Health
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3 August 2012Comment: The need to reform gay blood donation is as pressing as ever 22 Chris Ward led a campaign within the Liberal Democrats to end the ban on men who had had sex with men donating blood. -
3 August 2012Protest against Northern Irish gay blood donation ban 20 Calls for the Northern Irish Health Secretary to step down were voiced at an angry protest against the ban on gay blood donation in Londonderry. -
2 August 2012Video: Diver Greg Louganis ‘did not think he would see 30′ after HIV diagnosis 2 Olympic diver Greg Louganis has said at the time of his diagnoses with HIV in 1988 he believed he would not live to the age of 30. -
2 August 2012London: Voting opens to choose HIV community campaign 31 Online voting has opened for the public to choose a new HIV awareness campaign in London. -
2 August 2012‘Four in ten’ social workers believe homophobia is a problem 11 A poll by an online community for healthcare workers suggests forty percent believe homophobia is a problem in the profession. -
30 July 2012New condom guide for gay and bi men launched 40 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched an online guide instructing gay men in condom use. -
27 July 2012Video: Campaign promotes ‘worry-free sex’ 7 Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has released an inventive new video showing the thoughts about condom use by both gay and straight couples in the final moments before sex. -
27 July 2012Comment: Steve Brookstein, spread some love, don’t ask why your enemies are HIV-free 80 David Allison writes about his run-in with Steve Brookstein when the former X Factor winner questioned on Twitter why so many people in the world have HIV while a showbusiness journalist does not. -
26 July 2012Small HIV study raises hopes of ‘functional cure’ 5 A small HIV study carried out in France has raised hopes of finding a "functional cure". -
26 July 2012Leading scientist renews hope in a ‘cure’ for HIV 14 A cure for HIV infection is now a very realistic possibility, according to an increasing number of voices in the scientific community.
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24 July 2012Multi-million pound investment in HIV testing outreach announced 89 Almost £8 million is being invested in driving down HIV infections and providing information to improve people’s sexual health, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced yesterday. -
23 July 2012Elton John urges International AIDS Conference to show compassion 2 Sir Elton John has called for more compassion to be shown to people living with HIV. -
18 July 2012US report: HIV rates particularly high in gay black men 19 A report released ahead of the 19th International AIDS Conference says that black gay men in the US account for one in four new HIV infections.
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17 July 2012US: George W Bush and Hillary Clinton to attend HIV conference 3 US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former president George W Bush are expected to attend an HIV conference in Washington this week. -
17 July 2012US approval of drug for HIV prevention welcomed cautiously in UK 35 The decision by US authorities to approve the anti-retroviral drug Truvada for groups at risk of contracting HIV has been cautiously welcomed in the UK. -
16 July 2012US: FDA approves Truvada for HIV prevention 4 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Truvada for use in HIV prevention. -
12 July 2012London: Body found in gay sauna 38 The body of a man was found at the gay sauna Chariots in east London yesterday. -
9 July 2012HIV treatment ‘hindered by anti-gay laws’ 10 Treatment for HIV around the world is being hindered by anti-gay laws, an independent report says. -
9 July 2012US: New Hampshire gay group settles in HIV discrimination lawsuit 2 A gay rights group in New Hampshire has reached a settlement with a town it sued for trying to shut down a home for people with HIV and AIDS. -
8 July 2012China lifts ban on lesbians donating blood 1 Lesbians in China can now legally give blood - although the ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men remains.
