Unsafe sex linked to rise in HIV rates in gay men
Conclusion
The study has identified two main factors that have impacted HIV rates among MSM in the UK – condom use and antiretroviral therapy (ART).
It also found that if there was more HIV testing and ART was started immediately after diagnosis, the rates of the disease could be reduced further.
Other studies, such as surveys of MSM, have also found an increase in condomless sex after the introduction of effective ART.
In the UK, ART is usually only started once a person's CD4 cell count (a measure of immune function) falls to below 350 cells/mm3. The authors note that randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have not y...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
New research explores driving forces behind HIV epidemic in men who have sex with men in the UK
New HIV infections rose in men who have sex with men (MSM) between 1990 and 2010 in the UK, driven by a 26 per cent increase in the proportion having condomless sex, according to new research by the Health Protection Agency and UCL. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 18, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Third case of novel coronavirus infection identified in family cluster
Source: Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Area: News
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed a third case of novel coronavirus infection in a family cluster, following the confirmed diagnosis of two cases announced over the past week. The patient, who is a UK resident and does not have any recent travel history, is recovering from a mild respiratory illness and is currently well. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 12, of which four have been diagnosed in the UK. (Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - February 18, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Third case of SARS-like virus in Britain
LONDON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Britain's Health Protection Agency said it has confirmed three cases of infection by novel coronavirus, a SARS-like virus, within one family this week. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus spreads to third family member
Sars-like novel coronavirus infects third person related to original carrier, as health agency insists transmission risk is lowA third member of one UK family has been infected by the new Sars-like virus that appears to have originated in the Middle East, according to the Health Protection Agency.The first member of the family to fall ill had travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan. That person and a relative who had a pre-existing medical condition, which might have made them more susceptible to infection, were admitted to a Manchester hospital.But the third family member to have contracted the novel coronavirus is said...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: Manchester The Guardian Greater Manchester Infectious diseases News Health Medical research Microbiology Society UK news Science Source Type: news
Third case of novel coronavirus infection identified in family cluster
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a third case of novel coronavirus infection in a family cluster, following the confirmed diagnosis of two cases announced earlier this week. The patient, who is a UK resident and does not have any recent travel history, is recovering from a mild respiratory illness and is currently well. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 12, of which four have been diagnosed in the UK. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 15, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
VIDEO: Sars-like virus 'difficult to catch'
The Health Protection Agency has confirmed a further case of infection from a new type of virus, but the Health Protection Agency says it remains "difficult to catch". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another case of SARS-like virus in Britain
LONDON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Britain's Health Protection Agency confirmed a further case of novel coronavirus infection -- a SARS-like virus -- in a family member of an earlier case. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus Person To Person Transmission Occurring In UK
A newly confirmed coronavirus infection in the UK indicates that it occurred as a result of person-to-person infection - the individual has no history of recent travel anywhere and no short- or long-term history of travel to the Middle East, the Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, announced today. This latest case, involving a UK resident, brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases worldwide to 11 - three of them in the United Kingdom. Patient number 11 is currently receiving intensive care treatment at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news
SARS-Like Virus Can Probably Transmit Between People, UK
The Health Protection Agency, UK, believes it has compelling evidence that a new SARS-like coronavirus can spread from human-to-human. A newly confirmed case of a person with coronavirus infection indicates that it occurred as a result of person-to-person transmission - the patient has no history of recent travel anywhere and no short- or long-term history of travel to the Middle East, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) announced today... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news
Further UK case of novel coronavirus
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a family member of the case announced on Monday 11 February. The patient, who is a UK resident, does not have any recent travel history and is currently receiving intensive care treatment at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. It is understood that this patient has an existing medical condition that may make them more susceptible to respiratory infections. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 11, of which three have been diagnosed in the UK. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Case of novel coronavirus identified in the UK
Source: Health Protection Agency
Area: News
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has issued a statement confirming the diagnosis of a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a UK resident who had recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan. The patient is currently receiving intensive care treatment in a Manchester hospital. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases in UK to 2. (Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - February 12, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
SARS-like Virus Infects Human, UK
A novel coronavirus infection has been confirmed in a UK patient who had recently returned from Pakistan and the Middle East, the UK Health Protection Agency announced. Coronaviruses are causes of severe respiratory infections, such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) as well as the common cold. The HPA (Health Protection Agency) says the patient is in a Manchester hospital receiving intensive care treatment. This case brings the total number of cases confirmed worldwide to 10 (two of them diagnosed in the United Kingdom)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news
Man with rare Sars-like coronavirus in intensive care in Manchester
First UK resident to contract acute respiratory illness, from which five have died, travelled recently to Middle East and PakistanA man who returned recently from the Middle East and Pakistan is under intensive care in a Manchester hospital where he has been confirmed as the first UK resident to be infected by a new form of virus.He is only the 10th confirmed case with this type of acute respiratory illness, from which five people have died.The latest case is the second to be identified with the coronavirus in Britain. Authorities notified the World Health Organisation on Friday. A 49-year-old Qatari man who was flown from...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2013 Category: Science Authors: James Meikle Tags: Infectious diseases News Health guardian.co.uk UK news Science Source Type: news
Case of novel coronavirus identified in the UK
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm the diagnosis of a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a UK resident, who had recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan. The patient is receiving intensive care treatment in a Manchester hospital. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 10, of which two have been diagnosed in the UK. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
