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Regular HIV testing becoming the norm among gay men in Scotland

The number of gay men testing for HIV in Scotland increased significantly between 2000 and 2010, a study published in HIV Medicine shows. The percentage of

Published
24 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
HIV testing
Primary HIV infection frequently missed by GUM and HIV clinics

Primary HIV infection had been missed frequently in people newly diagnosed with HIV at a sample of UK sexual health clinics, investigators from the UK report

Published
21 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
HIV prevention policy
'Test And Treat' Strategy For Curbing HIV Draws Questions

Test and treat sounds good on paper, but some doctors and policymakers have doubts about its feasibility on a large scale.

Published
11 September 2012
From
NPR
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Tentative evidence of treatment-as-prevention efficacy in northern France

Physicians at seven HIV clinics in north-eastern France have provided evidence of an association between a decrease in the so-called 'community viral load' (CVL) in diagnosed patients between

Published
04 September 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Three-quarters of clinicians in the US willing to prescribe early HIV treatment for the purpose of prevention

There is an overwhelming consensus among clinicians who prescribe HIV treatment in the US that people who are taking antiretroviral therapy are less likely to transmit HIV

Published
20 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
British Columbia leading the way to end HIV transmission

British Columbia is the only province in Canada witnessing a significant decline in new HIV diagnoses, and experts say a local strategy emphasizing treatment as prevention could eliminate transmission of the disease if everyone was tested.

Published
16 August 2012
From
CTV News
Epidemiology and behaviour
Increased rates of unprotected sex among undiagnosed gay men wipe out benefits of diagnosis and HIV treatment

The ongoing HIV epidemic among gay men in the Netherlands is due to increased rates of unprotected sex, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Higher rates

Published
14 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Newly infected individuals sustaining HIV epidemic in Geneva

Individuals with recent HIV infection are sustaining the epidemic, a Swiss study published in the online edition of AIDS suggest. The investigators believe that their results further

Published
14 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Access to medicines and treatment
89 million people medically uninsured during 2004 to 2007

89 million Americans were without health insurance for at least one month during the period from 2004 to 2007, and 23 million lost coverage more than once during that time, according to researchers at Penn State and Harvard University.

Published
10 August 2012
From
EurekAlert
Delivery of care
US youth, heterosexual men and African Americans losing out on HIV treatment benefits

A new study presented at the 19th International AIDS Conference shows that young people, African Americans, and heterosexual men have particularly low rates of retention in care and

Published
08 August 2012
By
Gus Cairns
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