News Sat 13 - Fri 19 December

Instant HIV tests: Clinics offering 60-second results can save weeks of worry. Sunday Times

Immigration ruling sparks fears of homelessness.Chronicle Live

Why, when treatment is freely available, would so many choose not to find out if they are HIV positive? Jonny Steinberg investigates in a remote South African village. Guardian

HIV infects women through healthy tissue according to US study.Reuters

The rape victim who took the stigma out of HIV.The Independent

News Sat 06 - Fri 12 December

A therapeutic vaccine to inhibit the spread of HIV will be available within five years, according to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who helped discover the virus. Yahoo

Northern Ireland gets first sexual health promotion strategy. Pink News

News Sat 29 - Fri 05 December

The Prime Minister has marked World AIDS Day with a statement of support for the fight against the disease worldwide. Pink News

Britain is criticised for deporting HIV patients. Guardian

HIV-positive pupils refused places at some schools and teachers demand HIV guidelines. Observer Guardian

Experts warn Government must offer more HIV testing on the NHS as figures reveal a third of sufferers do not know they are infected.Daily Mail

Peter Tatchell Comment: The National Blood Service claims it wants to protect patients from HIV, but its indiscriminate ban on gay donors is flawed.Guardian Comment it Free

France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service of AIDS.The Times

News Sat 22 - Fri 28 November

Rise in heterosexual HIV cases in the UK. The Times

A Crewe man who was feared dead in the Asian tsunami has been jailed for infecting his partner with HIV through unprotected sex. Crewe Chronicle

Living with HIV in Britain. The Times

Phase I clinical trial to test combination of two HIV vaccine candidates starts in London. Medical News Today

Deploying the drugs used to treat HIV may be the way to limit its spread. The Economist

News Sat 15 - Fri 21 November

Two articles on PrEP, including the Metro which claims ‘pills which guard against catching HIV may soon be on the shelves at a cost of £15’. Metro New Scientist

In Gloucester a man who had unprotected sex and knowingly gave a woman potentially life-threatening hepatitis B was jailed for two years.The Times

A total of 45 people who are worried that they might be at the centre of a HIV infection scare have contacted a special telephone helpline, it emerged today.This is Leicestershire

News Fri 07 - Fri 14 November

NAT questions gay blood donor ban. Pink News

The case of an HIV patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease. Wall Street Journal, Telegraph

Give asylum seekers access to NHS care, BMA urges. Health Service Journal

HPA has issued a warning about a man with HIV who has had unprotected sex with a number of women in the Leicester area. The Sun, Yorkshire Post

News Sat 01 - Fri 07 November

UK development minister warns as he launches £220m fund for research into technological solutions to halt the spread of HIV. Guardian

A fire-service worker who has the HIV virus is to get a payout after suing his brigade for discrimination. Manchester Evening News

The Global Fund has frozen its donations to Zimbabwe yesterday after President Mugabe's central bank was found to have pilfered £4.5 million from funds that were part of a £65million grant meant to help millions of seriously ill people. The Times

News Sat 25 - Fri 31 October

News Sat 18 - Fri 24 October

UK conference discusses ‘disastrous’ impact of the myth of ‘HIV health tourism’. NAM

Search giant Google has announced that it will invest more than $14 million (£7 million) in the global fight against diseases such as bird flu, HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. Telegraph

Advocates oppose Ugandan bill that would criminalize deliberate spread of HIV. Medical News Today

News Sat 11 - Fri 17 October

Government clampdown on 'health tourism' to be scrapped. Observer

Wrexham boy, 9, waiting for HIV results after standing on needle Evening Leader

Johann Hari: People are dying because gay men can't give blood The Independent

Three men have gone on trial in the Netherlands accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV. BBC

The majority of children of immigrant HIV-positive women attending a UK HIV clinic remain untested for HIV, despite a high risk of their being HIV-positive. Aidsmap

News Sat 04 - Fri 10 October

Hollyoaks star speaks about HIV plot. Capital Radio

Young people to receive chlamydia tests through the post. Management in Practice

'Therapeutic vaccine' for AIDS within four years, Nobel Prize winner predicts. Telegraph, Daily Mail

South Africa's fight against HIV/Aids is likely to receive an important boost, following the appointment of a new health minister, Barbara Hogan. BBC

