In the fight to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic, a small window of opportunity is opening. Efforts have almost reached the half-way point for ending the disease: the number of those in treatment, 1.7 million people, is on track to surpass the number of new annual infections, about 2 million, by next year. The […]
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Visakhapatnam: The modern anti-retoviral therapy (ART) has changed the course of treatment of HIV disease as the person diagnosed with the disease at an early age can live a normal lifespan, if the therapy is started promptly, a medical expert claimed today. The ART is also highly effective in preventing the sexual, parental and vertical
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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