HIV in the News

News October, 2011

News Sat 22 - Fri 28 October

Religion, HIV and mental health The Independent

Warning over HIV home test kits BBC, UKPA, The Independent

Prophet T.B. Joshua's HIV/AIDS miracle cures is investigated The Zimdiaspora

Government says it must do more to tackle HIV PinkNews

Don't screen everybody for HIV in the ER: study Reuters

News Sat 15 - Fri 21 October

Prayer can cure, churches tell those with HIV The Independent, BBC

Fish foot spa virus bombshell: Treatment 'could spread Hep C and HIV' The Sun, Mail OnlineThe Telegraph

Updated HIV figures published today Queer UK

HIV diagnosis progress hampered by inaccurate online information GP Online

Dangerous Precedent: HIV-Positive Man Convicted for Infecting His Informed, Consenting Partner Huffington Post

News Sat 08 - Fri 14 October

HIV life expectancy rises in UK, study finds BBC, The Independent, EurekAlert, Pink Paper

Home HIV tests ‘should be legalised’ Pink News

Help when you're troubled: getting the right psychological support aidsmap

Access to HIV Community Services by Vulnerable Populations: Evidence From an Enhanced HIV/AIDS Surveillance System in the United Kingdom The Body

New 'Keep it 100' campaign in Harlem is a hi-tech approach to curbing HIV/AIDS NY Daily News

News Sat 01 - Fri 07 October

Plea to hundreds of women after HIV man jailed The Telegraph, Mail Online, BBC, UKPA, Gazette Live, The Northern Echo

Two thirds 'would use HIV home testing kits if they were legal' Mail Online, UKPA

HIV funding cut despite 'local epidemic' London Evening Standard

NAT launch new myth-busting website about HIV Pink Paper

Needle exchange: Preventing HIV shouldn't be against the law (USA) LA Times