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Discrimination & HIV

According to the U.K.'s HIV awareness campaign AVERT discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS takes many forms including prejudice, abuse, threats of physical violence, negative attitudes and maltreatment. The International Center for Research on Women explains that to instigate successful govern

How To Read HIV Test Results

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through blood after contact with an infected person or contaminated needle, and it is the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). When the virus enters your body, your immune system responds by producing antibodies against it. La

Editorial: Immune Reconstitution and HAART: An Update

Through several editorials over the past 2 years, I've raised the issue of methods to assess recovery of the immune system following HAART and complete suppression of detectable viral load, as well as arguments concerning the incidence, clinical impact, and durability of such immune reconstituti

News Briefs

Study results presented on interferon/ribavirin combination therapy... Drug abuse health services funding available... HIV drug resistance web site launched...

HIV Facts

Since the 1980s, AIDS has ravaged communities throughout the world. The virus that causes the disease, known as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), first came to public attention in the 1980s. The virus and the disease have been known to take a heavy toll on many throughout the United States, mo