"This is an extremely exciting day for HIV prevention," declared the CDC's director of AIDS prevention yesterday. Dr. Kevin Fenton was talking about a new scientific breakthrough that found taking antiretroviral drugs while HIV negative can significantly decrease the risk of infection. In fact the results were so conclusive that the University of Washington decided to stop its study early Read more

Today is National HIV Testing Day, and since 40 percent of people with HIV are not diagnosed until they already have AIDS, early detection of HIV is key to keeping yourself and your partner safe from the devastating disease. If you've had unprotected sex and aren't sure how to get tested, here are some tips. You can choose to take the test anonymously or confidentially. Anonymous tests won't be Read more

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Pope Benedict XVI has finally joined the 21st century and come out in favor of using condoms to prevent HIV, suggesting that in fact, hell may have frozen over. The Pope thinks that using a condom is a lesser evil than transmitting HIV, even if that means preventing pregnancy. Why it took the Church so long to discover it's better to prevent a pregnancy than potentially pass on HIV to a mother Read more

Last year when an AIDS advocacy group filed complaints against porn production companies for unsafe work conditions, it hoped that the government would force the industry to use condoms. Unfortunately, adult entertainment industry leaders have so far successfully claimed that regular testing is an effective way to protect the actors and that viewers do not want to watch protected sex. News that Read more

Here's a way to pass time at the DMV: get an HIV test while you're waiting. A DMV branch in Washington DC is rolling out a pilot program that sets up free HIV testing on site. With three percent of residents living with HIV/AIDS — that's a higher rate than in West Africa — the nation's capital has to get creative about increasing testing. A nonprofit, not the government, will administer the Read more

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At this year's international AIDS conference, the world health community celebrated a new vaginal gel that decreases a woman's risk of contracting HIV. "For the first time we have seen results for a woman-initiated and controlled HIV prevention option," said the director of the UN's AIDS policy. But could this option also be a burden? The gel, used before sex, is intended for women who cannot Read more

In his Florida hometown, equestrian Darren Chiacchia went from celebrated Olympic medalist to charged alleged-criminal. How did he get here? When preparing for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Darren fell off his horse and went to the hospital with serious injuries. There, he found out that not only did he have a severe brain injury, but also that he is HIV positive. Darren went on with his life as Read more