2008

News November, 2008

News Sat 22 - Fri 28 November

Rise in heterosexual HIV cases in the UK. The Times

A Crewe man who was feared dead in the Asian tsunami has been jailed for infecting his partner with HIV through unprotected sex. Crewe Chronicle

Living with HIV in Britain. The Times

Phase I clinical trial to test combination of two HIV vaccine candidates starts in London. Medical News Today

Deploying the drugs used to treat HIV may be the way to limit its spread. The Economist

News Sat 15 - Fri 21 November

Two articles on PrEP, including the Metro which claims ‘pills which guard against catching HIV may soon be on the shelves at a cost of £15’. Metro New Scientist

In Gloucester a man who had unprotected sex and knowingly gave a woman potentially life-threatening hepatitis B was jailed for two years.The Times

A total of 45 people who are worried that they might be at the centre of a HIV infection scare have contacted a special telephone helpline, it emerged today.This is Leicestershire

News Fri 07 - Fri 14 November

NAT questions gay blood donor ban. Pink News

The case of an HIV patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease. Wall Street Journal, Telegraph

Give asylum seekers access to NHS care, BMA urges. Health Service Journal

HPA has issued a warning about a man with HIV who has had unprotected sex with a number of women in the Leicester area. The Sun, Yorkshire Post

News Sat 01 - Fri 07 November

UK development minister warns as he launches £220m fund for research into technological solutions to halt the spread of HIV. Guardian

A fire-service worker who has the HIV virus is to get a payout after suing his brigade for discrimination. Manchester Evening News

The Global Fund has frozen its donations to Zimbabwe yesterday after President Mugabe's central bank was found to have pilfered £4.5 million from funds that were part of a £65million grant meant to help millions of seriously ill people. The Times