV spread

• Russia says U.S. Afghan policy stokes AIDS problem

• Anglican leader urges acceptance of people with HIV

Research and Corporate News

• New HIV Treatment Guidelines Focus on Comorbid Conditions

• Diagnostic imaging 'can show HIV progression'

• Aurobindo uses patent pool for generic AIDS drugs

• UK study shows how better HIV drugs extend lives

Updated October 9, 2011

General News

• Unpaid AIDS workers in Nepal 'turn to prostitution'

• Over 380,000 Malawians on free HIV drugs

• Taiwan says donor scandal may hurt global image

Research Corporate News

• Women using injectable contraceptives double risk of HIV 

• Female hormonal contraception linked to higher HIV risk

• Scientists use global computer network to find leishmaniasis drugs

Updated October 2, 2011

General News

• Compulsory HIV testing planned in Kenya – report

• Kenya plans to export generic AIDS drugs – report

• Britain lifts ban on gay men giving blood

• Economists say adult circumcision not best anti-HIV tactic

Research Corporate News

• HIV/AIDS: New data backs early HIV treatment cost-effectiveness

• HIV vaccine passes phase I trial 

• HIV Antibody Therapy Ibalizumab Inches Forward

Updated September 25, 2011

General News

• Drug companies neglect tropical disease drugs for poor - experts

• Calif. bill allows minors to seek STD prevention

• HIV-positive people 'face stigma from healthcare workers'

Research and Corporate News

• Gene therapy shows promise in reducing HIV

• Gilead : Second trial of 4-drug AIDS pill meets goal

• Scientists find way to "disarm" AIDS virus

• Online gamers crack AIDS virus enzyme puzzle at University of Washington

• Edinburgh and Cambridge scientists make virus discovery

• Antibody HIV Therapy Has Mixed Results

• Could Engineered Fatty Particles Help Prevent AIDS?

Updated September 18, 2011

General News

• Dangerous TB spreading at alarming rate in Europe : WHO

• KENYA-SOMALIA: Hidden sex work, HIV risk in Dadaab

• India probes transfusions after 23 kids get HIV

Research and Corporate News

• Green-glowing cats are new tool in AIDS research

• Antibodies may be key to fighting HIV

• HIV/AIDS: RV144 vaccine trial - what happens next?

• Malaria vaccine shows promise: study

• Chinese female condoms too small for S.Africans: report

Updated September 4, 2011

General News

• HIV/AIDS prevention 'woefully inadequate'

• Taiwan hospitals fined over HIV organ transplants

• UGANDA : Calls for inclusion of MSM in new HIV strategy

• Porn film shoots voluntarily halted after HIV case

• Bulgaria wants compensation from Libya over medics

• ZAMBIA : Low STI testing puts HIV-positive pregnant women at risk

Research and Corporate News

• Pre-chewed food may pose HIV threat to infants

• Male circumcision rates at hospitals dip: CDC

• Antibody trawl helps search for HIV vaccine

Updated August 28, 2011

General News

• Global Fund lifts China grant freeze

• Fall in Asia-Pacific HIV infections ‘fragile’ - UNAIDS chief

• S.Africa's HIV infections fall to 5.4 million: government

• KENYA : Weak HIV-positive people struggle to access food aid

• AIDS stalks gay and transgender Indians

• More HIV cases in Devon and Cornwall , figures show

• Studies show a spread in HIV among an unexpected Pakistani demographic

Research and Corporate News

• Study shows 'remarkable' effectiveness of modern HIV treatment

• India 's Cipla to see growth of 14 pct this year -chairman

Updated August 14, 2011

General News

• SWAZILAND : HIV prevalence among factory workers "50 percent"

• HIV/AIDS: Female condoms slowly gaining popularity - report

• New York City schools to make sex education mandatory

• Drought forces people living with HIV to adopt drastic coping measures

Research and Corporate News

• FDA approves Gilead 's once-daily HIV pill

• TB Phase II Proof-Of-Concept Trial For Vaccine Launched

• Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Prevalent In Low Income Areas More Than Rich

