HIV & AIDS
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HIV's 'Patient Zero' Wrongly Blamed for AIDS EpidemicBy Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Published
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Alexis Arquette's Death: How Do People Die from AIDS?Actress Alexis Arquette has died from complications related to AIDS, according to news reports, but how exactly, does someone die from the disease?
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Prince Harry Checks HIV: Who Else Should Get Tested?Prince Harry took an HIV test this week, with the goal of destigmatizing testing for the virus. But exactly who should get screened for HIV, and how often?
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Man Gets Rare Strain of HIV Despite Taking Antiviral PillsIn the first documented case of its kind, a man taking an effective antiviral medication still contracted a drug-resistant strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a new report finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Undetected HIV Leads to Cluster of Cases in Adult Film IndustryA male adult film star in California who underwent regular HIV testing still ended up contracting the virus and infecting two other men before the disease was detected.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Charlie Sheen Has HIV: What It's Like to Live with the VirusCharlie Sheen recently disclosed that he is HIV positive, but HIV infection isn't the death sentence it once was.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Skin-Crawling Experience: Caterpillar Gives Woman HivesThink caterpillars are cute, fuzzy and harmless? Think again.
By Cari Nierenberg Published
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'Popping' HIV into Oblivion (Video)Opinion By tricking HIV into ejecting its genetic information far from any host cells, a new compound may one day help defeat the virus.
By Britt Faulstick Published
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Shared Manicure Tools Linked to Rare HIV InfectionIn a rare case, researchers report that a 22-year-old woman in Brazil who tested positive for HIV likely contracted the virus by sharing manicure instruments with an HIV-infected cousin.
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Published
