Two new studies, each published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), suggest that treating HIV with antiretrovirals (ARVs) within four to six months after infection helps raise CD4 counts, but neither study was able to make an overwhelming argument for starting therapy so early.
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- 23 January 2013
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AIDSMeds
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), is shocked by the introduction of a Public Health Bill which our Parliament is currently debating. This Bill has some provisions that have no place in a democratic and modern day Botswana. It has provisions that are counter-productive, discriminatory, unconstitutional and barbaric.
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- 10 December 2012
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International HIV/AIDS Alliance / Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS
Many people in sub-Saharan Africa are accepting voluntary counseling and testing for HIV at home, showing the potential this method has of dramatically increasing awareness of HIV status among people who are undiagnosed.
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- 06 December 2012
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Medical News Today
A Serbian court has ordered a hospital to pay 4,000 euros ($5,200) in compensation to a man who claimed his life was ruined when he was falsely diagnosed with HIV, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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- 26 November 2012
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The Nation
A Ugandan female friend confided in me: “I fear to take an HIV test, because I may not have the energy to move back home when I am found to be HIV positive. I don’t know my status and I rather not know.”
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- 24 October 2012
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Key Correspondents
A company that offers home testing kits for a virus that can cause cervical cancer has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading customers and making irresponsible claims.
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- 18 October 2012
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The Guardian
The Maharashtra government’s proposal is aimed at shielding women but it could end up adding to their vulnerability.
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- 15 October 2012
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Tehelka
"Sofia, Samira and I were waiting impatiently to get our HIV test results. The atmosphere in the waiting room seemed quiet and unpleasant. I could observe fear and frustration on everybody's faces; a fear of being HIV positive, a fear of becoming an outcast among our friends, our families and our society....
"...[Sofia] wasn’t crying just because of being infected with HIV, she was crying because she knew the awful life that was coming. A life of being prejudged unjustly, being accused of what she was not responsible for, and being treated like a cheap prostitute...After the painful experience Sofia went through, she left the city the next morning, and since then nobody has heard from her."
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- 10 October 2012
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City College News
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) launched two new guides on HIV testing and patient rights, summarizing issues such as informed consent, non-nominal (no-name) testing, safeguarding medical privacy, limiting who can view medical information, and information about the criminal law and nondisclosure to sexual partners.
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- 28 September 2012
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Xtra
The OraQuick home HIV test is now available at CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens drugstores, along with Kroger and Walmart. And if it hasn’t been distributed to your local store, you can get it online directly form OraQuick.
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- 27 September 2012
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Box Turtle Bulletin
Get set for HIV treatmentA tool to help you decide whether you are ready to start taking HIV treatment.
HIV, GPs & other primary careThis booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services.
Treatment as prevention – free webinar 20 March 2013As
part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is collaborating...
Microbicides research – free webinar 22 February 2013As
part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is collaborating...
HIV treatment update – Winter 2013 21 February 2013The new edition of HIV treatment update (HTU) is on...