CBS 5 Special Coverage: AIDS At 30 Years
CBS 5's Hank Plante was one of the first journalists in the nation to report on the AIDS epidemic.
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CBS 5's Hank Plante was one of the first journalists in the nation to report on the AIDS epidemic.
Asian and Pacific Islander women had the highest rate of increase for HIV infection in the U.S., that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A 45-year-old man now living in the Bay Area may be the first person ever cured of the deadly disease AIDS, the result of the discovery of an apparent HIV immunity gene.
California's treasurer on Friday became the second state official to ask leading makers of AIDS medications to extend lower prices and rebates for drugs to help the state's budget crisis.
A study by San Francisco researchers could provide a key to preventing future HIV infections.
San Francisco joined other cities and countries around the globe marked International Condom Day Sunday.
Nearly all 75 members of the senior class at The Urban School of San Francisco got tested for HIV in the school gym Friday.
A promising drug shown to decrease the likelihood of transmitting HIV should only be prescribed to men at high risk who are closely monitored by a doctor, federal health officials said Friday.
People who contracted HIV when the epidemic began almost 30 years ago never imagined using the words "AIDS" and "old age" in the same sentence.
San Francisco, considered by many to be ground zero in the fight against HIV and AIDS, prepared to mark 30 years in the fight against the epidemic Wednesday, World AIDS Day.
The International Federation of the Red Cross is calling for a dramatic change in the way governments deal with people who inject drugs.
AIDS prevention advocates are hailing a pill newly shown to protect against HIV as a great tool for disease prevention.
A pill already used to treat HIV infection turns out to be a powerful weapon in protecting healthy gay men from catching the virus, a global study found.
