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Date   Interest Area   Clipping Title
20-08-2008     Updated British HIV pregnancy guidelines published
18-08-2008     Don't use HIV tests bought over the internet, warns UK medicines regulators
18-08-2008     Do not use HIV tests bought over the internet, warns UK medicines regulators
18-08-2008     Will male circumcision protect women, ask advocates?
18-08-2008     `Express care` for ARV starters by nurses decreases clinic congestion, may improve outcomes
14-08-2008     Uptake of second-line treatment `stagnant` in developing world
14-08-2008   Policy  
13-08-2008     One in five patients at London clinic are lost to follow up and don’t attend elsewhere in the UK
13-08-2008     One in five patients at London clinic are lost to follow up and don’t attend elsewhere in the UK
13-08-2008   Policy   HIV prevention worker fights deportation
12-08-2008   Policy   Criminalising HIV spread won’t help
10-08-2008     Substantial barriers to uptake of HIV testing among African people in England
10-08-2008     New data to help target HIV prevention for Africans in England
10-08-2008     One third of Africans in England do not feel in control of avoiding HIV infection
09-08-2008   Policy   Seeking Better Laws on H.I.V.
08-08-2008   Policy   AFRICA: "Terrifying" new HIV/AIDS laws could undermine AIDS fight
08-08-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   AFRICA: TB failures threaten HIV treatment gains
08-08-2008   Treatment   GLOBAL: ARVs as prevention tool sparks debate
07-08-2008   Policy   Red Ribbon Award winners honoured
06-08-2008   Policy   Social exclusion and lack of HIV prevention programmes for men who have sex with men escalating new HIV infections in major cities of the global south
06-08-2008   Research   AIDS 2008 PLENARY SPEAKERS UNDERSCORE PERSISTENCE OF HIV AS CENTRAL CHALLENGE TO A CURE, URGE FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO AFFECTED CHILDREN AND SEX WORKERS’ RIGHTS
06-08-2008   Social Care   Vulnerable to H.I.V., Resistant to Labels
06-08-2008   Policy   New Focus on Children at AIDS Seminar
06-08-2008   Policy   Behavioral Approaches Overlooked in AIDS Fight
06-08-2008   Policy   Former African Leaders Launch Regional Campaign To Pressure Politicians on HIV/AIDS
05-08-2008   Treatment   Treatment as a prevention tool: Expansion of highly active anti retroviral therapy programmes could substantially reduce new HIV infections
05-08-2008   Prevention   MOMENTUM GROWING FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO HIV PREVENTION
05-08-2008   Social Care   'I pray. But not for myself'
05-08-2008   Policy   Special Session on the global financial architecture for AIDS
05-08-2008   Policy   Activists call for end to laws that ban HIV-infected people from a dozen nations
04-08-2008   Prevention   UK Africans 'need more HIV help'
04-08-2008   Research   The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight Against Aids
04-08-2008   Treatment   GPs demand right to treat refugees
04-08-2008   Policy   AIDS 2008 opens in Mexico
04-08-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   Invisible men: action urged for gay men in the global South
04-08-2008   Prevention   LANCET SERIES ON HIV PREVENTION: Press release & press conference
04-08-2008   Policy   Mexican Government Lauded for Allowing Life-Saving
04-08-2008   Policy   HIV EXPERTS MEASURE PROGRESS ON COMMITMENTS, UNDERSCORE CHALLENGES TO MEETING 2010 GOAL OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS
03-08-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   Malawi MSM survey reveals very high HIV acquisition and transmission risks
