David Cameron tells gay men ‘get tested for HIV’
Prime minister David Cameron has urged gay men to use condoms, get tested for HIV and support each other in tackling the virus. In a message for Boyz magazine for World AIDS Day, he said that HIV...
View ArticleLabour leader Ed Miliband’s World AIDS Day message
I want to pay tribute to all those people who have worked so hard to raise awareness and take action on HIV and AIDS. The work you do brings hope to people in Britain and all over the world. But we...
View ArticleHIV charities rubbish fish foot spa fears
HIV charities say there is no evidence ‘fish pedicure’ spas can transmit the virus. The Health Protection Agency said today that there is a risk of catching infections like HIV and hepatitis from the...
View ArticleAids-related deaths at their lowest level since 2005 peak
A new report by the United Nations shows the number of deaths caused by Aids-related illnesses has dropped to 1.8 million a year from 2.2 million during the middle of the last decade. The UNAIDS...
View Article“6 deaths” linked to UK churches HIV advice
At least six people have died in the UK after being told they had been cured of HIV and could stop taking their medication. An undercover investigation by Sky News has revealed that evangelical...
View ArticleCanada: HIV-AIDS workers warn that rates of unprotected sex are rising among...
HIV-AIDS workers in Winnipeg, Canada have warned that infection rates are on the rise because young gay men are having more unprotected sex, believing they are “invincible” against the deadly virus....
View ArticleSecond Lib Dem candidate reveals he is HIV positive
A second Prospective Parliamentary Candidate has revealed that his is HIV positive – and has condemned Nigel Farage’s comments about the virus. The Liberal Democrat PPC for Vauxhall, Adrian...
View ArticleAmerica’s Got Talent star reveals he is HIV-positive
America’s Got Talent singer Branden James has revealed that he is HIV-positive. The opera singer, who was a finalist on the eighth series of the talent competition in 2013, opened up about living with...
View ArticleWatch: Brave vicar reveals to congregation that she is HIV-positive
A Portsmouth reverend has revealed to her congregation that she is HIV-positive via a video. Hayley Young, a Baptist vicar at the Hayling Island Baptist Church in Portsmouth, contracted HIV in 2013...
View ArticleHIV organisations call for review of blood donor criteria in National Blood Week
The Terrence Higgins Trust has used National Blood Week to call for the Government to review the way blood donors are selected. Tory MP Michael Fabricant last week renewed his call for the Government...
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London health clinic reports 40% drop in HIV diagnoses in the last year
A leading health clinic in London has reported a 40% drop in HIV diagnoses in the last year. 56 Dean Street reported that 373 people have been diagnosed so far in 2016, compared to 626 over the same...
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Only a quarter of gay men know that HIV+ people who are effectively treated...
Despite medical evidence that people on effective treatment for HIV – i.e. their viral replication is stably suppressed – cannot pass on the virus, one in four gay people know this. New research by...
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