| GLOBAL: Straight Talk with Dr Zeda Rosenberg, CEO of the International Partnership for Microbicides |
 JOHANNESBURG, 12 August 2010 (PlusNews) - There were cheers and some tears at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna in July when delegates heard the news that a clinical trial in South Africa, had found a vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral drug, tenofovir, was 39 percent effective at reducing women's risk of contracting HIV during sex.
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| Analysis: HIV generics under threat from tighter patenting rules |
 VIENNA, 2 August 2010 (PlusNews) - Most of the estimated 5.2 million people worldwide on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are taking generic versions manufactured primarily in India, but tighter global intellectual property rights and trade rules could shut down "the pharmacy of the developing world".
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| GLOBAL: "Seek, test, treat and retain" to stem HIV among drug users |
 VIENNA, 28 July 2010 (PlusNews) - Activists and scientists at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna called on governments to stop criminalizing drug users and instead to provide them with addiction and HIV treatment.
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| GLOBAL: Survey reveals gaps in doctor-patient dialogue |
 JOHANNESBURG, 26 July 2010 (PlusNews) - A new, global survey has revealed the conversations healthcare providers aren’t having with their HIV-positive patients with potentially negative consequences for their treatment and health.
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| GLOBAL: Straight Talk with Eric Goosby, head of PEPFAR |
 VIENNA, 26 July 2010 (PlusNews) - The US president's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has committed about US$32 billion to the global fight against HIV since its launch in 2003, making it the largest donor for HIV/AIDS globally. Following annual increases in contributions, however, PEPFAR has effectively flat-lined funding from 2009.
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| GLOBAL: Criminalization of HIV on trial |
 VIENNA, 23 July 2010 (PlusNews) - There is a tug-of-war going on with governments trying to criminalize the transmission of HIV on one side, and activists who say such laws are not only ineffective as a deterrent but are also harming the fight against AIDS, on the other.
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| GLOBAL: Hunting for a "cure" for HIV |
 VIENNA, 23 July 2010 (PlusNews) - A successful microbicide trial and the promise of HIV treatment as prevention have dominated the scientific breakthroughs making headlines at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, but scientists working on a cure for HIV say they are making slow but significant headway in finding a permanent solution to the epidemic.
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| GLOBAL: Seven strategies for smarter HIV programmes |
 VIENNA, 22 July 2010 (PlusNews) - Speaking at the International AIDS Conference earlier this week, former US President Bill Clinton told delegates that the credit crunch meant HIV programmes would need to work “faster, better and cheaper”.
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| Blog: Bursting my AIDS 2010 bubble |
 VIENNA, 22 July 2010 (PlusNews) - This is my second International AIDS Conference and now I know for sure, Mexico wasn’t a fluke – I really do love these gatherings. I love the passion of the speakers, the excitement the boffins create around their new research and the “let’s all get behind this” spirit the activists bring.
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| GLOBAL: Microbicides - from results to reality |
 VIENNA, 21 July 2010 (PlusNews) - The dust has barely settled after the announcement of the first positive results from a microbicide trial, but scientists and policy makers are already asking themselves, 'What's next?'
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