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(HealthDay)—New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-guidelines-hiv-screening-adults.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:50:01 EST news286482302 (Medical Xpress)— Facebook and other social networking technologies could serve as effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups, new UCLA research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-social-media-hiv-stds.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:42:24 EST news279384133 (HealthDay)—It was 1995, and 36-year-old Maria Davis had it all: a successful career as a music promoter and a model, two kids, and a man she loved so much she was going to move thousands of miles to be with him. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hiv-diagnosis-life-changing-moment.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:29:04 EST news273504536 There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:16:17 EST news272567765 South Africa is recalling 500,000 HIV test kits it ordered from a South Korean company despite a World Health Organisation (WHO) warning over inconclusive results, the health ministry said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-south-africa-recalls-hiv-kits.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:37:02 EST news261725813 (HealthDay) -- More than 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but 20 percent of them don't know they're infected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-wednesday-national-hiv-day.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:32:19 EST news259947131 At the pharmacy, you can buy anything from tea kettles to Tylenol. But what if you could buy a rapid HIV test over the counter and test yourself in the privacy of your own home? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-ready-home-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:41 EST news256808204 (AP) -- A panel of HIV specialists is recommending that U.S. regulators approve the first over-the-counter HIV test designed to quickly return a result in the privacy of a person's own home, a new option which could expand testing for the virus that causes AIDS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fda-panel-rapid-home-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 15 May 2012 17:19:16 EST news256321148 (AP) -- Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection with the virus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-aids-phase-pill.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 11 May 2012 16:35:39 EST news255972865 The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fda-rapid-take-home-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 11 May 2012 15:16:37 EST news255968192 HIV-positive children older than 1 year who were treated after showing moderate HIV-related symptoms did not experience greater cognitive or behavior problems compared to peers treated when signs of their infection were still mild, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. But both groups of HIV-positive children lagged behind HIV-negative children in these areas, suggesting that the first year of life may present a critical treatment window for minimizing impairments in brain development due to HIV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-treatment-window-hiv-children-infected.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:31:55 EST news250277497 Today, heterosexuals in Europe are at particular risk of carrying HIV for so long that they remain undiagnosed until their immune system starts to fail and they become ill. An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has now revealed that a number of diseases, including herpes zoster and certain forms of cancer, should be on the list of indicators for having HIV - and thus serve to prompt health care professionals to suggest an HIV-test to their patients. The new results and guidelines are to be debated at a major international HIV conference in Copenhagen on 19th-20th March. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-indicator-diseases-reveal-hidden-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:14:52 EST news249819277 Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HIV testing for everyone between the ages of 13-64 as part of their regular medical care, testing rates remain low among adolescents. However, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests teens who are offered free or low-cost rapid HIV testing are often willing to accept the test. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-teens-free-low-cost-rapid-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 09 May 2011 11:09:28 EST news224158153