HIV infections hit record high - The Guardian 25th November 2008

Record numbers of people in the UK are living with HIV, with more than half of newly diagnosed infections found in heterosexuals, figures revealed today.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that in 2007 an estimated 77,400 people had the virus, up from 73,000 in the previous year. More than a quarter of those infected remained unaware of their status.

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tags: HIV, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Statisitical Data, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian

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1. Background: The search for the elusive cure for Aids - The Guardian 26th November 2008
2. Sharp rise in heterosexual HIV cases - The Independent 26th November 2008
3. ‘Straight’ HIV transmission doubles in four years - The Times 25th November 2008
4. HIV cases double in just four years among British men and women having ’straight’ sex - Daily Mail 25th November 2008
5. Rise in UK HIV numbers continues - BBC Health News 25th November 2008

Mass testing plan to tackle Aids - The Guardian 26th November 2008

A radical new strategy to stop the Aids epidemic in its tracks was proposed yesterday by World Health Organisation scientists but ran into immediate controversy over its implications for human rights.

The plan involves testing everybody for HIV every year in hard-hit areas like sub-Saharan Africa and immediately putting those who are positive on Aids drugs. It could slash dramatically the number of new infections, because Aids drugs lower the levels of virus in the body, making HIV transmission through unprotected sex much less likely.

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tags: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, HIV, Diagnosis, IHN, Health, News, The Guardian

Anger at tagging plan to fight HIV in Indonesia- The Guardian 25th November 2008

People with HIV in Papua, Indonesia, who are deemed to be “sexually aggressive” may be microchipped to enable the authorities to identify, track and punish those who deliberately infect others under a plan which has the backing of the provincial parliament.

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tags: The Guardian, IHN, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, HIV, Legislation