Updated August 7 2011

General News

• HIV infections in U.S. stable but disparities exist

• Life expectancy rises with AIDS therapy in Uganda

• Survey reveals gaps in HIV programming for MSM

• 'HIV murderer' in Canada gets life in prison

• US expands no-cost women's health services

Research and Corporate News

• Young gay men who use meth may risk HIV

• HIV at 'dangerous stage' in Russian Federation republic

• UPDATE 3-Gilead 2nd quarter profit rises with HIV drugs

• Gilead kickstarts patent pool for AIDS drugs

• Syphilis up among minority gay, bisexual men

Updated July 24, 2011

General News

• HIV/AIDS 30 years later: Increase in cases, drop in funding raises concerns

• Three Decades of HIV/AIDS

• UNAIDS chief calls for better access to AIDS drugs 

• Gates invests more money in innovative medicine 

• New Hampshire town sued for discrimination over HIV, AIDS

• HIV/AIDS Patients Face Aging Issues

Research and Corporate News

• AIDS: Science has delivered on HIV prevention. Now what?

• Anti-HIV drug made by GM plants begins trials in humans

• AIDS: New evidence backs circumcision campaign

• HIV treatment in primary infection: 48 week course modestly delays CD4 drop

• 'Explosion' of Sex-Spread Hepatitis C in HIV-Positive Men

• Viral suppression reduces HIV risk 

• HIV Risk Rose With Vaginosis, Hormonal Contraception

• Low levels of HIV in Women on stable HIV therapy 

Updated July 17, 2011

General News

• Cutting AIDS funding to China a big mistake: UNAIDS

• World Health Organization calls for anti-discrimination laws to tackle HIV

• Health ministers in BRICS vow to help poor countries get cheap, safe drugs

• 25,000 babies born with HIV/Aids annually

• Global Survey of MSM Shows Widespread Lack of Access to HIV Services

Research and Corporate News

• Gates invests more money in innovative medicine

• The real significance of two HIV ‘breakthroughs’

• Researchers believe they may be a step closer to HIV vaccine

• Inovio's vaccine protects against HIV in monkeys, high immune cell responses

• Antibody Finding Might Help in Search for HIV Vaccine

• Daily pill can prevent HIV infection

Updated July 10, 2011

General News

• Millions will die if India stops AIDS drugs - U.N.

• India says EU deal won't hit AIDS drugs supply - UN 

• U.S. cannot compel groups to oppose prostitution, court says

• India PM hails success in battle against HIV

• Indian gay gaffe spotlights changing attitudes

Research and Corporate News

• Couple-based counselling reduces HIV risk behaviour in drug-using couples

• Towards a cure for all: How we might do it

Updated June 26, 2011

General News

• Chinese dissident freed; more surveillance feared

• In Soweto , Michelle Obama urges fight against AIDS

• UN warns of new Asia drug surge

• WHO urges equal access to HIV services for gay men

Research and Corporate News

• Anal sex HIV risk misunderstood among heterosexuals

• New guidelines on HIV programming for MSM

• AIDS drugs can cause premature ageing: study

• Poor adherence threatens paediatric ARV programme

• Cost of AIDS drugs to keep falling: experts

• Docs overtesting for cervical cancer virus

Updated June 19, 2011

General News

• HIV and Aids: Bold new goal for 2020 set at UN Aids summit

• India sees cut in new HIV cases but battle not over

• Jailed Iran brothers win global health prize

• Donors pledge $4.3 bn for child vaccines

Research and Corporate News

• New HIV diagnoses may be dropping in California men

• Local scientists lead study of anti-HIV gel

• Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates drop in SA

• Researchers Discover New Molecule To Fight TB, HIV

• Viral Genetics Updates HIV/AIDS and Drug Resistant Cancer Research Programs

Updated June 12, 2011

General News

• U.N. summit sets plan to stop HIV child infections

• Malawi stops extra pay for public workers with HIV

• Africa demands more help at UN AIDS summit

• UN AIDS summit overcomes condom resistance

• Cost of AIDS drugs to keep falling: experts

Research and Corporate News

• Gilead receives Justice Department subpoena

• Global move needed to battle cancer in poor countries

• Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivors

• Court says university, company co-owners of patent

Updated June 5, 2011

General News

• Discrimination in China hinders AIDS fight

• After 30 years, new sources needed for AIDS campaign

• HIV infections down 12% among world's youth: UNICEF

• Stigma hurts Russia 's fight against HIV: UN

• Australia gay safe sex ads reinstated amid furore

• S.Africa's first free AIDS clinic celebrates 10 years

Research and Corporate News

• TB vaccines: getting them out of the lab

• Factbox: HIV/AIDS numbers from ar 

• Special Report - An end to AIDS?

