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Supporting patient power: the role of patient advocates and advocacy groups

Chris Sandford is sitting in his office at the Bloomsbury Clinic, one of the UK’s busiest HIV clinics, a step away from the computer-and-sofa-shop Mecca that is

Published
03 February 2012
From
HIV treatment update
Finding support
Pets help women manage HIV/AIDS: Study

A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

Published
24 January 2012
From
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
Finding support
Public Service award winner - myhiv.org.uk

The website myhiv.org.uk is part of Terrence Higgins Trust's (THT) LifePlus package of services, which is helping to transform the lives of people living with HIV in the UK.

Published
23 November 2011
From
The Guardian
Taking an HIV test
Dead scared of taking the HIV/AIDS test

It is a well- known fact that more women than men know their HIV status and that it would be great if more men went for testing. What is not so well known, and I speak from personal experience, are the inner struggles that men have to confront before going for testing.

Published
05 November 2011
From
The Zimbabwean
New Technologies May Increase Adherence to HIV Drugs

New technologies may help HIV-positive people adhere to their pill regimens, The Minnesota Daily reports. Keith Horvath, a University of Minnesota researcher, built a “Facebook-like” website last spring that allowed participants to network with other people with HIV.

Published
05 November 2011
From
AIDSMeds.com
Mental and emotional health
Help when you're troubled: getting the right psychological support

Gus Cairns looks at the new Standards for psychological support for adults living with HIV.

Published
13 October 2011
From
HIV treatment update
Social and legal issues
Is there life after death for HIV social care?

HIV specialist social care is in danger of vanishing altogether as a facet of social work in England. Despite improvements in health, changes in the make-up and

Published
17 June 2011
From
HIV treatment update
Ageing and HIV
Assisted Living with HIV: A New Reality as Treatments Improve

With HIV striking the aging population at an alarming rate and with survivors living beyond their expectancy, assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities may begin to see an influx of HIV-positive residents.  Not only are these communities going to need to be prepared for the medical needs of such patients but also for the psycho-social needs of the aging survivors.

Published
06 June 2011
From
Senior Homes
Money, benefits and housing
UK: Disabled people stage protest over spending cuts

Disabled people and their families have held a protest in central London against government spending cuts.

Published
12 May 2011
From
BBC
Mental and emotional health
A winter of discontent?

New year can be difficult, with pressure to keep resolutions, the cold return to work and, this year, warnings about austerity ahead. But midwinter can be the

Published
09 February 2011
From
HIV treatment update
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