World AIDS Day: Basics of HIV and AIDS Prevention. On World AIDS Day, here are some basic ways to prevent the spread of the deadly infection. Written by: Varsha Vats; Updated at: Dec 01, 2018 09: ...

If you or someone you care about has HIV, understanding HIV basics and what to expect can help you keep yourself and others in your life healthy. There’s no cure for HIV. But there are effective ...

Easy-to-read and illustrated information on key health monitoring tests for people living with HIV. It’s important for all people with HIV to have regular blood tests. The two most important blood ...

The letters HIV stand for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is a type of viral infection that eventually leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, known as AIDS. HIV weakens a person's body by ...

From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer.

The Basics: HIV and Heart Disease. You’re more likely to have heart disease if you have the human immunodeficiency virus (), which causes AIDS.Some research suggests that inflammation caused by ...

AFTER a string of failed clinical trials, the HIV vaccine is going back to the drawing board. “We were maybe on the wrong track,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of ...

According to the South African National HIV Prevalence Survey 2008 on the South African Aids epidemic, approximately 5.21-million South Africans are living with HIV.