May

News May, 2008

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