News Sat 08 - Fri 14 May
Teacher dismissed on grounds of HIV status wins £35k payout. Times Educational Supplement
The number of people being treated for HIV in Wales is continuing to increase year on year. The latest figures reveal there are 1,082 people in Wales being treated for either HIV. Wales Online
At front lines, AIDS war is falling apart. New York Times reports from Uganda, it says Uganda is the first and most obvious example of how the war on global AIDS is falling apart. New York Times
HIV test wait for teenager whose leg was bitten in violent attack. Northampton Chronicle
News Sat 01 - Fri 07 May
Almost three-quarters of British women have never been tested for HIV, with many seeing no need to, a poll has found. A total of 73% have not been tested, while 62% think HIV and Aids do not affect "their community". Nursing Times
Hundreds of England fans risk returning from the World Cup in South Africa with HIV, an expert has warned. The Sun
US researchers a step closer to understanding why some people have natural protection against HIV. Well-trained immune cells keep HIV in check. BBC News
News Sat 24 - Fri 30 April
Thousands of nursing jobs are coming under threat as the NHS attempts to make £20 billion of efficiency savings, says the Royal College of Nursing. The Times
South Africa kicked off the world’s largest HIV testing campaign on Sunday with top level political support, in the most tangible sign of a more aggressive effort to tackle Aids by the new administration. Financial Times
China has lifted travel restrictions for foreigners with HIV. BBC News
Drug use fuels world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe. Guardian
News Sat 17 - Fri 23 April
An award-winning composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C after receiving contaminated blood on the NHS has won a legal challenge over potential compensation worth thousands of pounds. The Times
With AIDS, time to get beyond blame. New York Times
Experts at BHIVA warn of dangers of delayed HIV diagnosis in the UK. Guardian
News Sat 10 - Fri 16 April
A new scheme making it easier for African and African-Caribbean residents to get tested in Lambeth has been launched. This is London
Single pill that opened a new front in war on HIV. Combination drugs prove goldmine for one drugs firm. The Sunday Times
A leading UK charity for lesbian and gay asylum seekers published a study this week which highlights disproportionate levels of rejection for homosexual applicants. Pink Paper
News Sat 03 - Sat 10 April
Another view on Angels in America - The drama in Angels in America seems like a nightmare from a long time ago, but still stands as a challenge to change our attitudes to HIV. Guardian
Terrence Higgins Trust looks to social media for 'listening' campaign. THT is launching a social media and advertising campaign inviting gay and bisexual men to discuss sex . Campaign
Plans for compulsory sex education in schools have been dropped in the pre-election “wash up” after being blocked by the Tories. Charities have greeted the news with dismay. The Times
News Sat 27 - Fri 02 April
Economic crisis and climate change concerns could affect the fight against the AIDS virus and lead to a "universal nightmare," the head of the United Nations' agency for HIV said. Reuters
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria began an effort to raise as much as $24 billion from members of the Group of 20 nations, that will test whether a major push begun a decade ago against infectious diseases can survive the global recession. Wall Street Journal
News Sat 20 - Fri 26 March
Jeffrey Sach - The fund that fights killer diseases such as TB and Aids needs to build on its success, but it is facing a fiscal crisis. Guardian
Would legalising sex work help fight AIDS? Guardian Global Health Blog
News Sat 13 - Fri 19 March
A campaign to compensate haemophiliacs given “bad blood” has been blocked by MPs. The Bolton News
Condom adverts to be allowed pre-watershed. Independent, Pink News
A Scottish man who was jailed after he infected his lover with the HIV virus has appealed against his sentence, it has been confirmed. BBC
News Sat 06 - Fri 12 March
Has HIV and AIDS had enough of our money? Robin Gorna, executive director of the International AIDS Society, argues that the AIDS epidemic may gain in strength if we cut back on funds to prevent it now. Guardian Global Health Blog
Britain sends South Africa 42m condoms in HIV fight before World Cup. Guardian
Although research has found that circumcision may help cut HIV infections, a new study suggests it may not have much effect on gay men. Pink News
