BC’s role in HIV/AIDS
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World AIDS Day – reflecting on progress in HIV battle
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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Drug nearly eliminates risk of HIV transmission when taken as needed
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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Drug to help prevent HIV ‘needs to be made available on NHS’
“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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Todos los canadienses sin excepción tendrían que pasar el test VIH-SIDA
El Dr. Julio Montaner, director del Centro de Columbia Británica para la Excelencia en VIH y SIDA, dice que solo en Columbia Británica, 2.000 de las 15.000 personas con VIH / SIDA ni siquiera saben que están infectadas y que de esa manera tienen más probabilidades de transmitir el virus. “El problema es que la
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A daily pill can prevent HIV infection, but few take it
Although a daily pill can prevent HIV infection, very few people actually take it. About 1.2 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from taking the pill, sold under the brand name Truvada, in a strategy that doctors call “pre-exposure prophylaxis,” or PrEP, according to a new report from the Centers
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HIV testing for everyone?
BC’s internationally-known expert on HIV-AIDS says it’s time we started testing everyone for HIV. Today’s News Hour on Global BC Health Matters brought to you by Pharmasave.
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General HIV testing only solution to stop epidemic: Vancouver doctor
A doctor in Vancouver is urging the Canadian government to test everyone across the country for HIV as a way to eliminate the epidemic. Dr. Julio Montaner, the director of B.C.’s Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS, says about 15 to 25 percent of people infected with HIV in Canada are not aware they
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Quarter of people with HIV don’t realise they have the disease
This reality is in sharp contrast to what scientific evidence has strongly supported for some years: Immediate access to HIV treatment significantly improves the health of people living with the virus, and works as one of the most effective tools to prevent HIV transmission. The latest UNAIDS report also estimates that new HIV infections have
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