Y! Health HIV & AIDS News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health HIV & AIDS News, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:06:32 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_aids_vaccine.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_aids_vaccineSun, 12 Oct 2008 05:17:48 PDTReuters - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large-scale human clinical trials after a string of disappointments.Financial crisis threatens medical research: Nobel winner (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/financebankingfranceaidsnobel_081011161037.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/financebankingfranceaidsnobel_081011161037Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:10:37 PDTAFP - One of the joint winners of this year's Nobel Prize for medicine said the current financial crisis could have a negative impact on the world's health, particularly in poorer countries.Financial crisis threatens medical research: Nobel winner (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/financebankingfranceaidsnobel_081011143247.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/financebankingfranceaidsnobel_081011143247Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:32:47 PDTAFP - One of the joint winners of this year's Nobel Prize for medicine said the current financial crisis could have a negative impact on the world's health, particularly in poorer countries.Drug-resistant HIV strains turning up in China (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_aids_china.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_aids_chinaFri, 10 Oct 2008 02:00:19 PDTReuters - Drug-resistant HIV strains are turning up in parts of China as the virus stretches beyond high-risk groups and gains a stronger foothold in the general population, a leading Chinese AIDS researcher said.NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/nsaidsmightlowerbreastcancerrisk.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/nsaidsmightlowerbreastcancerriskThu, 09 Oct 2008 20:48:05 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests.Drug firms agree to invest more in AIDS research: U.N. (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_aids_un.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_aids_unThu, 09 Oct 2008 16:03:13 PDTReuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that major pharmaceutical firms promised to invest more on researching treatments for the AIDS virus and diagnostic procedures for poorer regions.Role of Circumcision in Reducing HIV Risk Still Unclear (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/roleofcircumcisioninreducinghivriskstillunclear.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/roleofcircumcisioninreducinghivriskstillunclearTue, 07 Oct 2008 20:47:58 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis of existing research finds little evidence that circumcision protects gay men from infection with the AIDS virus, but the issue is still far from settled.Little HIV protection from circumcision for gay sex: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/ushealthsexaidscircumcisiongay_081008030427.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/ushealthsexaidscircumcisiongay_081008030427Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:04:27 PDTAFP - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less protection for men engaging in homosexual intercourse, according to a new study.Little HIV protection from circumcision for gay sex: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/ushealthsexaidscircumcisiongay_081007210546.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/ushealthsexaidscircumcisiongay_081007210546Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:05:46 PDTAFP - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less protection for men engaging in homosexual intercourse, according to a study released Tuesday.No proof circumcision cuts gay male HIV risk: study (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_aids_circumcision.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_aids_circumcisionTue, 07 Oct 2008 13:22:25 PDTReuters - There is not enough evidence to say circumcision protects men from getting the AIDS virus during sex with other men even as studies show it protects them when having sex with women, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.