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File photo of a person being tested for HIV. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Task Force: All Patients Between Ages Of 15 And 65 Should Be Tested For HIV

New guidelines where released by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force which assert that all clinical patients between the ages of 15 and 65 should be tested for HIV.

2013/05/03

Despite Vast Difference In Ideology, Obama Keeps Many Bush Administration Policies

Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or aspirations on a number of fronts, from counterterrorism to immigration, from war strategy to the global fight against AIDS.

2013/04/24

File photo of a researcher examining stem cells through a microscope. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Scientists Say Baby Born With HIV Apparently Cured

A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

2013/03/04

Scientists believe a cure was found for a baby born afflicted with AIDS. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Scientists Report Baby Born With AIDS Possibly Cured Of Virus

A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

2013/03/03

House Speaker John Boehner speaks during a news conference on Nov. 14, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Nude AIDS Activists Arrested In Speaker Boehner’s Office

Three women AIDS activists saying they wanted to highlight the “naked truth” about potential spending cuts in HIV programs have been arrested after taking their clothes off in the lobby of House Speaker John Boehner’s office.

2012/11/27

New Push To Make AIDS Virus Testing Common During Routine Check-Up

There’s a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.

2012/11/20

The Department of Health is warning consumers about illegally labeled supplements claiming false treatment usage. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)

False, Illegal Supplement Labels Claim Treatment For HIV

Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended type of scientific evidence to back up their purported health claims, government investigators warn in a new review of the $20 billion supplement industry.

2012/10/03