MPs and peers celebrate National AIDS Trust's 21st birthday. Pink News

News Sat 27 - Fri 03 October

Nations pledge to support gay rights at UN meeting. Pink News

South African AIDS campaigners have serenaded the new health minister and rejoiced at the departure of her controversial predecessor. BBC

New institute to focus on AIDS vaccine. Reuters

Nearly one in three UK HIV patients has considered suicide in the previous week. NAM

News Sat 20 - Fri 26 September

All 15-59 year olds in some areas of England should be offered a HIV test by their GP, new recommendations say. BBC

New guidelines suggest gay men should have annual HIV test. Pink News

Study reveals HIV rates among drug users. The Independent

News Sat 13 - Fri 19 September

As people with HIV live longer, services must respond, says Lisa Power. The Guardian

An Australian court will be asked to consider an alternative charge for a man who pleaded guilty to infecting his former wife with HIV. ABC News

News Sat 06 - Fri 12 September

A total of 281 Scottish children under 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) last year, according to new figures obtained by BBC Scotland. BBC Scotland 

A memory stick containing information about the STI tests of 146 people has gone missing from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Pink News 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is filing a suit against a Maryland school for allegedly firing a teacher because he is HIV positive.  Current 

A new poll conducted in the Romania has found high levels of prejudice against homosexuals and people living with HIV.  Pink News

News Sat 30 - Fri 05 September

HIV prevention not reaching UK Africans. Plus News 

Dentist's patients given Aids test over dirty jabs. Sunday Mail (Scotland) 

Britons may be more vulnerable to HIV due to Roman invasion. Daily Telegraph 

HIV-positive couples are being paired up for marriage by a northern Nigerian state in an attempt to reduce the spread of the disease. BBC

News Sat 23 - Fri 29 August

Young children should be taught about sex, MPs say. Daily Telegraph 

AIDS researchers lose direction. Financial Times 

HIV and asylum letter from African HIV Policy Network. Guardian 

THT launches low cost counselling service for gay men. Pink News

News Sat 16 - Fri 22 August

Transfusion breakthrough as human blood grown from stem cells. The Times 

GMFA safe sex class for gay men returns. Pink News  

A UK bill of rights and freedoms should not enable the courts to help individuals ‘jump the queue’ when pursuing proposed new ‘rights’ such as healthcare the chairman of the joint committee on human rights has said. Law Gazette 

An Australian blood bank expert says changing the donor policy to allow sexually-active gay men to give blood could reduce the nation's blood supply. ABC News

Ministers aim to block high court appeals by failed asylum seekers. Guardian

News Sat 09 - Fri 15 August

'Hollyoaks' character will be diagnosed with HIV. Digital Spy

Attention turns to prevention in Mexico. FT

Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV. Reuters

"Elite" HIV wife may hold secret to AIDS vaccine. Reuters

The number of people in the north west of England accessing HIV treatment is continuing to rise, new figures reveal.
BBC News

News Sat 02 - Fri 08 August

Global AIDS forum opens in Mexico. BBC 

Towns across UK face HIV challenge. BBC

GPs demand right to treat refugees. Observer

Scientists are testing a vaccine designed to give HIV patients a prolonged break from their regular medication without side effects. BBC

Review of the Mexico AIDS Conference. The Economist

News Sat 19 - Fri 25 July

Doctors miss early symptoms of HIV.   BBC 

Letters: Don't stigmatise children with HIV. The Observer  

Gay men’s HIV prevention in UK must focus on men under 30 and those with large numbers of sexual partners, says Sigma Research. AIDSMap 

New drugs raise life expectancy of people living with HIV by 13 years.  BBC

News Sat 12 - Fri 18 July

HIV children turned away from schools. The Observer 

Young people urged to have fewer sexual partners and more tests as STIs rise. Guardian

NAT wants schools to teach gay sex education. Pink News

US set to overturn HIV travel ban. BBC News

News Sat 07 - Fri 11 July

People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others.
Reuters

Gels to protect women from HIV may help men more. Reuters

HIV scare for 70 women over unsterilised equipment. Daily Telegraph

A HIV-positive Kenyan woman has won compensation in a landmark ruling against her employer for unfair dismissal.
BBC

News Sat 28 - Fri 04 July

Sexual diseases double in eight years among the over-45s. The Times

Gay blood ban is lawful, says Finnish official. Pink News

Man who hid HIV status charged. The Columbus Dispatch

People with HIV in the developed world are no more likely to die in the first five years following infection than men and women in the general population. Reuters

