EDGE New England

A study released in July indicated that a microbial gel might help shield women against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But a lack of funding for follow-up studies presents a barrier to getting the gel into use, even in places where it could do the most good.

Almost 26 years after the HIV virus was established as the cause of AIDS some people still propagate the belief that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS and that the drugs used to treat it should be avoided.

The benefits of getting tested for HIV and starting antiretroviral treatment as soon as possible after an HIV-positive diagnosis are clear, a prominent HIV/AIDS specialist said Aug. 24 at the Center on Halsted.

Doctors and activists say AIDS patients aren’t getting treated because of a nationwide civil service strike in South Africa, the country with the most people infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

An AIDS activist group filed a workplace safety complaint against Larry Flynt, accusing the porn king of creating an unsafe environment for his stable of sex stars by not requiring they use condoms.

A twenty-year Air Force career officer is at the heart of another instance of a HIV-positive individual facing charges stemming directly from his health status.

A news outlet dedicated to HIV issues says that the "ex-gay industry," whcih is predicated on the claim that gays and lesbains can be "cured" and "converted" to heterosexuality, relies on a fear of AIDS to help spread its message--but that in practical effect, such groups contribute to the spread of the virus.

Police in central China have detained an AIDS activist who contracted the virus as a boy and whose tireless campaigning for the rights of those with the disease angered local authorities, his fellow activists said Saturday.

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have pledged the support of the United States in the global fight against AIDS.

The U.N. AIDS agency has tapped some big names - including former basketball star Magic Johnson - to boost global efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.