From TheScientist.com: A pain-free, non-invasive saliva test is as accurate as a traditional blood test to diagnose infections of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a new meta-analysis published yesterday (January 24) in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The test could be a solution for countries that wish to adopt self-testing strategies for HIV. Pooling [...]
Archive for January 2012
Saliva test just as good for HIV testing
January 25, 2012Gay couples encouraged to get tested, hear results together
January 23, 2012From the Huffington Post: Testing Together, now under way in Chicago and Atlanta, takes an unusual approach: It encourages gay male couples to get tested together and hear their results together. After delivering the results, a counselor talks with the couple about what to do next, including agreements they may want to make with each [...]
Health Alert – Shigella
January 17, 2012Since mid-2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has received a number of reports of shigellosis due to Shigella flexeri, a species of Shigella that is infrequently diagnosed in Pennsylvania. The cases have occurred in the southeastern part of the state among men who have sex with men (MSM) who may or may not be HIV-positive. [...]
LGBT Cancer Network Expands Resources Directory Beyond NYC
January 11, 2012The National LGBT Cancer Network, the first program in the country to address the needs of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people with cancer and those at risk, announced this past November that is has expanded its directory of LGBT-friendly cancer screening facilities beyond New York City. The directory now covers facilities in [...]
H.I.V. cases and AIDS deaths going down in British Columbia
January 5, 2012From the New York Times: New H.I.V. cases and AIDS deaths are both going steadily down in British Columbia, according to data released last week. “We’re particularly pleased to see that our treatment-as-prevention strategy has taken off big-time,” said Dr. Julio S. G. Montaner, director of the British Columbia Center for Excellence in H.I.V./AIDS. His [...]
