HIV in the News

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Each week we produce a round-up of the latest news; below are last week's top stories.  News from previous weeks is available in our archive on the right. If you have seen a story relating to HIV in the news, please let us know.

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News Sat 23 - Fri 29 January

Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new campaign to warn gay men that HIV can also be caught through their penises. Pink News

A survey of gay and bisexual men has found that 77 per cent of respondents would donate blood if they were allowed to. Pink News

An HIV-positive South African woman is challenging being removed from Northern Ireland by immigration authorities. BBC News

News Sat 16 - Fri 22 January

Drug-resistant strains of HIV have already been documented in San Francisco and elsewhere in the US, and Europe. Now a model of their transmission, based on studies of gay San Francisco men, forecasts a rapid upsurge in the next five years. New Scientist

The UN has deplored the jailing of nine gay men who were members of a group working to provide condoms and HIV treatment in Senegal, and said it is working with a coalition of partners to ensure their release. UN Refugee Agency

Man guilty of 'reckless' HIV sex in Scotland. BBC News

Charities concerns over HIV conviction in Scotland. BBC News

The Royal College of Nursing today welcomed the launch of new guidelines on sexually transmitted infections, produced by the Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). Nursing Times

News Sat 09 - Fri 15 January

Around two-thirds of people do not use condoms when they have sex with a partner for the first time, according to a survey marking the launch of a new sexual health advertising campaign. Nursing in Practice

Faith schools should be legally obliged to teach that homosexuality is "normal and harmless", and gay civil partnerships should be replaced by true marriage, Nick Clegg said in an interview. The Independent

The first HIV-positive patient to be identified by NHS-funded pharmacy screening has praised the profession’s role in improving his prognosis. Chemist and Druggist

News Sat 02 - Fri 08 January

The US has lifted a 22-year immigration ban which has stopped anyone with HIV from entering the country. BBC News

David Cameron reveals Conservatives Draft Health Manifesto. The Times

News Sat 12 - Fri 18 December

The results of the MDP301 trial of PRO2000 gel were announced today. The clinical trial has found no evidence that the vaginal microbicide reduces the risk of HIV infection in women. The Guardian

Fifty percent of prostitutes in South Africa are HIV positive.  News of the World

Elton John: 'Gordon Brown doesn't understand AIDS problem'. Pink News

UNITAID approves patent pool to reduce cost of HIV drugs. Financial Times

Rwanda's lower house will reportedly vote today on a revision to the penal code which would criminalise homosexuality. Pink News
 
The death of former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang marks the end of an era. BBC News

News Sat 05 - Fri 11 December

An analysis of primary care records suggests that at least half of people with diagnosed HIV infection had disclosed their HIV status to their general practitioner (GP).AIDSmap

Teacher killed himself in Brighton after HIV diagnosis. Argus

 
In New Zealand a husband infects wife with HIV by pricking her with sewing needle while she slept. BBC
 
Researchers have discovered that human stem cells could be engineered to kill HIV-infected cells. Pink News

News Sat 28 - Sat 05 December

People with HIV alarmed by levels of stigma in UK. The Observer

HIV diagnoses for gay and bisexual men levelling off. Pink News
 
Warning over late HIV diagnosis. Independent
 
GlaxoSmithKline is to cut significantly the prices of its medicine in emerging economies next spring. Financial Times
Uganda considers death sentence for gay sex in bill before parliament. Guardian
 
Adrienne Seed talks about tackling the social stigma of living with HIV on This Morning.This Morning
 
Twitter goes red for World AIDS Day Guardian
 
Why does a small band of scientists and campaigners persist in denying the link between HIV and AIDS, when the evidence that they are wrong is overwhelming? The Independent

 

News Fri 20 - Fri 27 November

When the battle against superstition, stigma and scant sex education is over, the fight to treat HIV patients begins. Kirsty Taylor reports from Kenya. Guardian

HIV/TB epidemic in Eastern Europe a 'public health disaster'. AIDSmap
 
MPs asked to support gay men's HIV campaign. Pink News
 
 
HIV infections and deaths fall as drugs have impact . The number of people worldwide infected with the HIV- about 33 million - has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years. BBC
 
The HIV pandemic which started 28 years ago is officially in decline, two of the world's leading health organisations said yesterday. The Independent
 
We've all got HIV... it's not the death sentence that it used to be. The Sun interviews three people living with HIV in the UK today. The Sun

News Sat 14 - Fri 20 November

Testing for HIV could be introduced routinely in GPs’ surgeries and hospitals under government plans to screen the population for the condition. The Times

Sir Elton John has warned that many young people are putting themselves at risk by having unsafe sex. BBC News
 
A police officer faces an anxious wait to discover whether he has HIV after being bitten by a woman he was trying to arrest. Sunderland Echo
 
Former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq stars in web film challenging prejudice against kissing people with HIV. Guardian
 
HIV film 'dangerous and misleading'. Pink News
 
Activists denounce Uganda's homosexuality bill. Guardian

News Sat 07 - Fri 13 November

Terrence Higgins Trust, with Age Concern and Help the Aged, are launching a survey today to find out the needs and concerns of people living with HIV who are aged over 50. Pink Paper

New sex education rules will help all children feel comfortable with their sexuality – except those in faith schools. Guardian Comment is Free
 
In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that AIDS is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. Associated Press
 
South Africa's death rate doubled over the last decade due to the spread of AIDS, the health minister said. Yahoo