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Grandfather Of 8-Year-Old Boy With AIDS Signs Petition To Isolate The Dangerous Child

Dec 19, 2014 06:11 AM EST

An eight-year-old boy in Sichuan Province is the center of social media attention both in China and around the world because about 200 villagers signed a petition asking authorities to isolate Kun Kun who is HIV positive.

Apple To Donate Holiday App Sales To AIDS Fight

David Curry |

Nov 24, 2014 03:50 AM EST

Apple has announced a big partnership with Product Red this year, to fight the AIDS virus affecting millions of people worldwide.

Pat Robertson: Gay Activists Are 'Terrorists'

David Perry |

Oct 24, 2014 12:29 PM EDT

Pat Robertson: Gay Activists Are 'Terrorists'

Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan Speak Out Against HIV/AIDS

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 21, 2014 11:39 AM EDT

As the World Health Organization’s goodwill ambassador, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan urged a heightened battle against the sexually transmitted disease during the 2014 National Conference on HIV/AIDS held in Beijing.

Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Stimulant Users with HIV

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 13, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

A study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, found that 341 men infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus who were using stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine were more able to obtain life-saving benefits from being on the antiretroviral therapy than those who were not.

HIV Likely to Have Originated in Congo According to New Study

Sami Ghanmi |

Oct 05, 2014 07:44 PM EDT

Scientists recreated the genetic history of the HIV-1 group M that spread from Africa to the rest of the world.

The different types of white blood cells

New Technique Transforms Skin Cells into White Blood Cells

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 11, 2014 11:35 PM EDT

The new technique, which only requires two weeks, lets cells engraft to the organs and marrow and has no chance of producing tumors.

"Yay lol. Someone getting poz that day"; Man Brags Of Spreading HIV

David Perry |

Aug 30, 2014 02:45 PM EDT

A 29-year-old gay man from Fresno, CA, is accused of knowingly spreading HIV among 24 unsuspecting sexual partners. Then he bragged about the encounter on social media.

Hong Kong HIV Rate Spikes

David Perry |

Aug 26, 2014 04:34 PM EDT

A record 150 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections were recorded in the city in the second quarter of 2014.

HIV+ Passengers Denied Boarding, Court Accepts Case

Cody Brooks |

Aug 17, 2014 03:25 AM EDT

Three passengers, two of which test positive for HIV, were denied boarding on a Spring Airlines flight at Shenyang Airport, and now a court has accepted to hear their case.

Want to Dress Like a Spice Girl? Victoria Beckham's Selling Her Wardrobe!

Nikki Alfonso |

Aug 06, 2014 01:52 AM EDT

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just partnered with “The Outnet”, a discount luxury fashion website, to sell over 600 items from her own closet.

AIDS-free Generation Within Reach - Clinton

Mitch de Leon |

Jul 24, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton eyes an AIDS-free generation within reach. Addressing hundreds of scientists, activists, and journalists in an international conference on AIDS in Melbourne, Australia, Clinton claims that providing people afflicted with HIV with early treatment can help eradicate the incident rate of this disease.

New HIV Cases in the US Drop to One-Third

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 20, 2014 04:03 AM EDT

A decade-long HIV study reveals that in 2002, 24 out of every 100,000 individuals aged 13 and above were newly diagnosed with HIV. In 2011, the figure dropped to 16 out of every 100,000.

Hopes for AIDS Cure Suffer Setback as 'Cured' Child Shows Signs of HIV

Marcel Woo |

Jul 10, 2014 11:48 PM EDT

Hopes for a cure for the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which has killed millions of people around the world, suffered a major setback after a child earlier declared cured showed signs of HIV infection.

1,281 Chinese Dead from Disease Last Month; AIDS kills Most

Robert Sarkanen |

May 09, 2014 08:51 AM EDT

The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China announced on Thursday: 1,281 people died of infectious diseases in mainland China just last month.

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