Category Archives: News

The Life Cycle of HIV (Part 2)

By editorial team at AIDSmeds.com Popular Lessons, HIV Life Cycle Published November 14, 2008 Step 1: Binding A virus consists of an outer envelope of protein, fat and sugar wrapped around a set of genes (in the case of HIV, genetic …Read & Discuss →

The Life Cycle of HIV (Part 1)

By editorial team at AIDSmeds.com Popular Lessons, HIV Life Cycle Published November 14, 2008 Introduction In order for viruses to reproduce, they must infect a cell. Viruses are not technically alive: they are sort of like a brain with no body. …Read & Discuss →

Message of Love

EricJames Borges, 19, Leaves Behind Message of Love By Lucas Grindley News, advocate.com Published: 12 January 2012 EricJames Borges, 19, killed himself Wednesday after having endured a traumatic coming-out experience. Borges had worked for the Trevor Project, which described him …Read & Discuss →

HIV Vaccine in progress

  12 Jan 2012 There may finally be a vaccine for HIV if all goes well from a new trial conducted on monkeys.  HIV researchers are currently conducting tests on a vaccine combination to ward off Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), …Read & Discuss →

HIV Disclosure. Ignore or repeal?

As europe explores the repeal of laws that criminalizes HIV transmission, what do you think we should do? Should it stay, or should it go?Read & Discuss →

2 men charged for hiding HIV-positive status from sexual partner

Two men carrying the AIDS virus were charged in court on Wednesday for not informing their male sexual partner of the risk of contracting the virus before engaging in sexual activity. The Straits Times reported that one of the offenders …Read & Discuss →

New strain of HIV surfaces here

By Tan Weizhen Published: November 5 ,2011 SINGAPORE – A new and possibly more aggressive strain of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has surfaced here, evolving from two existing strains. The recombinant strain AE-B was discovered by researchers from the Department …Read & Discuss →

Commonwealth urged to tackle homophobic laws

By Agence France-Presse Published: October 25 ,2011 The body tasked with developing options to reform the Commonwealth has noted that the old British Empire laws against gays are still in force in 41 of the 54 member nations. These include statues, …Read & Discuss →

HIV Widespread in Mideast Men Who Have Sex With Men

By Jon Cohen Correspodent, American Association for the Advancement of Science Published: August 2 ,2011 In most of the Middle East and North Africa, men who have sex with men (MSM) face severe stigma and harsh laws, creating a hidden population …Read & Discuss →

New medical rules for US transgender inmates

By Jessica Geen Health editor, PinkNews.co.uk Published: October 5,2011 The US Bureau of Prisons has adopted new rules for the care of transgender inmates. Previously, prisoners would be permitted to continue with treatments such as hormone therapy if they began them …Read & Discuss →