SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 01, 2010
A study on Truvada, a combination pill to prevent HIV infection, has shown that it increases protection by 44 percent. Armin Schafberger of the German AIDS Service Organization told SPIEGEL that the new pill is not an alternative to condom use, however. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 26, 2010
German pop star Nadja Benaissa has been found guilty of infecting a former lover with HIV. She received a two-year suspended sentence and 300 hours of community work. The No Angels singer said she wished she could "turn back time and make it not have happened." more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 24, 2010
The trial of German pop star Nadja Benaissa, who is accused of infecting a sexual partner with HIV, is the culmination of a witch hunt against the singer. The case revolves around the question of who is responsible for safe sex and whether Benaissa, who was only 16 when she learned her HIV status, was a victim of the pressure of the music industry. By Gisela Friedrichsen more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 26, 2010
There are 67,000 people infected with HIV in Germany. Many of them are involved in sports, partly because it helps them cope with the disease more effectively. They run marathons and box, and some are even top athletes. For many, the hardest thing to overcome is the prejudice of healthy people. By Lukas Eberle more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 01, 2009
There have been dramatic gains in reducing deaths related to HIV/AIDS in developing countries in recent years, as millions of people get access to life-saving anti-retroviral drugs. But now that progress is being threatened by faltering international support, writes Frank Dörner of Doctors Without Borders in a guest editorial to mark World AIDS Day. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 07, 2009
A controversial German health education campaign, focused on the prevention of HIV/AIDS, features Adolf Hitler having sex. It has been criticized around the world as tasteless and inappropriate -- but the campaign's makers don't see what the problem is. By Barbara Hans more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 16, 2009
Pop singer Nadja Benaissa is accused of having unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV positive. Lawyers and medical experts warn that it could be very difficult to prove she deliberately infected her partner. By Jörg Diehl more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 14, 2009
Nadja Benaissa, a singer with Germany's most successful girl group ever, 'No Angels', has been arrested on suspicion of having infected a sexual partner with HIV. She faces a possible charge of grievous bodily harm. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 27, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI triggered yet another scandal when he criticized the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS in Africa. Now the protests are taking an unusual form: The pontiff is about to receive a deluge of condoms by post -- gifts from international members of a Facebook group. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 17, 2009
As he made his way to Africa on Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI declared that condoms were not the way to fight HIV/AIDS. Speaking to reporters on his flight to Cameroon he said that they"increase the problem." more...
