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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International AIDS Conference, a mega-meeting of more than 20,000 people, has opened here to fanfare, protests, calls to action and…
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The FDA today approved the first drug, known as Truvada, for preventing HIV in people at high risk of infection due to ‘discordance’ – science lingo for…
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Researchers have found traces of HIV virus in the cells of the first man who was cured of the infection with bone marrow transplants. It raises fresh questions about how to define a cure for HIV/AIDS.
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Right now the Tacoma Art Museum is the only place on the West Coast where you can see the controversial exhibit, Hide-Seek, Difference and Desire in…
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A $258 million initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at preventing AIDS in India appears to have paid off overall, researchers…
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The southern African nation of Botswana has one of the world’s highest rates of HIV infection and yet is also widely considered one of the big success…
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Thirty years ago this month, the first cases of AIDS were identified by the medical community. It was still a mystery disease. A strange form of pneumonia…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-958886.mp3The fight against diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis has made…
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The Obama Administration says it wants to re-invent foreign aid and one of its mantras is to increase “country ownership” of the programs it funds for…
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The number of people getting newly infected with HIV has stayed steady in Washington since 2005. There are about 570 new cases a year. Most of those – 63%…