Hiv Vaccine

An AIDS Vaccine is Now More than a Dream

Mitchell Warren | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Warren

Before embarking on the necessary process of questioning and debating the results of a recent HIV prevention trial, the world should take a moment to celebrate an historic finding.

President Obama's New $5 Billion Investment Is a Welcome Boost for HIV/AIDS Research

Kevin Robert Frost | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Kevin Robert Frost

Time and again we have seen our investments in AIDS research pay off with the development and testing of prevention interventions and the discovery of powerful new treatments for people living with HIV.

Thai Volunteers Make HIV Vaccine Possible

AP | AMBIKA AHUJA AND MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 09.29.2009 | Impact


NONGTAPAN, Thailand — Nearly 16,000 Thais ignored the false rumors that they were being infected by the AIDS virus, and overcame their fears of ...

HIV Vaccine: No Silver Bullet Yet

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Klatsky

Multiple news agencies reported that a trial vaccine reduced the risk of HIV infection by 30 percent. While I am encouraged by the results, we have yet to find a silver bullet.

First HIV Vaccine Helps Prevent AIDS Infection

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE and MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


BANGKOK — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and ...

The Cure on Black AIDS Day

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago


Johnathon Briggs

The statistics hit like a blow to the gut. Nearly half of all new HIV cases in the U.S. are among African Americans, even though we represent just 12 percent of the population.