HIV in the News

News January, 2012

News Sat 28 - Fri 03 February

Hepatitis C warning for HIV-positive men Pink News

HIV's Increasingly Dangerous Sidekick So So Gay

Awareness, Testing Needed to Curb Hep C Infections Among HIV-Positive Gay Men AIDSmeds

Department of Health kicks off £10m HIV review Campaign

Majority of HIV-positive patients in US not receiving regular medical care AIDSmap

News Sat 21 - Fri 27 January

English public health indicators to include late HIV diagnosis AIDSmap

Terrence Higgins Trust sexual health charity to launch HIV testing clinics in Nuneaton and Leamington Coventry Telegraph

Good sex education is not about preaching abstinence The Guardian

Man with HIV gets €32,000 from Tesco for unfair dismissal (Ireland) Independent; Belfast Telegraph

Can speeding up nevirapine clearance reduce the risk of resistance after PMTCT use?
AIDSmap

News Sat 14 - Fri 20 January

Charities criticise London 'failing' HIV prevention programme BBC

HIV transmitted 1 in 900 times couple has unprotected sex Mail Online

Adventurers with HIV – a photo gallery AIDSmap

How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design The Atlantic

Man denies infecting two women he met in Basingstoke with HIV BBC; Daily Echo; Basingstoke Gazette 

News Sun 01 - Fri 13 January

Early Treatment Adherence Decreases Risk of Treatment Failure In HIV-Positive Adults AIDS Beacon

Home-based counselling and testing identifies people in need of treatment earlier Aidsmap

Sir Elton John secures a deal for book on Aids epidemic BBC News, Reuters, Mail Online

Limited evidence that vitamin D supplements of any benefit for patients with HIV Aidsmap

Herpes, HIV Viruses Enter USA via Smuggled African Bushmeat Environmental News Service, Market Watch