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AIDS Patients Cite Stigma, Depression
An international survey finds that 17% of people with HIV/AIDS have not told their spouses or partners about their health status even though 96% reported having disclosed their HIV status to at least 1 person.
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HIV Treatment Cuts New HIV Diagnoses in Half
A study found that new HIV diagnoses dropped by more than half since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected patients, suggesting that the treatment was effective at reducing viral load.
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Vaginal Gel May Prevent HIV
After 20 years of failure, AIDS researchers have finally found a vaginal gel that halves a woman's risk of getting HIV from an infected sex partner, research shows.
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White House Unveils Plan to Fight AIDS
The Obama administration has committed itself to cutting the nation's stubborn HIV infection rate by 25% over the next five years.
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Youth Put a Dent in AIDS Epidemic
Younger people across the globe, including those who live in Africa and other areas hard hit by AIDS, are helping to put an end to the epidemic, a new study shows.
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Discovery May Pave Way to AIDS Vaccine
In the blood of an HIV infected person, scientists discovered powerful antibodies that neutralize 91% of HIV strains. They say it's proof that an AIDS vaccine is possible.
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New HIV Test Cuts 'Window Period'
The FDA has approved the first HIV test to detect HIV itself as well as antibodies to the virus, shortening the window period when newly infected people test negative.
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HIV Vaccine Secret Found in 'Elite Controllers'
Harvard/MIT study: "Elite controllers" never get AIDS because they have potent killer T cells. An AIDS vaccine might work if it could activate these cells.
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Home HIV Testing Feasible
Self-testing for HIV is easy, accurate, and acceptable to many people, researchers report.
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AIDS Vaccine Success Is 'Modest'
A combination of two HIV vaccines cuts HIV infections by 31% -- the first such success in humans and evidence that a more effective AIDS vaccine is possible.
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