Report Shows 48% Hike In US HIV Cases
(Washington) Reported new HIV infections in the United States increased by 48 percent in 2006 according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FDA Reviews Safety Of HIV Drugs On Heart Attack Concerns
(Washington) The Food and Drug Administration says recent data show patients taking HIV drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb may have increased risk of heart attack.

AIDS Activist Honored For Leadership
(Los Angels, California) AIDS advocate Gregg Gonsalves has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the $100,000 John M. Lloyd AIDS Leadership Award.

Ala. Inmates With HIV Barred From Work
(Montgomery, Alabama) Prison inmate Kathryn Canty seems like a prime candidate for work release: good behavior, less than three years left to serve, and an accounting degree along with vocational training.

Study: HIV Vaccine Volunteers Need More Support From Researchers
(Toronto, Ontario) When it comes to developing a safe, effective vaccine to stem the global AIDS pandemic, researchers agree there is one component they can't do without - volunteers willing to become human guinea pigs for testing the experimental serums.