December 1st is World AIDS Day – an opportunity for individuals, communities and governments to reflect on the work that we have accomplished together, and that remains to be done in our response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada and around the world. It is an opportunity for us to harness the power of social […]
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Queenslanders are urged to reflect on the inroads Queensland has made in combatting HIV in our community on World AIDS Day 2015 on December 1. Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle said Queensland could be proud of the successes of the HIV Foundation Queensland (HIVFQ), now in its second year. “The LNP Government and the HIVFQ
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An antiretroviral drug is showing promise in the fight to eliminate AIDS by drastically reducing the odds of contracting HIV when taken before and after sex. According to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine on World AIDS Day Tuesday, study participants who took the antiretroviral drug Truvada prior to, and
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“The opening of new medical home in Madison and our ongoing dedication to expanding HIV prevention and testing services to all who need them everywhere in Wisconsin are just two of the ways we mark this solemn and important day”. That’s why the investigators tried a new approach of taking the pills on demand to
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HIV is no longer a death sentence in B.C. While experts view it as a “chronic manageable condition,” stigma and an increase in non-AIDS-related illness and mortality remain a concern. That’s why on Dec. 1 – to coincide with World AIDS Day – Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS,
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Held each year since 1988, today, December 1 marks the celebration of World AIDS Day. With the theme “Getting to zero” this year, signifying zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero aids-related deaths, the day gives an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their solidarity for people living
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Thirty years ago, fear of AIDS was at its height. The year 1985 brought the first commercial blood test to detect HIV, the military began testing recruits for the virus, and the first international AIDS conference convened in Atlanta. The actor Rock Hudson shocked the world when he announced he had the disease and died
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About 16,000 Canadians are living with HIV and don’t know it, according to statistics from Canada’s Public Health Agency (PHAC). That figure has prompted health experts to call for increased testing and more proactive treatment to reach people who haven’t been diagnosed and prevent them from spreading the illness to others. Dec. 1 marks World
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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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