An article in Nature Medicine available online on August 2 reports a new strain of HIV found in a Cameroonian woman. This new strain bears no resemblance to the current strains infecting humans or chimpanzees, but appears to be closely related to the virus found in gorillas.

In an interview with BBC, co-author of the article Dr. David Robertson of the University of Manchester assures the public, “There’s no reason to believe this virus will present any new problems, as it were, that we don’t already face.” Although it is…

On July 14, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced its plans to invest £60 million ($97 million) in AIDS treatment in Africa over the next ten years. The company’s plans focus primarily on the care and treatment of children with HIV and AIDS as well as improved access to antiretroviral drugs.

Andrew Witty, the Chief Executive Officer of GSK, outlined several programs aimed to help those living with HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Health Organization, more than three-quarters of all AIDS related deaths occurred in this region in…