“PrEP: A pill a day protects you from HIV”, states the campaign, which was launched in major cities across France on July 4th. The slogan is accompanied by a black-and-white image of couples, both gay…
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Italian court sentences HIV-positive man to 24 years for infecting 30 women
An Italian court on Friday sentenced an HIV-positive man to 24 years in jail for intentionally infecting 30 women he had unprotected sex with over nearly 10 years. Under the pseudonym “Hearty Style”, 33-year-old accountant…
Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug
The generic version of the most advanced drug against HIV has been introduced in Kenya, a first in Africa where more than 25 million have the disease, the NGO Unitaid said Wednesday. The drug, Dolutegravir…
Some vaginal bacteria may weaken anti-HIV gel: study
Some kinds of vaginal bacteria may interfere with a gel meant to curb the risk of contracting HIV, which infects more than one million women worldwide each year, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the…
10-year lifespan gain for some HIV patients: study
The life expectancy of HIV-infected people in Europe and the United States has been boosted by a decade since anti-AIDS drugs became available in the mid-1990s, researchers said Thursday. In fact, a 20-year-old who began…
Meds lower risk of HIV in couples having condomless sex
Antiretroviral therapy vastly lowers the risk of spreading HIV for couples in which one partner has the virus and the other does not, even when they have condomless sex, researchers said Tuesday. The study in…
Antibody shields monkeys from ‘HIV’ for months: study
Just one shot of a lab-produced antibody protected macaques against a sort of monkey HIV for nearly six months, said a study Wednesday into a potential vaccine alternative. Exposed to simian HIV (SHIV) once a…
Doctor guilty of infecting patients with HIV
An unlicensed Cambodian doctor was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of infecting more than 200 people with HIV, including some who later died. The case has shone…
Charlie Sheen wants $10 million to write a tell-all book
The 50-year-old actor is said to be keen to write a book but some publishers have reportedly baulked at the huge sum. The 50-year-old actor, who last month revealed he is HIV positive, has reportedly…
Experts urge shift in HIV treatment at global meet
AIDS researchers released a call to action Sunday for a worldwide shift in HIV treatment, to providing medication immediately after diagnosis instead of first watching for signs of illness to appear. “Immediate antiretroviral (ARV) treatment…