ART significantly reduces HIV transmission risk in high-income countries, with an estimated risk of 0.00 per 100 couple years. The study included 2383 couples, with no linked transmissions from ...

Learn about the risk of getting HIV from anal sex, vaginal sex, oral sex, and shared needles, plus the most effective ways to ...

Selecting sex partners of the same HIV status or serosorting is a sexual risk reduction strategy used by many men who have sex with men. However, the effectiveness of serosorting for protection ...

image: Intervention for prevention. Phases of intervention to reduce HIV transmission and spread emphasize the need for prevention efforts beginning with any sexual coupling in which one individual is ...

Testing viral loads to monitor the response to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been vital for consistent suppression of viremia, which in turn can ...

HealthDay News — The FDA has approved Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, Gilead Sciences) to be used in combination with safer sex practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ...

People with HIV can breastfeed if they take medications suppressing the AIDS virus, per the American Academy of Pediatrics. This marks a significant shift from recommendations since the 1980s.

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...

Share on Pinterest A CDC report highlights the potential risks of HIV transmission through injectable cosmetic services like “vampire facials.” Visoot Uthairam/Getty Images An investigation led by the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As of the end of 2007, close to 3 million HIV-infected individuals in low- and middle-income nations had access to antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), representing an ...