03-08-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   US HIV rate 'higher than thought'
03-08-2008   Policy   Progress and setbacks in AIDS battle
03-08-2008   Policy   'It's a place I can go for a hug'
03-08-2008   Research   Press release: International AIDS Society and Partners Recognize Outstanding Young Researchers from Around the World at AIDS 2008
03-08-2008   Policy   URGING UNIVERSAL ACTION TO END AIDS, 22,000 ASSEMBLE IN MEXICO CITY FOR START OF THE XVII INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE
01-08-2008   Policy   CALL TO COMMITMENT ON HIV/AIDS ASKS MORE FOR WOMEN
01-08-2008   Social Care   Bishop washes feet of HIV-positive women as faith community reach out to people living with HIV
31-07-2008     Vitamin content largely retained in flash-heated breastmilk
31-07-2008   Policy   Press Release:Positive Leadership Summit – Reclaiming the Advocacy Agenda
30-07-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   UNAIDS launches new report on global AIDS epidemic
30-07-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   Open letter to the Lancet regarding UNAIDS 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
30-07-2008   Policy   US neglecting own black AIDS epidemic
30-07-2008   Policy   Uganda: Torture Threat for HIV/AIDS Activists
28-07-2008     Resistance means ciprofloxacin should no longer be used to treat gonorrhoea in South Africa, says study
21-07-2008     Gay men’s HIV prevention in UK must focus on men under 30 and those with large numbers of sexual partners, says Sigma Research
21-07-2008     Gay Men’s Sex Survey: new data on knowledge of the law, use of poppers, oral sex and testing for hepatitis C
18-07-2008     Genital shedding of HIV in women with undetectable viral load: less of it, but still happening
17-07-2008     HIV treatment effective for infants in resource-limited settings
17-07-2008     Knowledge of STIs poor in rural Tanzania - associated with risky sex and infection with HIV
17-07-2008     Knowledge of STIs poor in rural Tanzania - associated with risky sex and infection with HIV
17-07-2008     HIV treatment effective for infants in resource-limited settings
17-07-2008   Epidemiology of HIV   Genetic variant makes Africans more vulnerable to HIV
17-07-2008   Treatment   Plans for Human Trial of H.I.V. Vaccine Canceled
15-07-2008     Differing causes of lung infections in HIV-positive patients: implications for diagnosis and treatment
14-07-2008     Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis cuts risk of death for HIV-positive patients with TB in Zambia
11-07-2008     Kenyan woman wins landmark wrongful dismissal case
10-07-2008   Policy   Kenya: HIV-positive waitress awarded £17,000 compensation after dismissal
27-06-2008     Opt-out testing increases HIV counselling and testing rates in South African TB clinics
27-06-2008     High-dose amphotericin B speeds clearance of cryptococcus from the brain
25-06-2008     Acute kidney failure more common in people newly diagnosed with HIV
23-06-2008     Fourteen-week nevirapine prophylaxis for infants reduces postnatal HIV infection
20-06-2008     HIV and hepatitis coinfection in Africa: studies provide conflicting prevalence data
11-06-2008     Opt-out testing greatly expanded in new UK HIV testing guidelines, now open for consultation
11-06-2008     Good anti-HIV treatment outcomes for children in conflict zones
10-06-2008     Over 40% of gay men with HIV in UK are undiagnosed, 60% believing they do not have HIV
29-05-2008     Low rate of toxicity-related treatment change suggests HIV treatment tolerable in the long-term
28-05-2008     Oral HIV tests yield accurate results in southern Africa
28-05-2008   Policy   ANGOLA: Should intentional infection be a crime?
