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China lifts ban on HIV-positive travellers
April 28, 2010 brisbanetimes.com.au

China announced yesterday that it had lifted travel restrictions for foreigners who suffer from HIV and AIDS ahead of the 2010 Expo.

The State Council, or cabinet, announced that an amendment to the law on the entry of foreigners into China had removed the travel ban on HIV/AIDS carriers to the nation effective on Tuesday.

The newly amended law was published in full on the government website.

Organisations with HIV-specific experience in Haiti seek donations, volunteers for relief efforts
Aidsmap Jan19 2010
Several organisations which have been at the forefront of providing HIV treatment and care in Haiti are seeking donations to support earthquake relief efforts. These organisations already have extensive experience of providing health care in Haiti, and are seeking to step up their activities in order to mitigate the extensive damage caused by last week’s devastating earthquake.

Asian gay men’s sex survey reports high levels of sex without condoms
Aidsmap Jan 13 2010
The world’s second-largest sex survey of men who have sex with men, focusing mainly on men in East and Southeast Asia, has found that 46% of those who had anal intercourse reported inconsistent condom use with casual partners, and higher levels of unprotected sex with regular partners.

Johns Hopkins Awarded $8 Million for HIV Eradication Research
POZ, Jan 2010
The National Institutes of Mental Health have awarded $8 million to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to develop methods to fully eradicate HIV from the body and the nervous system.

HIV, hepatitis fears over dirty instruments
World News Australia
Hundreds of people face an anxious wait after a failure in sterilisation procedures at a Queensland hospital led to fears they may have contracted HIV or hepatitis.

Nutritional formula linked to reduced CD4 cell loss in untreated people
Aidsmap (UK), 17 Sep
A complex nutritional formula may help slow CD4 cell decline and reduce immune activation in people with HIV who have not yet started antiretroviral therapy, according to an international study presented this week at the 49th ICAAC in San Francisco.

Pregnancy registry shows no evidence that tenofovir causes birth defects
Aidsmap (UK), 17 Sep
An analysis of data submitted to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry revealed no evidence that tenofovir use by HIV-positive pregnant women - either during the first trimester or later in pregnancy - is associated with an increased risk of birth defects

Recently Diagnosed?

A new resource providing information for people recently diagnosed with HIV has just been released called “Next Steps”. The resource is a booklet covering a range of topics including treatments and monitoring, transmitting and preventing HIV, safe sex, relationships, sexually transmitted infections, legal rights, health maintenance, women's issues and the stages of adapting after diagnosis.

Please call 07 3013 5555 and we'll send you a copy.