Hiv Ban

France on Thursday lifted a ban on embalming the bodies of HIV-positive people, ending three decades of discrimination in death against people infected with the AIDS virus.

Social network giant Twitter has banned onsite blood drives in its offices worldwide where regulations do not permit blood donations from gay or bisexual men, a move that LGBT-rights advocates say is a first for a public technology company.

France will lift a ban on gay men donating blood, introduced in the 1980s to prevent the spread of AIDS but criticised by rights groups, the health minister said today.

Singapore has lifted a two-decade old ban on visits by HIV-positive foreigners who intend to stay for a short period, citing "availability of effective treatment".

The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.

The European Union's top court ruled today that governments can ban homosexual blood donors to combat HIV but only on condition they show it is still the best way to limit health risks.

A panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed on Wednesday to decide whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heated deliberations.

The Union Health Ministry, which has drawn new guidelines for treating rape victims, has asked all hospitals to set up a designated room for forensic and medical examination of victims besides outlawing the two-finger test performed on them, dubbing it as unscientific.

Researchers in America found that a chemical, lectin known as Ban Lec, in bananas could help protect women from HIV infection.

A Dutch citizen who arrived in New York on Thursday was among the first HIV-positive foreigners to enter the US since Obama administration repealed a 22-year-old travel ban.

In a radical move, the US is going to lift a 20-year-old ban on the entry of HIV-infected people to the country.

A gram panchayat in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh has passed a resolution asking for relocation of a community care centre for HIV patients.

India is violating the human rights of its gay minority and undermining a battle against HIV/AIDS by holding on to a puritan colonial-era law that bans homosexuality.

France on Thursday lifted a ban on embalming the bodies of HIV-positive people, ending three decades of discrimination in death against people infected with the AIDS virus.

Social network giant Twitter has banned onsite blood drives in its offices worldwide where regulations do not permit blood donations from gay or bisexual men, a move that LGBT-rights advocates say is a first for a public technology company.

France will lift a ban on gay men donating blood, introduced in the 1980s to prevent the spread of AIDS but criticised by rights groups, the health minister said today.

Singapore has lifted a two-decade old ban on visits by HIV-positive foreigners who intend to stay for a short period, citing "availability of effective treatment".

The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.

The European Union's top court ruled today that governments can ban homosexual blood donors to combat HIV but only on condition they show it is still the best way to limit health risks.

A panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed on Wednesday to decide whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heated deliberations.

The Union Health Ministry, which has drawn new guidelines for treating rape victims, has asked all hospitals to set up a designated room for forensic and medical examination of victims besides outlawing the two-finger test performed on them, dubbing it as unscientific.

Researchers in America found that a chemical, lectin known as Ban Lec, in bananas could help protect women from HIV infection.

A Dutch citizen who arrived in New York on Thursday was among the first HIV-positive foreigners to enter the US since Obama administration repealed a 22-year-old travel ban.

In a radical move, the US is going to lift a 20-year-old ban on the entry of HIV-infected people to the country.

A gram panchayat in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh has passed a resolution asking for relocation of a community care centre for HIV patients.

India is violating the human rights of its gay minority and undermining a battle against HIV/AIDS by holding on to a puritan colonial-era law that bans homosexuality.