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AIDS virus carried to U.S. from Haiti in 1969

Scientists said this week that the AIDS virus made its way from Haiti to the U.S. in 1969, probably carried by a single infected immigrant from that ... Read More »

New HIV drug made by Merck approved for use

Merck's new Isentress drug has been approved to treat HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) strains that have been found to be resistant to many ... Read More »

30 states still have no mandatory AIDS testing for citizens

30 U.S. states still don't test patients for the virus that causes AIDS, even after health officials continue to want all Americans routinely tested ... Read More »

Brain damage prevented by using AIDS prescription drug "cocktail"

Researchers yesterday reported that a "cocktail" of HIV-treatment drugs used in AIDS patients also appeared to halt brain damage caused by human ... Read More »

HIV population sees rising obesity levels

It seemed that in the 1980s, those infected with the AIDS virus (HIV) lost a good quantity of weight and were thought by many to be "wasting away" ... Read More »

Merck's new HIV drug seen as great alternative

Living with HIV is often difficult enough, but if you're on AIDS-fighting drugs and your body has built up a resistance to them over time, often you ... Read More »

AIDS drugs can help in the fight against cancer

In the race to try and combat one of the most deadliest diseases on earth, AIDS, researchers may have found a way to fight another of the most ... Read More »

Leftover HIV drugs can be useful

In the world of HIV, most patients will try anything to give themselves more time or try and somehow beat the virus into any kind of submission. In ... Read More »

39 new diseases discovered in the last generation, and counting

New diseases are popping up all the time, and although most remain somewhat obscure and unknown others spread rapidly and quickly become widely known ... Read More »

Nutrition good, but no replacement for HIV medication

Although I'm a huge advocate for using healthy nutrition to make the body as strong as it can be (physically and mentally), the best nutrition in the ... Read More »