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Saving Lives in New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie signed a long-overdue bill that permits pharmacies to sell a limited number of syringes to individuals without prescriptions.
January 23, 2012New H.I.V. Cases and AIDS Deaths Plummet in British Columbia
Searching for people at risk of H.I.V. infection, getting them tested and putting those who are infected on antiretroviral drugs immediately has brought results in Canada.
January 3, 2012AIDS Casts a Shadow Over Gay Marriage Victory
Amid the AIDS epidemic, gay marriage wasn’t even on the radar, say some gay men who lost partners and friends.
January 1, 2012Obama Says He Will Seek More Money for AIDS Programs
The action won praise for the president from activists who have criticized him in the past.
December 2, 2011A Decade of Progress on AIDS
We’re nearly at the point we have been campaigning for in the fight against AIDS, and America has led the way.
December 1, 2011To Stop AIDS, N.Y.C. Wants Drugs Given Sooner for H.I.V.
New York City’s health commissioner is pushing an aggressive change in the city policy toward the virus that causes AIDS, saying his recommendation to doctors will reduce transmission.
December 1, 2011New Hope Of a Cure For H.I.V.
More scientists think a cure for AIDS will one day be feasible, citing handful of cases worldwide in which advanced gene therapy has eliminated, or briefly controlled, the virus without additional drugs; renewed focus on cure is important because it is becoming clear that global production of drugs used to suppress AIDS may be incapable of keeping pace with rate of new infections; several prominent institutions have increased their funding of cure-related research. Photo
November 29, 2011New Hope of a Cure for H.I.V.
The experiences of two patients now suggest to many scientists that a cure may be achievable even if it is years away.
November 29, 2011Anti-H.I.V. Gel Trial Is Canceled in Africa
Researchers were disappointed, because an earlier trial of the treatment, a microbicide gel, appeared to work well.
November 26, 2011U.N.AIDS Says New Worldwide Infections Have Hit a Plateau
About 2.7 million people have been newly infected each year for the last five years, according to a report released by the United Nations.
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