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A woman from Cameroon has been found to be infected with an AIDS-like virus that came from gorillas, French researchers reported Sunday.

Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS.

The Vatican Wednesday defended Pope Benedict's opposition to the use of condoms to stop the spread of AIDS as activists, doctors and politicians criticized it as unrealistic, unscientific and dangerous.

Chicago man arrested for allegedly sending president, some staff members HIV-infected blood.

An ex-girlfriend of Roberto Alomar has filed an explosive lawsuit, alleging the former baseball star insisted on having unprotected sex with her for four years despite having AIDS.

Researchers present three strategies for preventing infection, particularly in women.

The recent appointment of Michael Sidibe of Mali as the new director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids), the main advocacy body in the global fight against HIV, the deadly virus that causes Aids, could mark a significant turning point in the way the organisation handles its mandate in the political and scientific spheres of the deadly disease.