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SA pulls the plug on blacklisted HIV testing kits

South Africa has stopped the distribution of SD Bioline HIV testing kits after reports that they were blacklisted by the World Health Organisation.

Published
09 July 2012
From
Mail & Guardian
Types of HIV tests
HIV groups want home testing kit in Australia

An over-the-counter HIV testing kit that is as easy to use as a pregnancy test will soon be available in American pharmacies, sparking debate about allowing rapid testing for the infection in Australia.

Published
09 July 2012
From
Sydney Morning Herald
Taking an HIV test
HIV home tests – how will they be used?

This week the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, which will be sold over the counter and used without medical supervision, received its final approval from the Food and

Published
07 July 2012
By
Roger Pebody
UK health services
UK: 'Perverse incentive' fear over sexual health service commissioning

The open access nature of sexual health services means the local authorities which will commission them from April 2013 will have a perverse incentive not to do so well, according to a sexual health charity leader.

Published
06 July 2012
From
GP Online
Types of HIV tests
South Africa: Treasury approves banned HIV test kit

Eyewitness News has learnt that government awarded a R22,5 million tender for HIV testing kits, initially banned by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Published
06 July 2012
From
Eyewitness News
Taking an HIV test
An HIV home testing kit won't give you emotional support

Having worked in the sector for years, I know that when people discovering they are HIV positive need professional counselling.

Published
06 July 2012
From
The Guardian
Types of HIV tests
OraSure Rises to Highest Price Since 2005 on HIV Test

OraSure gained 10 percent to $13.36 at the close in New York, following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision on July 3 to allow sales of the nonprescription saliva test.

Published
06 July 2012
From
Businessweek
Types of HIV tests
Rapid H.I.V. Home Test Wins Federal Approval - corrected version

NB this article contained an error when it first appeared: it reversed the frequency of false-positive tests (one in 5000) and false-negative etss (seven in 100). This is a corrected version. After decades of controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new H.I.V. test on Tuesday that for the first time makes it possible for Americans to learn in the privacy of their homes whether they are infected.

Published
05 July 2012
From
New York Times
Transmission and prevention
'We can slash HIV in a decade', says THT

UK-based HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust is calling for the gay community to lead the way in slashing HIV rates.

Published
05 July 2012
From
Gaystar News
Cardiovascular disease
Detectable viral load and low nadir CD4 cell count increase the risk of heart attack for people with HIV

A detectable viral load, a low nadir CD4 cell count and an elevated CD8 cell count are associated with an increased risk of heart attack for people

Published
05 July 2012
By
Michael Carter
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