News Sat 25 - Fri 01 May

British devised test helps to narrow search for best AIDS vaccine. The Times

NAT Comment: It’s ignorance that must die if HIV is to be overcome. The Times

A man who alleged he was discriminated against because he was HIV positive has received £4,000 and an apology.BBC

Prudential will become the first mainstream insurer to offer life cover to people with HIV.Daily Telegraph

 

One of Wales' top sexual health doctors has warned that some patients with HIV are being denied treatment by GPs for everyday illnesses. BBC

 

News Sat 18 - Fri 24 April

Illegal drugs 'should be decriminalised to stop AIDS', warns the head of the influential Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Daily Telegraph

THT warn gay men living with HIV to check their US travel plans. Lesbian and Gay Foundation

Senegal's court of appeal has quashed January's convictions of nine men for homosexuality and ordered their immediate release. BBC

More than 100 Scots have been diagnosed as HIV positive in the first three months of this year, figures revealed yesterday. Press and Journal

Still no HIV cure, 25 years on. BBC

News Sat 11 - Fri 17 April

HIV patients should be given antiretroviral drugs earlier than currently recommended, according to a study. Nursing Times

GPs urged to cut rates of late HIV diagnosis. Healthcare Republic

Top four needs of people with HIV in the UK all related to mental health according to Sigma Research. AIDSmap

A singer from the German girl band No Angels has been arrested on suspicion of infecting a partner with HIV, a prosecutor's office has said. The Times

GSK and Pfizer pool resources for new strategy on HIV drugs. Daily Telegraph

News Sat 04 - Fri 10 April

A Canadian man was found guilty this weekend of murdering two women and sexually assaulting others by not warning them before having unprotected sex that he has HIV. Daily Telegraph

A new report released by Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) shows that some perceptions of HIV have not changed in the past 20 years. Pink News

PEPFAR has cut AIDS deaths by 10 percent in targeted African nations compared to their neighbours and saved more than a million lives, U.S. researchers said. Reuters

Study shows treatment for HIV should start earlier.Yahoo

News Sat 28 - Fri 03 April

Refused asylum seekers not entitled to free NHS treatment. Guardian

An inquiry is due to get under way into why hundreds of people were given contaminated blood which led to them becoming infected with HIV and hepatitis C. Nursing Times