News Sat 21 - Fri 27 June

A third of gay men who know they are HIV positive are still having unprotected sex, a study suggests. BBC

School sex clinics fuel debate on promiscuity. Observer

A three-year-old girl has been tested for HIV and hepatitis after standing on a discarded needle.  BBC

Nelson Mandela arrives in London for birthday concert. Guardian

HIV/AIDS infection rates are growing among intravenous drug users, prostitutes and gay men around the globe but they are often viewed as outcasts and refused treatment. Reuters

News Sat 14 - Fri 20 June

Injustices in HIV care are closer to home. Guardian

Is the AIDS epidemic really over? New Scientist

Survey reveals that 41% of HIV infected men are unaware of status. Pink News

This is no time to ease up on HIV funding. The Times

News Sat 07 - Fri 13 June

New HIV infections outpaces drug treatment. Washington Post

Better counting raises HIV rate in U.S. by 25 percent. Reuters

Comment piece on the exploitation of AIDS. Guardian

School sex clinics prove popular. BBC News

News Sat 31 - Fri 06 June

THT has re-launched the "Get it checked, Get back out there" campaign to try to increase awareness among gay men of sexually transmitted infections. Pink News 

UK commits £6bn to global AIDS fight. Pink News 

A new international report into the battle to stem HIV and treat people living with HIV around the world has found both progress and deeply-rooted problems. BBC 

The Economist reviews current the global prevention and treatment effort around AIDS.  The Economist

News Sat 24 - Fri 30 May

An HIV-positive Ugandan woman's claim to stay in the UK has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.
BBC News

Elizabeth Pisani reports on the effect of anti-retroviral treatment has had on the HIV prevention industry in Britain.
Prospect

UNAIDS has said that travel restrictions on people who are HIV+ are discriminatory and have no public health justification.
Pink News

News Sat 17 - Fri 23 May

Failed asylum seekers in Wales will now be given free health care - unlike their counterparts in England. BBC

People with HIV have a much higher risk for many cancers, including anal cancer, but a lower risk for prostate cancer, researchers said on Tuesday. Reuters

European Parliament demands US reconsider HIV ban. Pink News

News Sat 10 - Fri 16 May

HIV funding priority shift call. The Times

Britons risk health by shunning condoms. Metro

Medecins Du Monde’s report rejects the claim that the NHS is being exploited by people coming to the UK just to get free health treatment. Guardian

Glaxo 'downplayed' warning on heart-attack risk from HIV drug. Independent

HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer. Syracuse.com

News Sat 03 - Fri 09 May

Epidemiologist says political correctness in Africa has prevented us finding an effective strategy to fight HIV. The Times

Almost all babies born to HIV positive mothers can be free from the disease if appropriate antiretroviral drugs are administered, research has suggested. BBC

Comment piece on AIDS Orphan Day. Guardian Comment is Free

News Sat 26 - Fri 02 May

Researchers have discovered a new route for attacking HIV, according to a new study. Metro

HIV tests will be compulsory for workers at "recreational venues" in Hunan Province in central China.  Reuters

Thousands of people in Africa will be paid to avoid unsafe sex, under a groundbreaking World Bank-backed experiment aimed at halting the spread of Aids. Financial Times

News Sat 19 - Sat 26 April

National Aids Trust launches guide to HIV and asylum. Community Care

President of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative explains why we are making progress on AIDS. Wall Street Journal

An inquiry into why thousands of people were infected with viruses in blood transfusions was announced by the Scottish Government yesterday. Daily Express

News Sat 12 - Fri 18 April

High Court rules failed asylum seekers are entitled to free NHS treatment. The Guardian 

Girls as young as 12 are being treated for sexually transmitted infections and doctors say binge drinking is to blame. Metro

Fabio Capello on HIV awareness campaign in Lesotho. The Times  

Teenager with stabbed his girlfriend after being wrongly told she had AIDS. Daily Mail

News Sat 05 - Fri 11 April

The Sun investigates prostitution in South Africa ahead of the World Cup and the risks of HIV to English fans heading over for the tournament.  The Sun 

THT has created a new information website aimed at gay men interested in rough sex, S&M and other "hard core sexual practices." Pink News 

Using the law to contain HIV infections may do more harm than good.  Economist 

NHS migrant rules challenged in the courts.  BBC

News Sat 29 - Fri 04 April

Homophobia rife in British society, landmark equality survey finds. Guardian 

Hundreds of children are diagnosed with sexual infections every month as they ignore advice.  Daily Mail 