Updated May 22, 2011

General News

• China hospitals deny help to HIV/AIDS patients: UN

• Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China

• Global Fund faces billion-dollar gap

• AmfAR gala raises $10 million, Cannes parties wind down

• HIV/AIDS: Drug price cuts secured amid growing funding fears

• Gays in Egypt , Tunisia worry about post-revolt era

• Circumcision ban to appear on San Francisco ballot

Research and Corporate News

• Bionor Pharma strengthens its IP-platform in the US

• U.S. FDA approves J&J HIV drug for combination use

• US study finds easier way to prevent tuberculosis

• Indian drug firms use S.Africa to access continent

Updated May 15, 2011

General News

• African ministers hail HIV therapy progress

• KENYA : Outrage over "cash for contraception" offer to HIV-positive women

• UGANDA : Sex workers pay the price for HIV prevention gaps

• MALAWI : Queer Malawi lifts the gay curtain

• VIETNAM : Compulsory drug treatment centres "counterproductive"

Research and Corporate News

• Experts debate destroying last smallpox viruses

• FDA clears first new hepatitis C drug in 20 years

• Are gay men more at risk for cancer?

• Canadian bedbugs carry superbug bacteria: study

• J&J unit finds traces of fungicide in HIV drug

• Taking HIV drugs helps protect partner- US study

Updated May 8, 2011

General News

• Tutu hails South Africa 's turnaround on AIDS

• Albinos in Tanzania murdered or raped as AIDS "cure"

• SOMALIA : Stigma, insecurity hold back HIV fight in Mogadishu

• Feds take action against bogus STD cures

Research and Corporate News

• GSK CEO says no short-term plan to divest HIV unit

• Breastfeeding OK for moms with hepatitis B: study

• Some monkeys born with gene that protects against AIDS

Updated May 1, 2011

General News

• Overcoming barriers to aid HIV prevention 

• Immigration officials have turned HIV patients into prisoners, claims hospital

• High-risk groups fail to heed HIV advice 

• ‘33.3M people live with HIV’

Research and Corporate News

• Finding Molecular Targets of an HIV Drug used in Cancer Therapy

• BYU researchers hope twins unlock AIDS mysteries

• Canadian-led program fights AIDS around the world

• Oral pill trial to halt HIV in women is stopped

• HIV infection raises heart failure risk: study

• FDA says Vertex hepatitis drug is highly effective

• CEO: J&J learned recall lessons, will bounce back

Updated April 17, 2011

General News 

• Aid suspension threatens disease fight-Global Fund

• Mongolia gays face uphill battle for acceptance

• Myanmar gays seek Thai-style acceptance

• Health officials stymied in porn investigation

• HIV-infected organs can save lives, doctors say

Research and Corporate News

• Merck Scientist Sees Potential HIV Vaccine As Distant Goal

• 'Mosaic' HIV vaccine to go on trial 

• HIV/AIDS: Five ways to improve adherence to ARVs

• In HIV/AIDS Patients, Common Cancers Up, AIDS-Defining Cancers Down

• Brain impairment in people with HIV may not be as common as we thought

• Flu Shot Mix-Up Puts Kids at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B

• 'Universal' cancer jab

Updated April 10, 2011

HIV and health economics: where next? (Dr Mike Youle)

American Guidelines of ART for Adult HIV-1 infection (updated Jan. 2011)

American Guidelines of ART for Pediatric HIV Infection - August 16, 2010

General News

• Ivory Coast doctor warns hundreds more will die if they can't get HIV treatment

• HIV/AIDS: Moving slowly towards an HIV-free generation

• More US families adopting HIV-positive kids

Research and Corporate News

• Amount of HIV in Genital Fluid Linked to Transmission

• Some facts on drug-resistant "superbugs"

• People diagnosed late in the UK are six times more likely to die of AIDS

• Living in shadows of suspected HIV infection 

• HIV Boosts Risk of Heart Disease

• Once-Daily Nevirapine for HIV Wins FDA Nod

Updated April 3, 2011

General News

• English philanthropist Martin Gordon OBE awarded Great Wall Friendship Prize  

• After 30 years, war on AIDS at 'moment of truth'

• US tells states to protect rights of people with AIDS

• South Africans with AIDS fear new drug crimes

Research and Corporate News

• South African babies hold TB vaccine hopes

• U.S. jury rejects Glaxo antitrust claims vs Abbott