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If men who have sex with men (MSM) have the option of using rapid HIV testing to screen potential sexual partners, will they do so?
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What is desperately needed are the drugs that will keep HIV-positive children alive from birth to the age of three. By Stephen Lewis
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South African study finds most women disclose HIV status to family, but far fewer to sexual partners
A study of HIV-positive people in the high-prevalence area of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa shows that a high proportion of people disclosed their HIV status to family members, generally immediately after diagnosis, but fewer disclosed their HIV status to partners.Findings from the study were reported at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)in Washington.
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Providing free school uniforms to enable children to stay in school, in addition to exposing primary school students to the national HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum, appeared to have a greater effect on reducing risky sexual behaviours among youth and in particular girls in Western Kenya than either intervention alone, Dr Vandana Sharma reported on Wednesday at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington.
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A number of public health organisations yesterday (Wednesday) came out in support of the new smoking regulations proposed by the Ministry of Health.
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Women who worked before a breast cancer diagnosis often return to their normal job routine after treatment, a study in Swedish women found.
Leadership is key in influencing people to protectthemselves against HIV, according to the latest HIV Communication Survey released yesterday (24 July).
People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder 2.6 times increased risk of developing cancer, according to a recent study in Psychiatric Services.
WASHINGTON ‘€” Speaking at a satellite session today at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), commended countries and their international partners for recent progress in preventing new HIV infections among children and saving mothers’€™ lives.
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Lung function may decline slower in smokers with sufficient vitamin D levels compared to smokers who are vitamin D deficient. This is according to a recent report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Washington DC – “I play before capacity crowds and get an awful sense of fulfillment from that. But the emotion cannot compare to listening to Florence this morning,” so said Sir Elton John at a Congressional Global Aids breakfast meeting he hosted yesterday in the Kennedy Caucus Room in partnership with UNAIDS.
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Existing treatment and prevention techniques could prevent millions of new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS — but only if Obama sustains funding. By Mark Harrington