AIDS/HIV News:

CDC Releases 2004 HIV/AIDS Statistics

In April the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data for 2004 on HIV/AIDS. Here are some of the details: The prevalence rate was 15 per 100,000 people in the U.S., but it ranged from about 4 per… more…

Around the World

France: Late in December the French Parliament passed a measure that will add a tax of about $47 to airline tickets for travelers departing from French airports. The proceeds will be used to fund HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis programs. The… more…

In the States

California: A survey by the Public Policy Institute for California found that 78% of California adults believe the state’s public schools should offer comprehensive sex education programs that include information on abstinence, condoms, and contraception, and 17% support abstinence-only programs…. more…

Information Targeted to Females

The first National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2006, was a response to an increasing number of new HIV/AIDS cases among girls and women, according to Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and… more…

Other articles in this section:

Number with HIV ‘at highest yet’ — November 2005

Take a Virtual Walk for NO/AIDS — November 2005

In the World — November 2005

In the States — November 2005

In the Nation — November 2005

Congress Passes Initiative to Protect Vulnerable Children — November 2005

UN Campaign Emphasizes Children’s Needs — November 2005

What You Can Do for World AIDS Day — November 2005

HIV Education at Episcopal Youth Event 2005 — November 2005

Plan Now for World AIDS Day December 1 — November 2005

News In the World — June 2005

News In the States — June 2005

Many Don’t Know They Are HIV-Positive — June 2005

World Bank to Give African Issues Priority — June 2005

HIV/AIDS Challenges Health Officials in the Southeast — June 2005

African-American Beliefs Inhibit Prevention Efforts — March 2005

The Color of the Doctor Can Make a Difference — March 2005

News In the States — March 2005

Brazil Distributes Condoms during Carnival — March 2005

Mexican Migrant Workers Hit Hard — March 2005

News In the World — March 2005

New York City High School Students at High Risk — December 2004

NJ Holds Summit on HIV Over 50 — December 2004

Needle Exchange in the News Nationally — December 2004

Fighting the Stigma Around the World — December 2004

Pennsylvania Youth Not Paying Attention — December 2004

Business Uninformed on AIDS — March 2004

News In the States — March 2004

Annan Calls for Empowering Women to Further Fight HIV/AIDS — March 2004

Evangelicals Seek More AIDS Funding — March 2004

Condom Breakthrough? — March 2004

News In the World — March 2004

Men Lack Health Information — November 2003

Stigma Undermines Drug Programs — November 2003

Risk to Young People Is Rising — November 2003

Latino AIDS Awareness Day Held — November 2003

News Around the Country — November 2003

Project New Hope Profiled — November 2003

Vermont Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill — July 2003

Maryland Inmates Heavily Infected — July 2003

Human Rights Linked to HIV/AIDS — July 2003

Risky Behavior Rising in New Jersey — July 2003

Needles in the News — July 2003

Navajo Nation Steps Up AIDS Education — July 2003

Swiss Withdraw AIDS Education Ads — July 2003

Walgreens Opens Second HIV/AIDS Pharmacy — July 2003

Bus Ads Pulled — July 2003

Red Cross/Red Crescent Day Highlights HIV/AIDS Stigma — July 2003

Kaunda Speaks Out for AIDS Prevention — March 2003

Around the Country: Bad News — March 2003

Around the Country: Good News — March 2003

Cal HMOs Must Refer HIV+ Patients — December 2002

HIV Mutating Faster than Drugs — December 2002

Safe Sex Kits in Demand in Indiana — December 2002

Drug Company to Give Away Drugs in U.S. — December 2002

Senior Project to Focus on Minorities — December 2002

Milwaukee Needle Exchange Funds Diverted — December 2002

Needle Exchange and the Church — December 2002

Prevention Programs “Failing Dismally” — December 2002

HIV/AIDS and the Common Cup — November 2002

AIDS in Honduras — November 2002

HIV/AIDS Called a “Foreign Policy Imperative” — August 2002

Brits Write Book on HIV/AIDS for South African Teens — August 2002

Peer Action Works in Boston — August 2002

The Stigma’s Still There — August 2002

Drug-Resistant HIV Cases Triple — August 2002

California Reps Call for More ADAP Funding — August 2002

“High-Speed” HIV Test Approved in China — August 2002

AIDS Care in Minnesota — August 2002

Texas Educates Prisoners — August 2002

Truer Words… — August 2002

Global Summary of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic — March 2002

USAID Announces CORE Grants — March 2002

Theme for World AIDS Campaign — March 2002

Success Story in Poland — March 2002

AIDS Rate in Vietnam Stays High — November 2001

HIV Patient Allowed Transplant — November 2001

Chinese Firms Want to Make AIDS Drugs — November 2001

AOL Rejects Plea for Syphilis Alerts in Chat Rooms — November 2001

Prevention Education Proved Useful — November 2001

African Anglicans Meet on HIV/AIDS — September 2001

A Success Story in Namibia — September 2001

Recycling HIV Drugs — April 2001

Parents, Teachers, Teens Want More Sex Ed — October 2000

Better Tracking and Cost-Effective Interventions Urged — October 2000

Presidential Advisory Council Report Released — October 2000

House Committee Chair Hits Abstinence-Only Programs — October 2000

Senior HIV Education Overlooked — October 2000

New York Rewrites HIV Confidentiality Law — October 2000

HIV/AIDS Committee Appointments — October 2000

Anemia Awareness Campaign — December 1999

HIV Leading Cause of Infection-Caused Deaths — December 1999

The Big Challenge: Fighting Complacency — February 1999

STD Treatment = HIV Prevention — February 1999

Free Speech Decision Affects AIDS Groups — February 1999

Georgia Task Force Backs Unique Identifiers — February 1999

Epidemic Ramps Up Among Minorities — February 1999

Rural HIV Carriers Uninformed — February 1999

AIDS IS NOT OVER! Warns AIDS Action Council — October 1997

Protease Works — October 1997