National AID Trust - HIV in the news

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HIV clinic and Stephen Fry crowdsource video campaign Campaign

Future of HIV services: “A real worry” [Audio] East London Lines

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis: guidance from the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Expert Advisory Group on AIDS Department of Health

Tenofovir Safe For HIV-Positive Pregnant Mothers Medical News Today

Man infected with HIV 'after receiving contaminated blood during routine heart surgery' (USA) Mail Online

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

'Redhill is not gay-friendly', says HIV campaigner
Surrey Today

National AIDS Trust calls for gay men to have to ‘opt-out’ of HIV testing
Gay Star News

Sheffield Games Developer Team Cooper Works With Terrence Higgins Trust to Create First Facebook Game Targeting Gay Men's Sexual Health
PR Newswire

NAT issues report on promoting HIV testing under funding pressure
Pink News

Positive? - interactive HIV education
The Guardian

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Lack of basic subsistence needs is the most important factor affecting health of poor HIV-positive men AIDSmap

Fears raised over 'punitive approach' to HIV exposure Herald Scotland, Deadline

GS-7977 with interferon/ribavirin cures most treatment-naive hepatitis C patients in 12 weeks AIDSmap

Antiretroviral therapy as prevention: TB Science Speaks: HIV & TB News

UN Chief: World falling behind in goal of reducing HIV/AIDS infection, improving treatments Washington Post, Bloomberg, UNAIDS

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

PrEP acceptable to UK gay men, studies find AIDSmap

Treatment switches becoming less common, side-effects still the key reason for switching AIDSmap

Survey reveals HIV link with depression Eastbourne Herald

Guidance on couples HIV testing and counselling, including antiretroviral therapy for treatment and prevention in serodiscordant couples WHO

UNAIDS welcomes Kenya High Court judgment on anti-counterfeit law UNAIDS, AlertNet

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Businessman tells of South African prison rape that left him HIV positive The Metro

Fat fighters: Docs declare war on obesity epidemic 'bigger than HIV' The Mirror

Half of women at east London HIV clinic have experienced intimate partner violence AIDSmap

London: THT launches new groups for gay and bisexual men living with HIV Pink News, Pink Paper

Could a cure for AIDS be on the horizon? Genetically engineered human stem cells can hunt down and 'kill' HIV inside the body Mail Online

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

World Health Day: HIV360° wants more emphasis to be placed on society's health and students' impact on it Guardian

A&E patients to be offered HIV tests at St George's Your Local Guardian

New website for Sheffield people with HIV The Star

Hepatitis C infections now twice as likely in HIV+ gay men as in injecting drug users, Swiss study finds Aidsmap

Charity scheme for HIV sufferers in Brighton The Argus

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Mum stabbed in Broad Street, Birmingham by needle, fears she could have HIV Sunday Mercury, Birmingham Mail

His girlfriend is HIV positive - should I tell him? Coleen Nolan's advice column The Mirror

HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust launch Back to Work scheme for long-term unemployed Pink Paper

Many men with undetectable HIV in blood still have low levels in their semen, studies find AIDSmap

AIDS 'could be eliminated in our lifetime' Al Jazeera

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HIV hookers peril for England fans
The Sun

High-street chemist Superdrug now offer rapid HIV testing across UK
Pink Paper

Results of tests for recent HIV infection can be safely given to patients
AIDSmap

Cognitive function improves through the first year of HIV therapy
AIDSmap

Africa: New UN Partnership Seeks to Advance HIV/Aids Response Across Africa
All Africa

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Boscombe dad discovers drug paraphernalia hidden under bath
Bournemouth Echo

Video: Spoof Tube announcements prompt gays to ‘mind the gap’ over HIV testing
Pink News

Francis Maude: My brother's Aids death transformed my views on gay marriage
The Telegraph

Treatment as prevention is starting to work in parts of Africa
AIDSmap

Protection of human rights essential in fight against HIV/AIDS – UN official
UN News Centre

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Teenagers born with HIV tell of life under society's radar
The Guardian

Where we are now - NAT and 30 Years On
So So Gay

Tanzanian pupils with HIV 'forced to wear ribbons'
Independent, BBC News, News One, SOS Children's Villages

Trust turns libraries into HIV hubs
Newmarket Journal

Schools' role in HIV education
Guardian

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Few HIV-Positive People Can Control Disease Progression Without Antiretrovirals AIDS Beacon

My Grindr Experiment UKPositiveLad (Blog)

Lib Dem MPs Accused Of Insulting Man With HIV Critical Of NHS Reforms Huffington Post

HIV positive man who knowingly spread the virus claims his human rights were violated (Canada) Mail Online

Once-a-month HIV drug maintains good levels for prevention; few side-effects so far AIDSmap

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Free HIV treatment on NHS for foreign nationals BBC, Mail Online, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Belfast Telegraph, UKPA, AIDSmap

Hepatitis C subtype-1b and carriage of IL28B gene associated with improved treatment responses in HIV-co-infected patients Aidsmap

