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Mistrust of government often deters older adults from HIV testing

One out of four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are in the later stages of infection. New research demonstrates that government mistrust and conspiracy fears are deeply ingrained in this vulnerable group and that these concerns often deter these individuals from getting tested for HIV.

Published
30 January 2013
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Starting treatment
HIV Treatment During Primary Infection Raises CD4s - and Further Questions

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.

Published
23 January 2013
From
AIDSMeds
Promoting HIV testing
Spiritual camps owners trained to identify HIV symptoms in their followers

The Family Health International, an international NGO, in collaboration with the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Centre, has trained owners of spiritual camps across the Western Region to identify HIV symptoms.

Published
22 January 2013
From
Vibe Ghana
Types of HIV tests
Handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

A new handheld mobile device can check patients’ HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic health records.

Published
21 January 2013
From
Science Daily
Testing policies and guidelines
Health Centers Not Routinely Testing for HIV

Only one in five federally funded safety-net health centers reported testing all patients ages 13 to 64 for HIV, despite a 7-year-old CDC recommendation to do so, a government report found.

Published
16 January 2013
From
MedPage Today
Testing policies and guidelines
BBC investigation uncovers illegal HIV testing kits

A BBC investigation has found HIV home testing kits widely available online - including on Britain's biggest online retailer Amazon.

Published
21 December 2012
From
BBC
Testing policies and guidelines
AIDS Advocates Support Task Force on Routine HIV Testing

As part of the public comment process, 316 AIDS groups and advocates, as well as 44 members of Congress, signed a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in support of its decision to recommend routine HIV testing.

Published
19 December 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Experiences of stigma
Dr Steve Taylor: How HIV Stigma Still Kills

A quarter of those with HIV in the UK are entirely unaware of their status, and it's in large part because people are scared to take the simple test that could allay their fears or get them on life-saving treatment. People are still dying of HIV - and it's because stigma is preventing us diagnosing them in time.

Published
17 December 2012
From
Huffington Post UK
Testing policies and guidelines
Rapid test for HIV approved in Australia

Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had approved for marketing the Alere Determine Combo HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab test, which will give people a preliminary result within 30 minutes.

Published
17 December 2012
From
The Australian
Promoting HIV testing
Pilot project at Vancouver hospitals finds 30 HIV patients upon admission

A pilot project at Vancouver hospitals that tests patients for HIV on admission has found more than 30 people with the disease in its first year.

Published
14 December 2012
From
GlobalNews.ca
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