AIDS
A Russian AIDS burned himself on the monument of Lenin. HORROR SCENE
June 24, 2011Mariana Puzderi/ Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- A man aged 51, from a town near Krasnoyarsk, burned himself on a Lenin statue. He wanted to take his life this way, after he had been diagnosed with AIDS. Both doctors' ad, and the material difficulties he...
Report: 5 mil. lives saved through AIDS, Malaria, TB treatment since 2002
March 08, 2010By Lisa Schlein The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria reports nearly 5 million lives have been saved since 2002 through programs it has supported for the treatment of these three killer diseases. A new report shows the fund's multi...
Plan would eliminate AIDS/HIV within 30 years
February 24, 2010By Jessica Berman Researchers suggest focusing on anti-retroviral drugs to render HIV-positive cases non-infectious Researchers at this week's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have suggested a way to virtually wipe...
'H8' Meeting of Global Health Leaders Underway in Seattle
June 19, 2009As part of what some are calling the "Davos of global health," four major global health gatherings are taking place in Seattle this week, the most exclusive of which is the Health 8, or H8, meeting that brings together the leaders of major international...
Thailand deters drug users from HIV meds
November 28, 2007Thailand is endangering its status as a leader in the fight against AIDS by failing to treat infected drug users, a report from two groups claimed. The report by Human Rights Watch and the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group said the Thai government...
Stress contributes to chronic diseases
October 11, 2007A U.S. and Canadian review found stress is a contributing factor in human disease -- in particular depression, cardiovascular disease and HIV/AIDS. The review, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found stress is associated...
HIV patient faces time for unprotected sex
September 19, 2007An Illinois woman faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges she had unprotected sex with her boyfriend despite having the AIDS virus. Angela Harris, 27, St. Charles, Ill., is to be sentenced next month on two counts of knowingly and...
- January 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Tuesday hailed his AIDS relief effort as the largest international health initiative in history for a single disease. Bush pledged $15 billion over five years as part of the President's Emergency...