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Infographic: HIV Stigma is Not Retro, Just Wrong
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Infographic: HIV Stigma is Not Retro, Just Wrong

Today is World AIDS day. On the first day of every December, since 1988, individuals around the globe unite in a show of support for those living with HIV/AIDS, to remember those who have died from the disease, to remove stigma and discrimination around HIV, to raise awareness about prevention, and to fight against HIV. […]

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6 Breakthroughs in the Battle Against HIV
By Emily Lockhart Your Health

6 Breakthroughs in the Battle Against HIV

During the 1980s, when the abbreviations HIV and AIDS emerged as major points of discussion across the United States, a diagnosis with one of these afflictions was widely seen as a death sentence. Fast forward three decades or so and, thankfully, that’s no longer the case. For HIV patients in particular there’s a great deal […]

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Progress Being Made in Fight Against HIV, UN Says
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Progress Being Made in Fight Against HIV, UN Says

A new report from the United Nations reveals the world has made substantial progress in the war against HIV. Overall, there’s been a 35-percent drop in new HIV infections over the past 15-years. The report, which was recently discussed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, shows that the number of new HIV infections has dipped […]

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Time to Lift Lifetime Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men: FDA
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Time to Lift Lifetime Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes it’s time to end the long-running lifetime ban on blood donations by gay men. The FDA now recommends implementing a one-year waiting period following last sexual contact. For more than three decades it has been virtually impossible for a gay or bisexual man to donate blood. The policy […]

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HIV Patients More Likely to Experience Hearing Loss
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HIV Patients More Likely to Experience Hearing Loss

A new study has found that people who are exposed to the drugs designed to treat human immunodeficiency virus (or HIV) are more likely to develop hearing problems. The study, which has since been turned into a report published by the journal JAMA Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, involved the examination of roughly 380 […]

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Ability of HIV to Cause Aids Could Be Weakening
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Ability of HIV to Cause Aids Could Be Weakening

For decades we’ve associated the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. And in many cases acquiring the less virulent HIV has lead to the far deadlier AIDS. But now, there’s good news: according to a new study, rapid evolution of HIV is slowing its ability to cause AIDS. Right […]

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Researchers Working On Anti-HIV Tampon
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Researchers Working On Anti-HIV Tampon

Using a condom is a great way to prevent contracting HIV but they’re not always on hand. Now, there may be an alternative: a tampon that can kill dangerous microbes and prevent an HIV infection. Admittedly, the male condom isn’t the only way to prevent an HIV infection. There’s also female condoms, but they’re more […]

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Scientists Take Important Step Towards HIV Vaccine
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Scientists Take Important Step Towards HIV Vaccine

Scientists have reportedly discovered a way to delete the HIV virus from human DNA. It’s believed the process could eventually provide a solution for one of the world’s most frightening viruses. Typically, once the HIV virus takes hold of a human cell, it never lets go. After the virus inserts its deadly genome into a […]

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Doctors Try But Fail to Cure Mississippi Baby of HIV
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Doctors Try But Fail to Cure Mississippi Baby of HIV

Doctors in Mississippi who thought they had cured a baby girl of her HIV infection recently discovered that the child still has the virus. It’s considered a significant setback for HIV and AIDS research. The anonymous child inherited the HIV virus from her mother, who is HIV-positive and did not receive any treatment during her […]

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