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Free Medical Clinic for Uninsured People Draws Thousands
A massive free health clinic for uninsured people in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning attracted nearly two thousand people, from infants to the elderly,...
AIDS Breakthroughs in Africa Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight
With an AIDS vaccine still out of reach, two rigorous new studies have found different ways to sharply cut H.I.V. infections among women and...
Good News Touted at Global AIDS Conference
Several good news announcements came out of the 18th annual International AIDS Conference under way in Vienna.The number of people benefitting from life-saving HIV...
Adidas Auctions FIFA Paintings for Mandela Charity
Some of the biggest names in football have come together to sign portraits of themselves painted by local African artists to raise money for...
Good News on AIDS Front, New Infections Down by 100,000
India had reassuring news on the HIV/AIDS front on World AIDS Day Tuesday. The number of HIV positive people in the country had...
US to Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Travelers
Today is World AIDS Day, and I just found this good news item about the US dropping its travel ban on people with...
Corporate Values Shine: Body Shop Products Support Causes
For over a quarter century, the Body Shop has built a reputation for integrity and social responsibility. The world's second largest cosmetic franchise...
Sesame Street’s HIV-Positive Muppet Raises Awareness
As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition helps combat...
India Judge Overturns Century-Old Law Against Gay Rights
In a historic judgement Thursday, India's high court decriminalized homosexuality striking down a 150-year colonial ban against gay sex between consenting adults for...
Free AIDS Drugs Save Lives of Quarter Million in Malawi
Malawi, which launched a free AIDS drug program five years ago with 5,000 initial beneficiaries, is now supplying 250,000 HIV positive citizens with the...
Gene Therapy for AIDS Hailed as ‘Major Advance’
The largest clinical trial ever to administer genetically altered cells into humans with HIV revealed that the therapy was safe and effective and may...
Starbucks Backs Young Social Entrepreneurs With Thousands in Grants
25 young people from 17 countries will receive between $5,000 and $15,000 to enhance their work as social entrepreneurs, awarded through a 2008 competition...
Five Celebrities We Can Admire
While the mainstream media elaborates on the latest celebrity divorce or drug problem, many Hollywood stars are making our world a more positive place....
Drew Barrymore Donates $1 Million To UN Anti-Hunger Plans
American actress Drew Barrymore announced that she would donate $1 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to help the agency feed...
Bush Presidential Slide Show Highlights His Favorite Trip and Legacy in Africa
President Bush highlighted the successes of his mostly-compassionate African policies while on a recent 5-nation tour there, from a quadrupling of U.S. humanitarian aid...
Revoked Patent on HIV/AIDS Drug Could Bring Cheap Generics to Developing World
In a move that could lead to the availability of cheap generic HIV/AIDS medicine manufactured without restrictions to benefit the developing world, the U.S....
Promising New HIV-AIDS Drug Approved in Canada
"A new HIV-AIDS drug, the first in a promising new class of medications, has been given approval for the Canadian market for treatment when...
Child Mortality Falls to Record Low Worldwide
Thanks mainly to campaigns to combat measles and malaria and promote breast-feeding, child deaths worldwide have reached a record low, falling below 10 million...
Teaching AIDS Orphans to Farm and Help Themselves
(IRIN) - Twelve-year-old Nhlanhla Matsebula, one of Swaziland’s growing number of children orphaned by AIDS, has good reason to feel proud. He has mastered...
Gates Foundation Gives $9.7 Million to Pediatric AIDS Research
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to give $9.7 million to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The grant will allow for clinical...