Read more HIV/AIDS stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16869/hivaids.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73113/accelerated-aging-tied-to-hivaids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe aging population of Americans with HIV/AIDS is in a much different spot than those infected before the drug cocktail was introduced in the mid-1990s. But new research reveals disturbing trends related to aging. The cause is likely either the disease or the medications, and the result is symptoms—from...http://www.newser.com/story/73113/accelerated-aging-tied-to-hivaids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72972/obama-lifts-hiv-travel-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHIV-positive individuals will no longer be banned from visiting or immigrating to the US, President Obama announced today. The president discussed the revocation of the ban, which has stood since 1987, at today's signing of an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill. That bill provides funding for HIV/AIDS testing...http://www.newser.com/story/72972/obama-lifts-hiv-travel-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72306/insurers-drop-rape-victims-who-take-hiv-meds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSexual assault victims prescribed precautionary HIV/AIDS meds risk being denied health insurance—because they have a pre-existing condition. The vast majority never develop the disease, but many have lost their insurance altogether, the Huffington Post reports. Others have been denied mental health care for PTSD that arose after they were...http://www.newser.com/story/72306/insurers-drop-rape-victims-who-take-hiv-meds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:16:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70166/vaccine-cuts-hiv-infection-rate-by-13.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new vaccine tested in Thailand has protected a significant minority of subjects against HIV infection—marking the first time a vaccine has shown even partial success against the virus that causes AIDS. The 16,000-volunteer study, undertaken by the US Army, the Thai health ministry, and two drug companies,...http://www.newser.com/story/70166/vaccine-cuts-hiv-infection-rate-by-13.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 7:00:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67343/poor-nations-pick-up-tab-as-obama-woos-big-pharma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is thwarting poor countries' access to affordable drugs in order to win Big Pharma's support for health care reform, according to Doctors Without Borders and other NGOs. As the Los Angeles Times reports, governments from Asia to Latin America are feeling pressure from Washington on their use...http://www.newser.com/story/67343/poor-nations-pick-up-tab-as-obama-woos-big-pharma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 8:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66211/hiv-genome-decoded-raising-hopes-for-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe entire structure of the virus that causes AIDS has been decoded for the first time, a breakthrough that may eventually lead to effective treatments for the disease and others like it, Reuters reports. University of North Carolina researchers, using a new method they liken to zooming out on a...http://www.newser.com/story/66211/hiv-genome-decoded-raising-hopes-for-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 4:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found evidence that chimpanzees can be sickened by SIV, the non-human version of HIV, adding to the understanding of how HIV/AIDS developed, the AP reports. Scientists have long believed that while other primates can contract simian immunodeficiency virus, they are not affected by it. A 9-year study of...http://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 15:44:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64647/us-may-lift-ban-on-hiv-positive-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CDC is considering ending the rule forbidding HIV-positive foreigners from entering the US, MSNBC reports. Congress voted last year to dump 1987 restrictions on entry to those with the condition, but the exclusion policy will remain in place until the department of health and human services lifts it. “We’re...http://www.newser.com/story/64647/us-may-lift-ban-on-hiv-positive-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 12:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64362/for-hiv-women-the-weaker-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen may be the weaker sex when it comes to HIV. The virus progresses faster in women, and a new study published in Nature Medicine finds that may be due to the hormone progesterone, the BBC reports. The research team is continuing work on the findings to see if they...http://www.newser.com/story/64362/for-hiv-women-the-weaker-sex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 CDT