By Priya Shetty of Nature magazine South African teenagers could pocket as much as 2,700 rand (US$400) over the next 18 months in exchange for staying HIV-free.
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Timothy Ray Brown was diagnosed with HIV in 1995, but is now the first to have the virus completely eliminated from his body
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A "functional cure" for HIV? Scientists think that they have found a "functional cure" for HIV. A set of new procedures may be the key
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A study claims treating HIV patients early on can dramatically lower the chances they'll transmit the virus to their sexual partners. Dr.
Read More »Starting HIV meds quickly helps protect partner
Starting treatment for HIV immediately is the most effective method yet discovered for preventing an infected partner from passing the virus that causes AIDS to a healthy partner, according to a new study.
Read More »Porn star health clinic closes
A health clinic that catered to porn stars in the San Fernando Valley has closed following a series of recent controversies, including complaints from an HIV-infected actor that he received inadequate care.
Read More »Feds crack down on bogus cures for STDs
Federal health officials are cracking down on bogus pills and supplements that claim to cure sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, herpes and genital warts.
Read More »Do twins hold the key to AIDS puzzle?
Scientists investigate the AIDS virus with a trio of studies involving HIV-positive twins, a failed vaccine and a protein "stop sign"
Read More »HIV prevention pill found to help men, not women
Researchers halt study on HIV prevention pill Truvada in African women after disappointing results show little success
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