2008

News December, 2008

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