Intermediary indentifies gap of advice in HIV community FT Adviser

PrEP needs more study before being provided, UK physicians conclude Aidsmap

Mugabe admits losing cabinet to HIV and AIDS The Zimbabwean, Zimbabwe Journalists, Voice of America, All Africa

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Glasgow drug users warned of HIV cluster BBC, STV

Terrence Higgins Trust relaunches Hardship Fund for people with HIV Pink Paper

Six cases of HIV diagnosed in city UKPA

Substantial number of HIV infections in UK-born patients acquired abroad AIDSmap

Death by denial: The campaigners who continue to deny HIV causes Aids The Guardian

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Viread Is Associated With Long-Term, Irreversible Kidney Damage AIDS Beacon

HIV affair husband jailed after blackmail bid and arson attack This is Cornwall

Sexual Rights of HIV-Positive Transwomen (USA) The Body

Half of all new HIV transmissions in US may originate in undiagnosed individuals AIDSmap

HIV warning to women using injectable contraception Guardian, Kuwait News Agency, bikyamasr, NY Times

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

New BHIVA guidelines recommend discussion with all patients on potential of HIV treatment to protect sexual partners AIDSmap

HIV awareness campaign launched UKPA

Increased risk of anal cancer for all groups with HIV AIDSmap

WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV UNAIDS

Outcry over NYC HIV/AIDS housing help policy (USA) Wall Street Journal

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hepatitis C warning for HIV-positive men Pink News

HIV's Increasingly Dangerous Sidekick So So Gay

Awareness, Testing Needed to Curb Hep C Infections Among HIV-Positive Gay Men AIDSmeds

Department of Health kicks off £10m HIV review Campaign

Majority of HIV-positive patients in US not receiving regular medical care AIDSmap

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

English public health indicators to include late HIV diagnosis AIDSmap

Terrence Higgins Trust sexual health charity to launch HIV testing clinics in Nuneaton and Leamington Coventry Telegraph

Good sex education is not about preaching abstinence The Guardian

Man with HIV gets €32,000 from Tesco for unfair dismissal (Ireland) Independent; Belfast Telegraph

Can speeding up nevirapine clearance reduce the risk of resistance after PMTCT use?
AIDSmap

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Charities criticise London 'failing' HIV prevention programme BBC

HIV transmitted 1 in 900 times couple has unprotected sex Mail Online

Adventurers with HIV – a photo gallery AIDSmap

How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design The Atlantic

Man denies infecting two women he met in Basingstoke with HIV BBC; Daily Echo; Basingstoke Gazette

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Early Treatment Adherence Decreases Risk of Treatment Failure In HIV-Positive Adults AIDS Beacon

Home-based counselling and testing identifies people in need of treatment earlier Aidsmap

Sir Elton John secures a deal for book on Aids epidemic BBC News, Reuters, Mail Online

Limited evidence that vitamin D supplements of any benefit for patients with HIV Aidsmap

Herpes, HIV Viruses Enter USA via Smuggled African Bushmeat Environmental News Service, Market Watch

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Study Shows Muscle Loss Is Common In HIV-Positive Men AIDS Beacon

Bali holidaymakers who have had tattoos urged to have HIV tests after Australian tourist contracts virus Mail Online

Paper refuting HIV–AIDS link secures publication Nature

HIV breakthrough as scientists discover mixing vaccines can slash transmission rates of virus Mail Online

ART improves impact of therapeutic feeding in malnourished infants with HIV Aidsmap

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

How to help disabled people fight the welfare reform bill Guardian

PEP guidelines for the UK revised to take account of undetectable viral load AIDSmap

Is the new disabled work benefit working? BBC

Migrants 'most at risk of TB and HIV' Net Doctor

'Ray of hope': FDA approves human trials of promising HIV vaccine Mail Online

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

AIDS and the rise of the behaviour police Spiked Online

Nevirapine and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis safe in HIV-exposed, uninfected infants Aidsmap

United Kingdom: Change Rules on Drugs for HIV, Says Top Doctor The Body

HIV/AIDS: a timeline of the disease and its mutations Telegraph

Disabled people finally given a voice on HIV and Aids Guardian

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

High rate of new diagnoses when gay men phoned and asked to come back for sexual health check-up AIDSmap

Prison term for pool sex HIV pair in Edinburg BBC, Sky News, Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News, Deadline News, ZimEye

Londoners set record for most HIV tests on World AIDS Day Pink News

'HIV Healing' Church Will Not Be Punished Sky News

Johnson & Johnson shuns poor people with HIV New Internationalist

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mental health support for HIV sufferers boosted by standards publication Nursing Times

HIV testing should be 'universal' says HPA The Telegraph, The Independent

World Aids Day: 30 years since Britain's first diagnosis The Telegraph; Huffington Post; Huffington Post; The Guardian; Pink News (David Cameron); Pink News (Ed Milliband); Pink News; Pink News; Pink Paper

Doctors, dentists and health workers with HIV could work in NHS The Telegraph; Mail Online; Financial Times

HIV/Aids: Why were the campaigns successful in the West? BBC