News: HIV Positive People

Of the 33.4 million people living with AIDS in 2008, 15.7 million are women that can possibly transmit their disease to their future offspring. One of every three children born with HIV can die before even reaching their first birthday, and about a half of the anticipated 400,000 HIV positive infants per year can lost their lives before turning two

In the last decade, advances in medical science have helped people with HIV live and stay well longer. As a result of these positive breakthroughs, workplace issues have become more common.

Many people feel that life insurance is at the top of their priority list, especially those who have loved ones who depend on them for their financial security. Life insurance policies offer comfort to those who want to make sure their dependants can survive after they are gone. Finding out you are HIV positive may make things harder when searching

HIVMatch is an AIDS and HIV positive dating site, where people can chat, and get to make new friends from all over the UK, safe in the knowledge that your HIV or AIDS condition will not be an issue.

HIV tests given to people today don't actually test for the presence of the HIV virus. Rather, they test for the presence of HIV antibodies that the immune system creates to defend itself against HIV. And just because you have HIV antibodies doesn't mean you actually carry HIV. In some circumstances, up to 50 percent of HIV positives are false,

Almost half of HIV-negative people participating in clinical trials of HIV vaccines have recently tested positive in routine testing for HIV - although not actually infected, according to a new study.

VIDEO REPORT. As India continues to fight the scourge of HIV/ AIDS, a unique matchmaking service is providing hope to millions of people who are already infected.

Telling others that you're HIV positive is a thorny bramble: People may react well, but they may not -- and there's often little you can do about it if they don't. "As much as I want to lash out, I know that it makes no sense for me to retaliate against someone who [uses] my disclosure in a manner that I had not originally intended," writes Vanessa