Charlize Theron's Shares Emotional Memory of Realization That AIDS Could Be...
Charlize Theron became overwhelmed with emotion when she recalled the moment she realized AIDS could be beaten in Africa. During a panel discussion at the Mashable Social Good Summit, the U.N....
View ArticleCharlie Sheen Is HIV Positive, Will Reveal on TODAY Show Says Report
Charlie Sheen is set to talk to Matt Lauer on the TODAY show Tuesday morning, and the subject matter will reportedly be very serious. TMZ is quoting sources close to the NBC show in saying that Sheen...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen Reveals HIV Diagnosis, Claims Extortion
As expected, Charlie Sheen made a big announcement this morning concerning his health. According to the 50-year-old actor, he is HIV-positive and has known this for about four years. He says he doesn't...
View ArticleNatalie Kenly: Former Charlie Sheen 'Goddess' Defends HIV-Positive Actor
In 2011, Charlie Sheen had just introduced Charlie Sheen 2.0 to the world. Sheen called himself a "warlock" with "tiger blood." This was when Charlie Sheen broadcast that he was "winning." This was...
View ArticleHIV Treatment Approved by the FDA
Gilead Sciences, a biotech research company, announced today that its new HIV treatment drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dubbed Stribild, the once-daily tablet is made...
View ArticleHIV Testing Urged on National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). The Latino Commission of AIDS (LCOA), the Hispanic Federation, and other organizations organize the day to promote HIV testing, provide prevention...
View ArticleHIV Diagnoses on the Rise in Australia
Three annual reports on HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Australia released this week show a rise in HIV diagnoses. The reports were released at the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2012...
View ArticleHIV Test For Babies Tested For Developing Nations
A clinical trial of a new HIV drug test could improve the lives of both mothers and children in developing nations. The test delivers results in under one hour - far faster than conventional tests -...
View ArticleHIV Patients Hospitalized Less Since the Advent of Antiretrovirals
A new study has shown that people with HIV are hospitalized "significantly" less than they were before the advent of antiretroviral drug therapy (cART). The study looked at HIV patients in Ontario,...
View ArticlePotential AIDS Cure Could Make HIV Dormant
A new study published this month in the journal Human Gene Therapy has shown that a modified protein from the HIV virus itself could someday be used to prevent AIDS. “This is like fighting fire with...
View ArticleHIV Cured in U.S. Infant Through Early Treatment
Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center are reporting a "functional cure" of an HIV-infected infant. The infant, known only to have been born in Mississippi, was given antiretroviral therapy...
View ArticleHIV Vaccine Fails Clinical Trial, Vaccinations Stopped
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that a clinical trial of an experimental HIV vaccine has been halted, following a report from a safety monitoring board. The independent data...
View ArticleHIV Cure 'Within Months,' Say Danish Researchers
Last week, those hoping to find a cure for HIV were disappointed by the failure of a U.S. clinical trial for an HIV vaccine. This week, the hope that a cure can be found may have been renewed....
View ArticleRapid HIV Test Approved For the U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first "rapid" HIV test that detects both HIV-1 p24 antigen and HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. The "Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo" test...
View ArticleFDA Approves New HIV Drug, Tivicay
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved a new drug for the treatment of HIV. Called Tivicay, the drug is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor. In other words, it inhibits HIV...
View ArticleAlicia Keys' has a New Project: "Empowered"
For the past 10 years, Alicia Keys has been working within her organization, Keep a Child Alive, to help those children in Africa that are suffering from HIV-AIDS. Now, she is turning her focus back to...
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Alleged Fourth Porn Star Tests Positive for HIV
According to The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), another U.S. porn star was tested positive for contracting HIV, making it the fourth such case in the last 30 days. AHF told the Huffington Post on...
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Greg Louganis Marries Johnny Chaillot In Malibu
Greg Louganis, who is an olympic diver, married Johnny Chaillot in a ceremony that took place in Malibu, California. Louganis rose to fame after winning gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic games,...
View ArticleU.S. to Invest $100 Million in AIDS Cure Research
U.S. President Barack Obama today announced that the U.S. will invest research funds into the search for an AIDS cure. The announcement was part of an event held today at the White House to mark the...
View ArticleHIV Viral Load Higher in Youth, Shows Study
Advances in HIV research in the past two decades have enabled those with the disease to live more normal lives, keeping the virus in check and down to minimum levels within their bodies. This does note...
View ArticleHIV Prevention Shot May Replace Pills
Two separate HIV studies on macaque monkeys show very promising results. Researchers from Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Rockefeller University in New York presented their findings on Tuesday at...
View ArticleHIV Prevention Shot Shows Promise
An experimental drug to prevent HIV has been showing a lot of promise, according to researchers. At the AIDS conference on Tuesday, AIDS expert Dr. Robert Grant from the Gladstone Institute said that...
View ArticleBaby Is HIV Free? Early Treatment May Have Cured
The news that a second infant may have been cured of HIV has raised possibilities for the early treatment of infected newborns. On Wednesday doctors shared that an infant girl born to a high-risk...
View ArticleHIV Cure For Babies: Success Number Two Raises Optimism
Doctors at an AIDS conference in Boston revealed on Wednesday that a female baby that was born with the AIDS virus may have possibly been cured after getting treated soon after birth. The baby, born in...
View ArticleHIV Baby: Second HIV Positive Baby Cured
HIV is a serious disease that affects millions of people. While it is spread through blood and other bodily fluids, it can also be spread from a pregnant mother to her unborn child. HIV positive babies...
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Bree Olsen: Porn Star Worried About Getting HIV From Charlie Sheen
Adult star Bree Olson is back in the limelight following reports that her former lover, actor Charlie Sheen, might be HIV-positive. Rumors of a high-profile Hollywood actor has been secretly living...
View ArticleHeather Locklear Expresses Support For HIV-Stricken Friend Charlie Sheen
Everyone deserves a friend like Heather Locklear. The 50-year-old actress didn’t hesitate to send her support to her close friend, Charlie Sheen, who just admitted on live TV that he is, indeed,...
View ArticleDenise Richards Kept Charlie Sheen's HIV Status A Secret, Says Daughters Are...
Apart from confirming his HIV-positive status on The Today Show, actor Charlie Sheen also revealed that his ex-wife Denise Richards had been privy to the whole situation for quite some time. EXCLUSIVE:...
View ArticleBrooke Mueller Abused Drugs Over Ex-Husband Charlie Sheen's HIV Admission
Since The National Enquirer’s explosive Monday revelation that Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has HIV, many of his former lovers and partners have scrambled to find out if they have the virus, too. His...
View ArticleNancy Reagan Erroneously Credited By Hillary Clinton For H.I.V./AIDS...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being criticized after stating that former first lady Nancy Reagan “started a national conversation” on HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. Hillary Clinton...
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