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Gene Silencing May Stop AIDS Virus A new gene silencing technique stops HIV cold in mouse studies and promises to become a potent new AIDS therapy with few side effects. Marijuana Eases Nerve Pain Due to HIV Smoking pot may help relieve pain in patients with HIV-related neuropathy, a form of nerve damage that leads to burning and tingling sensations, which can be hard to treat with traditional medications, a study shows. U.S. AIDS Epidemic Worse Than Known CDC: U.S. AIDS is 40% worse than we'd thought -- 56,300 new HIV infections a year. Gay/bisexual men and black men and women bear the brunt of the epidemic. Combo Therapy Boosts HIV Life Expectancy A new study shows a boost in life expectancy for HIV patients since the advent of antiretroviral drug therapy. Isentress Fights Drug-Resistant HIV A new HIV drug called Isentress has proved successful in lowering levels of the virus even when other drugs have failed. World Health Concerns: What's No. 1? A new world health survey puts HIV/AIDS as the top African and Asian health priority; health care access is No. 1 in Central/Eastern Europe. U.N. Lowers Global HIV Estimate Some 33 million people worldwide have HIV, 16% less than the previous estimate, says the United Nations, crediting new data from India. Troubling Trend in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses The CDC reports a "troubling" rise in HIV diagnoses among men aged 13-24 who have sex with men, especially among African-Americans. Sharp Debate Over HIV Vaccine Failure The recent failure of the most promising HIV vaccine ever developed has scientists taking stock and wondering where to go next. Self-Cutting Linked to Risky Teen Sex Teens who are frequent self-cutters are also more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors and have a greater HIV risk than teens receiving psychiatric treatment who have cut just a few times, new research suggests. Men's HIV/AIDS Epidemic: It's Back Complacency fuels the re-emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic among men who have sex with men, long-time HIV researchers argue in a JAMA editorial. Did HIV Arrive Earlier Than Thought? HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, may have reached the U.S. in 1969 from Haiti, 12 years before AIDS was recognized, scientists report. HIV Death Gap Closing Death from AIDS is the exception, not the rule, with early detection of HIV and state-of-the-art medical care, a JAMA study shows. HIV Can Spread Without Symptoms HIV-positive people with a moderate HIV viral load and no symptoms can still spread HIV, British and Dutch researchers report. FDA Probes Heart Risk From 2 HIV Drugs The FDA is reviewing data on heart attack risk in HIV patients taking the anti-HIV drugs Ziagen and Videx. Drug May Cut Belly Fat in HIV Patients The experimental drug tesamorelin may trim belly fat in HIV patients with HIV lipodystrophy, experts note in The New England Journal of Medicine. CDC: Unsafe Sex Common for HIV+ Men HIV gay men, HIV safe sex, HIV high risk, HIV homosexual, HIV African American men, HIV African American women, HIV Hispanic, HIV Latino, HIV anal sex, serosorting, HIV risk reduction, HIV methamphetamine, HIV speed, HIV prevention CDC Releases New HIV Statistics CDC HIV prevalence statistics show that about one-half of 1% of U.S. adults aged 18-49 had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from 1999 to 2006. 273 New Possible Targets for HIV Drugs Scientists have discovered more than 200 new human proteins that, if blocked, keep the AIDS virus from doing its dirty work. 10 HIV/AIDS Myths Myth: Treatment + condoms + testing + technology will end AIDS. Truth: Sexual fidelity -- even if only serial monogamy -- is needed. Ashley Judd: Global AIDS Activist Acclaimed actor Ashley Judd reveals the surprising reason she fights for AIDS/HIV care worldwide -- and what you can do to help.

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