The little girl flinched, the needle went through the girl’s skin, pricked the nurse and their blood mixed. A week later, the girl’s father was told the nurse was HIV-positive
B.C. is considered a world-leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with innovative programs that have reduced HIV/AIDS-related deaths by more than 80% since 1996
Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus — a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.
About 1,000 patients will need to be screened for HIV and hepatitis after sterilization problems at Quebec City-area medical establishments
The U.S. government halted a large AIDS vaccine study on Thursday, saying the experimental shots aren’t preventing HIV
The virus that causes AIDS may be curable if caught within the first 10 weeks after HIV is contracted, a new study says
Condoms have a 15% failure rate, so a University of Manitoba team tried soaking condoms in a solution of silver nanoparticles, and the treated devices appeared to kill all HIV and herpes in lab experiments
The Federal Court has overturned a decision to bar a man from the country because of the potential burden of his HIV infection
A Winnipeg man who went to jail because he didn’t tell his sexual partners he has HIV has been kicked out of Canada.
Thanks to a Canadian research team, more evidence is emerging about why some African prostitutes manage to escape HIV infection despite repeated exposures to the virus. The Montreal group's findings could point to new avenues for developing a possible HIV vaccine or anti-microbials, they say