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Hawaii Investigates Dengue Fever Cases

Health officials in Hawaii are concerned about an outbreak of dengue fever after four cases were confirmed in Oahu. Three members of the same family and their neighbor in Pearl City became infected with the disease, according to Hawaii News Now. Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and...

A Promising New Approach to Cure AIDS [VIDEO]

In a bold new attempt to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to infection with the virus that causes the disease.

Traveler May Have Spread Measles in 5 US Airports

Public health officials are scrambling to reach airline passengers and staff who may have had contact with a woman infected with measles who passed through as many as five U.S. airports last week. The New Mexico woman was on a transatlantic flight from London to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Feb....

David Gutierrez, Discharged From Air Force, Gets 8 Years for Spreading HIV

A military court has sentenced U.S. Air Force Sgt. David Gutierrez to eight years in military prison for violating orders to use a condom and notify partners of his HIV-positive status. Gutierrez was also dishonorably discharged from the armed services, which means he will forfeit his wages and benefits. During the...

Airman Gets 8 Years in Prison in HIV Exposure Case

WICHITA, Kan. -- An Air Force sergeant convicted of exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in military prison and will be dishonorably discharged after serving his time. A court martial judge earlier found Tech. Sgt. David Gutierrez guilty on seven of eight counts...

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05/31/12 Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday weekly theme is... Source: News-Medical.Net "The Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday theme for this week is prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)," an e-mail alert from USAID reports, noting, "PMTCT provides HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services for the whole family and is the most effective way to create an HIV-free generation."
05/31/12 Miami Gay Matchmaker Paul Angelo Speaks Out About HIV,... Source: PRWeb Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 "If you throw a gay guy with an erection into a bath house in Miami or Fort Lauderdale - is he going to use a rubber or not? That depends on his GLSE." says Paul Angelo, the premier gay matchmaker from Miami .
05/31/12 Tenofovir Shortages Continue Source: AllAfrica Health The continued stock out of the antiretroviral tenofovir and the failure to advise health workers on how to deal with it is a looming disaster, HIV Clinicians and activists are warning.
05/31/12 Early emergence of West Nile causes concern Source: The Daily and Sunday Review - Towanda PA A mild winter and a warm spring could mean a record-setting summer for the West Nile virus.
05/31/12 Seven seek virus scans Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia Seven of the 10 people exposed to the Hendra virus after the latest outbreaks at Ingham and Rockhampton have asked to be tested for the virus.