http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), shows HIV self-testing removes much of the fear and stigma associated with being tested for the disease. This study, which is published in PLoS Medicine is the first of its kind and could pave the way for early detection and treatment around the world, thereby reducing transmission. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hiv-self-testing-key-global-epidemic.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:28:24 EST news284142488 Early HIV treatment can save lives as well as have profound prevention benefits. But those infected with the virus first must be identified before they can be helped. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-current-hiv-screening-guidelines.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:12:01 EST news282388314 There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:16:17 EST news272567765 Introducing HIV screenings into the nation's emergency departments (EDs) leaves some doctors worrying about longer wait times, disrupted operations, and possible interference with necessary emergency services. Are their concerns unfounded? New research at the University of Cincinnati will use computer-based simulation modeling to determine how screening for HIV in the emergency department will affect how those departments operate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-simulations-true-hiv-screenings.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:15:59 EST news272553350 Same-sex partners and inconsistent condom use were among the major risk factors for HIV infection among U.S. Navy and Marines personnel during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) era, reports a study in the October 1 issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-factors-hiv-navy-marines-dont.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:45:16 EST news267882310 Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows the cost-effectiveness of integrating on-site rapid HIV testing into drug treatment programs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cost-effectiveness-hiv-drug-abuse-treatment.html HIV & AIDS Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:43:17 EST news266420590 Non-targeted HIV rapid test screening among emergency department patients in metropolitan Paris resulted in identifying only a few new HIV diagnoses, often at late stages and mostly among patients who are in a high-risk group, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-non-targeted-hiv-emergency-departments-cases.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:37:27 EST news238693040 Teens and young adults prefer rapid HIV testing that can deliver results in less than an hour, but some still worry about whether their tests will be confidential, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-young-adults-teens-rapid-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:36 EST news224847505