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Caribbean nations will establish national HIV/AIDS workplace policies as soon as a regional policy modeled after International Labour Organization guidelines is ready, the Jamaica Observer reports.

Keren Dunaway was 5 years old when her parents first explained to her that she and her parents had HIV. At 9 kids in her class refused to play with...

The key to staying healthy is to get regular check-ups with your HIV doctor. During these check-ups ask your doctor about those health screenings and vaccinations you need each year....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to the Gilead AIDS drug Viread, to help treat hepatitis B patients. The Gilead AIDS drug is known in its...

The Beijing Olympics are finally here and with them the human interest stories of the Games and their athletes. One of those human interest stories has an HIV connection. Olympic...

New guidelines slated to be announced at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City suggest that early treatment with HIV medications is beneficial for the HIV positive patient. The new...

In an unprecidented move, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recalculated their estimates of the number of new HIV infections. The new estimates show that there are 40 percent...

USAID recently launched a short-film competition, called "You Are No Exception," to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Nepal, the Kathmandu Post reports.

Although federal funding to support state organizations in Delaware in the fight against HIV/AIDS is helping to address the disease among blacks -- who make up 67% of the state's HIV-positive population -- some advocates say the prevalence of the disease among blacks would be closer to that of whites if more resources were used to target poverty, the

The fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic is at a "frustrating yet tantalizing turning point," as was "evidenced" at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City earlier this month, a San Francisco Chronicle editorial says.