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HIV/AIDS

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Why AIDS Test Advice Is Being Ignored

The federal government urged two years ago that routine HIV testing be done on patients — even low-risk individuals — in emergency rooms and doctors’ offices, but this advisory has been largely ignored, according to several researchers attending a conference organized by the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research this week.
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AIDS Scare Hits Missouri School

Health officials informed parents and students of Normandy High School in suburban St. Louis that up to 50 students may have been exposed to the HIV virus that causes AIDS....
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HIV Infections Up in Injection Drug Users

As many as 3 million (19 percent) of about 15.9 million people in the world using self-injecting drugs may be infected with HIV/AIDS, according to a study recently published in The Lancet....
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HIV Tracking Method Made More Accurate

Slightly 40% of the adult population in the U.S. has undergone HIV screening at least once, and about 10% a year gets tested for the disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a recent report....
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HIV Conference Highlights Prevention

During the opening ceremonies of the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the United Nations secretary general said that all countries must step up on their HIV prevention programs and, to be successful at this, it is necessary to end discrimination against men who have sex with men....
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HIV/AIDS Diagnoses on the Rise

The number of men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS infection has risen significantly during the 2001-2006 period, according to a study published recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rate of increase was highest among males in the young age group, 13-24....
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