News tagged with hiv status

HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic

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 ...

HIV & AIDS Apr 02, 2013 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0 |

New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with e ...

HIV & AIDS Jan 21, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Serological antibody tests to detect active tuberculosis are inaccurate and not cost-effective

Despite being widely available for sale in low-and-middle income countries, commercial serological tests used to detect active tuberculosis (by identifying antibodies to the tuberculosis-causing bacterium in a blood sample) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Aug 09, 2011 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers find alcohol plays no role in disclosing HIV status among Russians

Disclosure of HIV positive serostatus to sexual partners is considered an important public health goal to prevent new infections. Disclosure can motivate sex partners to make informed choices and change behavior through negotiation ...

HIV & AIDS Jun 11, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

New HIV testing guidelines helpful, but access to screenings still an issue

(Medical Xpress)—Beth Meyerson, health policy expert at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, said the new screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force represent an important shift ...

HIV & AIDS May 02, 2013 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0