HIV cases nearly double in 10 years

The Health Protection Agency has released figures showing that the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV has nearly doubled in the last decade. New cases soared from 1,950 in 2001 to 3,780 in 2010. Dr Valerie Delpech, head of HIV surveillance at... <<Read More>>

Number of people with HIV and AIDS remains steady in central Lancashire

NHS Central Lancashire is pledging its support for World AIDS Day (1 December 2010) as the latest local figures are published. The number of people living with HIV and AIDS in central Lancashire has remained steady, at 180... <<Read more>>

Older people with HIV face multiple disadvantages, study finds

People with HIV aged 50 and over are now set to live into later life, thanks to medical advances, but are substantially more disadvantaged than their peers in the general population. According to ‘50 Plus’, the first national study of ageing and HIV, launched tomorrow in Vienna at AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference, by charities Terrence Higgins Trust and Age UK for The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, they have worse health, are poorer and...