Nov 25 Watch Making AIDS Drugs Affordable Here and Abroad Spencer Michels profiles the company that makes the HIV medicine, and the strides to make it affordable to those in the U.S. and poorer countries. Continue watching
Nov 23 Preventing Mother to Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique By Talea Miller More than 400,000 babies born to HIV-positive mothers are infected with the virus each year. Risk of transmission can be reduced to less than 2 percent through prevention programs, raising hope that this type of transmission can be nearly eliminated… Continue reading
Nov 23 Preview: Sustaining Mozambique’s HIV/AIDS Fight By Talea Miller One out of every eight adults living in Mozambique is HIV positive, and most of them are on HIV medications called antiretrovirals. These pills are life-saving for people around the world infected with HIV, but the United States and other… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch High Costs of HIV Medication Cause ‘Terrible Dilemma’ in Mozambique In Mozambique, where 1 in 8 adults is living with HIV, the number of patients on antiretroviral drugs has expanded thanks to international AIDS funding, but a debate is emerging over whether foreign donors can continue to fund an ever-expanding… Continue watching
Jul 23 Promising Science Highlights From 2010 AIDS Conference By Talea Miller AIDS Conference in Vienna; Photo by Steve Forrest/International AIDS Society VIENNA, Austria | This year's International AIDS Conference, drawing to a close Friday, produced among other things a high-profile scientific breakthrough, endless policy discussions and plenty of new… Continue reading
Jul 21 Drug Use Accelerating HIV Epidemic in Eastern Europe By Talea Miller VIENNA, Austria | Europe now has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world, due in large part to intravenous drug use, the World Health Organization told the International AIDS Conference in Vienna Wednesday. The epidemic is disproportionately affecting Eastern… Continue reading
Jul 20 Study Shows Gel Holds Promise for Reducing HIV Risk By Talea Miller VIENNA, Austria | In a big step forward for the field of HIV prevention, a new study shows for the first time a microbicide gel provided significant protection for women from HIV infection. Use of a vaginal gel containing the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Study Reveals Potential Breakthrough for Reducing HIV Among Women A two-year study unveiled in Vienna found that HIV infections in females were cut by 39 percent by using a new vaginal gel. Margaret Warner speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Bombings Kill 2 Troops in Afghanistan In other news Monday, roadside bombings in Afghanistan raised the U.S. death toll for June to 42. Meanwhile, security was tightened in Kabul on the eve of an international aid donors summit. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch News Wrap: BP Begins Testing New Oil Cap In other news Tuesday, BP began testing a new containment cap and the Obama administration unveiled a new strategy to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. Continue watching