Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention

  May 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators today affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the … 2

• Pills prevent HIV in straight men and women

  July 13, 2011 in Nation/World Two new studies found that daily pills prevented infection with the AIDS virus in heterosexual men and women in Africa, bringing new hope for someday offering a medical shield against … 5

• Amy Dreps

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A7 The North Idaho AIDS Coalition recently received one of the largest grants in the nonprofit organization’s history, a $72,000 award through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that’s likely to be … 1

• Face Time: North Idaho AIDS Coalition gets large grant

  May 2, 2011 in News, City, Idaho The North Idaho AIDS Coalition recently received one of the largest grants in the nonprofit organization’s history, a $72,000 award through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that’s likely to be … 1

• HIV-positive teen accused of assault

  October 13, 2010 in City A Spokane Valley teenager with HIV was arrested on assault charges Tuesday, accused of having unprotected sex with two girls. 21

• Ban on blood from gay men questioned

  June 1, 2010 in Features on Page C7 Men who have sex with men are not permitted to donate blood in the United States, Canada and many other countries. This ban was designed to stop the spread of …

• Harvard scholarship winner to speak

  April 28, 2010 in City on Page A7 A young woman who rose from teenage homelessness to a Harvard scholarship will speak at the annual Women Helping Women Fund lunch on May 10.

• Amateurs face crowds to help kids with HIV

  December 6, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 “Well, I sent you a tie clasp, but that was last July … you ain’t never cut a record and you ain’t no friend of mine.” As soon as the …

• New HIV infections declining, health agencies say

  November 25, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 It is estimated that the number of new HIV infections each year has declined about 17 percent since 2000, but for every five people infected, only two begin treatment, according …

• AIDS is top killer of women, WHO says

  November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 GENEVA – In its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease …

• AIDS vaccine’s success marginal

  October 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A10 Fresh results from the world’s first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective and suggest that its protection against HIV infection may wane …

• Trial vaccine helps prevent HIV infection

  September 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists …

• S. Africa testing AIDS vaccine

  July 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South Africa launched a high-profile trial of an AIDS vaccine created by its own researchers Monday, a proud moment in a nation where government denial, …

• Man with HIV charged with assault

  May 22, 2009 in City on Page A7 A man accused of having unprotected sex with another man without revealing he has the virus that causes AIDS faces a first-degree assault charge, and Spokane police think he may …

• Executive Linked To Blood Scandal

  May 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The chairman of French automaker Renault has been indicted for complicity in knowingly distributing blood tainted with the AIDS virus through state-run blood banks, Renault said Monday. Louis Schweitzer, head …

• Former Hockey Star Dying Of Aids

  February 13, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 Bill Goldsworthy, one of the original Minnesota North Stars, is dying of AIDS, the Saint Paul Pioneer Press reported Sunday. “As athletes, we tend to think of ourselves as invincible,” …

• More Girls Infected With Aids Health Organization Finds Half Of New Victims Are Females

  February 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 The pattern of the AIDS epidemic has changed, with women - particularly young girls and adolescents - becoming the fastest-growing group of new HIV infections, the World Health Organization said …

• Rural Communities See Fastest Growth In Aids Cases

  January 31, 1995 in City on Page B3 AIDS is no longer just a bigcity problem. For the first time, new cases of AIDS in Washington are increasing faster in smaller, rural communities than they are in the …

• Aids Top Killer In Ages 25 To 44 Unintentional Injuries Drop To Second Place, Report Says

  January 31, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 AIDS has become the leading cause of death among all Americans 25 to 44 years old, new federal data show. The data were reported for the first time at a …