Supercomputer used to fight HIV. Channel 4 

Two Conservative peers have hit out at the Catholic Church for refusing to support the use of free condoms in the battle against HIV and AIDS. Metro

News Sat 22 - Fri 28 March

THT launches STI tests and treatments by post.  Pink News 

Some people may transmit weaker HIV virus say study.  Reuters 

US government sees overhaul of AIDS vaccine effort.  Reuters

News Sat 15 - Fri 21 March

Influx of workers and prostitutes for Olympics raises sexual health fears. The Times 

Mini-epidemics of HIV have been recorded among gay men, a study has found.  Nursing in Practice

Rise in 'high-risk' sex sees cases of syphilis soar by 1,200 per cent. The Independent

News Sat 08 - Fri 14 March

Campaigners are calling for tight restrictions on sexually active gay men donating blood to be relaxed. BBC News  

UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV-related travel restrictions. Yahoo   

One in four teenage girls in the United Sates has been infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease.  Yahoo 

The CPS publishes guidance and policy for the criminal prosecution of sexual transmission of infections. Daily Mail

News Sat 23 - Fri 29 February

Egypt's rounding-up and incarceration of HIV-positive people is unjust, unrealistic and unhealthy. Guardian Comment is Free 

A petition is being prepared for submission to the Scottish Parliament calling for a repeal to the ban that prevents gay and bisexual men from donating blood in the UK. Pink News 

A gel that uses a HIV drug to protect women from the virus is safe and acceptable to women, although it is too early to know if it actually prevents infection. MSNBC 

Advocacy groups welcomed the government's review of sex education in schools, but warned that putting sex into the context of relationships was paramount in cutting the UK's soaring rates of teenage pregnancy. Guardian

News Sat 16 - Wed 22 October

(RED) campaign's auction raises £21m for Aids cause. Independent

The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers. Wall Street Journal

George Bush’s positive HIV legacy. Financial Times

HIV positive gay men are more likely to suffer from a variety of smoking related illnesses than HIV negative smokers, GMFA has claimed. Pink News

News Sat 09 - Fri 15 February

Nurse died of AIDS seven years after catching HIV from accidental needle prick in hospital. Daily Mail

A study suggests the Immune system 'could be turbocharged to fight disease'. Daily Telegraph

Scientists are no further forward in developing a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist has said. BBC News

Letter from the National AIDS Trust: Don't give up on a vaccine for AIDS. Guardian

News Sat 02 - Fri 08 February

An HIV-positive British man has been jailed for 14 years in Sweden after being convicted of infecting two under-age girls during unprotected sex. BBC Online

Observer investigates USA300 and asks is the new superbug the nightmare public health hazard it's feared to be?
Observer

Growing old with HIV. LA Times

I'm a reformed, happy HIV mum. The Sun

News Sat 26 - Fri 01 February

Merck launches new HIV drug, Raltegravir, an integrase inhibitor that can help tackle treatment-resistant strains. BBC

Tackling HIV among the young black community. Black Britain

Sexually active middle-aged people are putting themselves at risk of infections, a Saga survey has revealed. Daily Telegraph

News Sat 19 - Fri 24 October

A record number of new cases of HIV were reported in Scotland last year including a rise in heterosexual infections, figures revealed yesterday. Scotsman

Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the former head of the Canadian Red Cross, clearing him of responsibility in a tainted-blood scandal that infected thousands with HIV or hepatitis and left more than 3,000 dead.
Guardian

Researchers contrite over MRSA story. Pink News

News Sat 12 - Fri 18 January

The National AIDS Trust launches its Public Attitudes to HIV 2007 report.  BBC Scotland

Researchers pinpoint human proteins HIV needs to survive in the body. Pink News

A deadly new drug-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA that could spread rapidly through the gay community, has been dubbed by the media ‘the new HIV’. San Francisco Chronicle , Metro

Report on refugee who is HIV-positive and applying for asylum in the UK. Guardian Weekly

News Sat 05 - Fri 11 January

Circumcision does not reduce sexual satisfaction and so there should be no reservations about using this method as a way to combat HIV, a study says. BBC

King's College Hospital has launch a study to discover why some people remain uninfected by HIV despite being exposed to it by their partners.  South London Press

A 36% cut in the funding for HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men is to go ahead, claims human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. Pink News