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• Patients of Tulsa doctor line up to get tested

  March 30, 2013 12:03 PM

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - About 150 to 200 patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon who's accused of unsanitary practices are lined up outside a health clinic to be screened for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. The line Saturday wrapped around the front of the large building north of... more »

• Group in Pueblo raises awareness on World Aids Day

  December 1, 2012 7:16 PM

  A group in Pueblo takes the chance to raise awareness of HIV and aids. It's World Aids Day and across the globe different events were held to help teach the public about the disease. Volunteers in Pueblo got together to tell others the vast possibilities of surviving and living... more »

• MTV launches new show profiling people battling HIV

  November 19, 2012 6:22 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - MTV is airing a special next week profiling three young people who have the HIV infection, amid worries that some people are taking the condition too casually. The special, "I'm Positive," is scheduled to air Dec. 1. Drew Pinsky, who is one of the show's producers,... more »

• New HIV testing push

  November 19, 2012 6:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. An independent panel that sets screening guidelines is proposing that Americans ages 15 to 64 get an HIV test at least once - not just people considered at high risk for... more »

• New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virus

  July 7, 2012 11:03 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this month with a sense of optimism not seen in many years... more »

• FDA panel backs first pill to block HIV infection

  May 10, 2012 8:53 PM

  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS. In a series of votes, a Food and Drug Administration... more »

• US report: HIV rate down in needle drug users

  March 1, 2012 1:26 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - There's some good news from the AIDS front: Fewer needle drug users are testing positive for HIV. U.S. health officials say the rate has dropped by half since the 1990s. The decline may be related to a growth in needle exchange programs. More than 10,000 drug users... more »

• HIV infected women on birth control more likely to spread AIDS

  July 20, 2011 8:34 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time, researchers have found that HIV-infected women are more likely to spread the AIDS virus if they are on hormone-based birth control. The Africa study found that women were about twice as likely to transmit HIV if they were on the pill or... more »

• Schools raise awareness on World AIDS Day

  December 1, 2010 6:07 PM

  Today people in Southern Colorado and around the world are holding events to mark World AIDS Day. At Pueblo Community College, health workers educated students about the prevention of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. They also offered free HIV testing. Here in Colorado, an estimated 11,000 people have been... more »

• World AIDS Day is tomorrow

  November 30, 2010 7:41 PM

  World AIDS Day will be observed tomorrow at Pine Creek High School at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Southern Colorado AIDS Project and the Eyes Wide Open Program at Pine Creek. The program will include local high school students, individuals and families impacted by AIDS.... more »

• Vatican changes stance on condoms to prevent HIV spread

  November 23, 2010 3:06 PM

  VATICAN CITY (AP) - As the Vatican expands on Pope Benedict's remarks about condoms, it's making it clear that there is, in fact, a shift in church teaching on the issue. The Vatican now says using a condom is a lesser evil than transmitting HIV to a sexual partner... more »

• UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015

  March 8, 2010 11:05 AM

  The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned. Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, appealed to government and private donors to keep investing in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Michel D. Kazatchkine, the Global... more »

• FDA flags heart risk with HIV drug combination

  February 23, 2010 12:15 PM

  The Food and Drug Administration is warning about potential heart risks of combining two anti-HIV drugs. The agency says preliminary data suggest Roche's Invirase and Abbott Laboratories' Norvir can effect the electrical activity of the heart when used together. The FDA is reviewing data submitted by Roche on heart activity... more »

• Recognizing progress and work to be done on AIDs

  December 1, 2009 8:50 AM

  Activists, politicians and health officials are among those marking World AIDS day. In Beijing, dozens of official volunteers passed out AIDS leaflets while a small group of activists demanded more government recognition and help. The U.S. plans to give South Africa $120 million. President Jacob Zuma's goal is to... more »

• Panel: No need for annual cervical tests

  November 20, 2009 10:00 AM

  First it was mammograms--now it's Pap smears. Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The change by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes amid a... more »

• FDA sees no safety issues with Pfizer HIV drug

  October 6, 2009 10:34 AM

  The Food and Drug Administration says an HIV drug from Pfizer appears safe for expanded use in patients who have not taken other drugs to combat the virus. Selzentry is already approved as a secondary option for HIV patients who are not responding to other antiviral drugs. Now the company... more »

• A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection

  September 24, 2009 8:52 AM

  The world's largest AIDS vaccine trial is being hailed as a watershed event because it's the first time an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the virus. The result also surprised scientists because recent failures led many to think such a vaccine might never be possible. Researchers in Bangkok announced... more »