27-05-2008     Deportation from UK of refused HIV-positive asylum seeker to Uganda does not breach human rights, European Court rules
22-05-2008     Regular CD4 monitoring, big rise in HIV diagnosis, key to reducing AIDS death rate
21-05-2008     Shorter TB treatment regimens would provide survival benefit in high HIV-prevalence regions: mathematical model
20-05-2008     Adherence predicts viral failure just as well as CD4 count change, South African study shows
19-05-2008     Survival after cryptococcal meningitis not improving despite ART in Uganda
16-05-2008     Mother-to-child transmission in UK and Ireland has remained below 2% since 1998
14-05-2008     BHIVA: Starting ART earlier has cost implications, public health benefits, says HPA
12-05-2008     Death rate in Malawi falls by up to 35% due to free HIV treatment
10-05-2008     Circumcision and partner reduction should be priorities for HIV prevention, say US researchers
25-04-2008     Clinical monitoring as effective as CD4 count and viral load for deciding when to switch to second-line ART in poor countries
24-04-2008     Pharmacokinetics of paediatric Triomune fixed-dose formulations appear appropriate in African children
22-04-2008     Daily micronutrients of some benefit for HIV-positive patients receiving TB treatment
18-04-2008     Two cases of HIV and simian foamy virus coinfection reported
17-04-2008     ART recommended for all with CD4 counts below 350, say South African doctors
16-04-2008     Ruling in High Court gives right to free NHS care to refused asylum seekers
15-04-2008     Kenya: government to roll out circumcision
15-04-2008   Policy   Ruling in High Court gives right to free NHS care to refused asylum seekers
11-04-2008     Don't use azithromycin for gonorrhoea: six cases of high-level resistance in the UK
10-04-2008     HIV prevention studies in Africa: it's important to ask about anal sex
31-03-2008     Cotrimoxazole for children with HIV highly cost-effective
28-03-2008     Gay men in UK urged to have at least one HIV test a year
26-03-2008     Immune reconstitution seen in 10% of South Africans starting HIV treatment
26-03-2008     Study confirms cost-effectiveness of STI management in HIV control
25-03-2008     Researchers discover why salmonella is so dangerous for people with HIV
19-03-2008     Guidelines on prosecuting criminal HIV transmission for England & Wales finally published
18-03-2008     HIV disclosure rates higher for gay men than Africans in London
14-03-2008     Mycoplasma infection linked to HIV shedding from cervix
12-03-2008     HIV-1 infection greatly increased the risk of neutrophil depletion following antimalarial treatment with artesunate plus amodiaquine in Ugandan children
29-02-2008     Home-based HIV care in Uganda has excellent results
25-02-2008     CD4 Select: an inexpensive, accurate new CD4 assay may benefit resource-limited settings
22-02-2008     CROI: Recent infection responsible for one-quarter of HIV transmission amongst London's gay men
22-02-2008     Decriminalise reckless HIV transmission, argues HIV legal expert
21-02-2008     Herpes treatment in Africa: time for a rethink?
20-02-2008     HIV and malaria important causes of maternal death, African study shows
20-02-2008     GSK cuts abacavir price by 31% for developing countries
14-02-2008     CROI: Married people should be primary target for HIV prevention in Uganda, national study shows
14-02-2008     South Africa: updated PMTCT guidelines still lag behind international standards, say experts
13-02-2008     CROI: Region of origin and gender significant in long-term changes in CD4 cell count during effective HIV therapy
31-01-2008     Patients who start anti-HIV treatment with a low CD4 cell count have a good chance of an undetectable viral load
31-01-2008     WHO expert panel wants fewer second-line ART choices
30-01-2008     HIV risk growing among sub-Saharan Africa's least educated
28-01-2008     Key European committee gives the nod to new Kaletra tablet for kids
25-01-2008     Spread of HIV continues in rural areas of Tanzania
25-01-2008     UK sexual health clinics may be missing recent HIV infections in gay men
24-01-2008     Raltegravir now available for UK patients
17-01-2008     Voluntary counselling and testing for couples: successes in Zambia
17-01-2008     Targeted HIV research and care programmes may improve care for all pregnant women in Zambian clinics
17-01-2008     Kenya: Drug resistance risk as displaced HIV patients skip ARV doses
17-01-2008     Higher mortality in HIV-positive and HIV-negative children born to mothers with lower CD4 cell counts
17-01-2008     Two XDR TB cases reported in Botswana
14-01-2008     Rash, swollen glands and fever associated with acute HIV infection in infants
11-01-2008     MSM in Kenya urgently require targeted HIV prevention

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