News Sat 27 - Fri 05 March
Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper launch MAC make-up's new Viva Glam lipsticks. All proceeds from the £12.50 lipsticks goes to the MAC AIDS fund. ITN News
Watchdogs are expected to ease the rules on the advertising of condoms on television, allowing them to be shown before the 9pm watershed. Daily Mail
HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, UNAIDS says. BBC
News Sat 20 - Fri 26 February
HIV patients on antiretoviral drugs age before their time. Sunday Times
Mass prescription of anti-retroviral drugs could eradicate AIDS within 40 years, says Brian Williams of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis. The Independent
In Scotland a man who infected his lover with the HIV virus is due to be sentenced for culpable and reckless conduct. Press Association
Following the conviction of Mark Devereaux for knowingly infecting a woman with HIV, Catherine Murphy from THT outlines some of the problems surrounding the issue. BBC
News Sat 13 - Fri 19 February
“AIDS terror of mum over needle”. A terrified mum faces an agonising wait to find out if she has caught HIV - after a mugger stabbed her with a syringe. The Scottish Sun
German pop star Nadja Benaissa has been formally charged with causing bodily harm after allegedly failing to tell her lovers she was HIV positive. BBC News
Fight HIV with HIV: 'safe' virus proposed as vaccine. New Scientist
News Sat 06 - Fri 12 February
New definitions of both late HIV diagnosis and diagnosis with advanced HIV disease have been proposed by UK investigators. Aidsmap
A woman has been jailed for deliberately biting a midwife helping to deliver her baby. The nurse later had to endure six months of HIV and hepatitis tests because the woman was a high-risk patient.WalesOnline
A woman who aborted twins after learning that her partner had given her HIV is seeking compensation. Press and Journal
News Sat 30 - Fri 05 February
Driver’s HIV stab horror. Worried James McGowan, 40, now faces an agonising six-month wait to find out if he has contracted HIV. Scottish Sun
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb has been forced to amend the labelling of one of its HIV drug treatments following a number of reports of patients suffering from a rare, but sometimes fatal, liver disorder. Pharmacy Europe
A surgeon who claims he contracted the HIV virus during the course of his duties has brought a High Court action for damages. Irish Times
News Sat 23 - Fri 29 January
Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new campaign to warn gay men that HIV can also be caught through their penises. Pink News
A survey of gay and bisexual men has found that 77 per cent of respondents would donate blood if they were allowed to. Pink News
An HIV-positive South African woman is challenging being removed from Northern Ireland by immigration authorities. BBC News
News Sat 16 - Fri 22 January
Drug-resistant strains of HIV have already been documented in San Francisco and elsewhere in the US, and Europe. Now a model of their transmission, based on studies of gay San Francisco men, forecasts a rapid upsurge in the next five years. New Scientist
The UN has deplored the jailing of nine gay men who were members of a group working to provide condoms and HIV treatment in Senegal, and said it is working with a coalition of partners to ensure their release. UN Refugee Agency
Man guilty of 'reckless' HIV sex in Scotland. BBC News
Charities concerns over HIV conviction in Scotland. BBC News
The Royal College of Nursing today welcomed the launch of new guidelines on sexually transmitted infections, produced by the Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). Nursing Times
News Sat 09 - Fri 15 January
Around two-thirds of people do not use condoms when they have sex with a partner for the first time, according to a survey marking the launch of a new sexual health advertising campaign. Nursing in Practice
Faith schools should be legally obliged to teach that homosexuality is "normal and harmless", and gay civil partnerships should be replaced by true marriage, Nick Clegg said in an interview. The Independent
The first HIV-positive patient to be identified by NHS-funded pharmacy screening has praised the profession’s role in improving his prognosis. Chemist and Druggist
News Sat 02 - Fri 08 January
The US has lifted a 22-year immigration ban which has stopped anyone with HIV from entering the country. BBC News
David Cameron reveals Conservatives Draft Health Manifesto. The Times