We’ve come a long way from the AIDS scare but a cure has yet to be found. This December 1st was World AIDS Day. It’s a worldwide event day meant to raise awareness around AIDS and the fight against HIV,…
A vaccine is in the works, but it takes time to produce an effective serum. HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is taking place on May 18, 2018. It’s a day created to recognize the many volunteers, community members, health professionals, and…
People across all communities are affected by HIV/AIDS but a brighter future is ahead, through education and medical help. March 20th 2018 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It’s a time set aside to recognize the impact of HIV/AIDS on…
You’re less likely to get it if you protect yourself during sex, but it’s not that straightforward. HIV is something just about any human exposed to, can contract. But relatively recent research has shown that some people may be more…
This Wednesday, February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day across the United States. Why does the black community have its own day to mark the illness? Because the population remains disproportionately affected, and leaders wish for change. “Many people…
Although a cure remains elusive, a positive HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence in developed countries. Today marks World AIDS Day internationally. Founded back in 1988 when the disease was riding out its deadly peak in North America,…
It seems next to impossible, but it’s a fact: some people could be immune to HIV. Scientists aren’t sure exactly why some of us are and most of us aren’t, but it’s believed to be in the genes. A genetic…
It looks like another person has been cured of HIV, by using donated stem cells to help him fight leukemia! One person in all of history to date has been known to be cured of HIV: Timothy Ray Brown originally…
Like many, you are a condom-user and you like to keep some extra on-hand for those private moments of worry-free passion. The trouble is, standing in line at the check-out counter with a big box of prophylactics in-hand can be…
Scientists are hopeful a permanent cure for HIV and AIDS is on the horizon. This new found hope comes after researchers were able to snip away the virus from infected cells, preventing the disease from returning. The experiments have been…