Proportion of opioid treatment programs offering on-site testing for HIV, STIs declines

"Opioid dependence is a risk factor for HIV, STIs, and hepatitis C virus infection.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131224183626.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Swaziland: MSF rolls out innovative medical approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission

Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS from mothers to their children is an essential step in curbing the disease's epidemic in Swaziland.

http://www.mbendi.com/a_sndmsg/news_view.asp?PG=35&I=139916

NMAC Honors the Legacy of Nelson Mandela

... to empower people of color and combat the social inequities and health disparities that continue to drive the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the globe. His light inspired millions to believe that change is possible. And while the world, as well as NMAC ...

http://greasyguide.com/36909/nmac-honors-legacy-nelson-mandela/

HIV In New Hampshire: A Problem For 'Over There'

Three decades after the start of a global epidemic, roughly 35 million people are living with HIV worldwide, and more than a million in the United States.

http://nhpr.org/post/hiv-new-hampshire-problem-over-there?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NHPRNews+%28New+Hampshire+Public+Radio+News%29

NYAM and HIV/AIDS

... global epidemic. Since the late 1980s, The New York Academy of Medicine has influenced the policy response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through research, policy and advocacy, convening, and professional training. In each of these activities, we based ...

http://www.nyam.org/news/nyam-news/2013-12-01.html

Possible link between cognitive depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy uptake

Researchers from Boston University's School of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences found that among HIV-infected Russian drinkers, depressive symptom severity alone was not significantly associated with lower rates of antiretroviral therapy initiation.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270579.php

College gays new target in China's AIDS fight

... said A Xin in the south China city of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province. A Xin's words shed light on the HIV/AIDS situation among young people in colleges and universities in China, where MSMs (men who have sex with men) constitute an ...

http://english.people.com.cn/90882/8501134.html