# aids - Friday 15 February, 2019
But activist Robbie Lawlor sets out how people like him are breaking away from stigma and living full lives – and says people need to be more open and honest.
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# aids - Saturday 1 December, 2018
On the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, women who have HIV still face increased stigma, writes Dr Denise Proudfoot
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# aids - Thursday 9 August, 2018
A judge has overruled a previous decision by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal.
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# aids - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Unicef is warning that the HIV/Aids epidemic is far from over and teenage girls are bearing the brunt of the health crisis.
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# aids - Friday 20 July, 2018
Experts have warned that there may be a resurgence of the epidemic that has already killed 35 million people.
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# aids - Friday 15 June, 2018
Some 500 people were diagnosed with the condition last year, and this figure is expected to be higher in 2018.
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# aids - Friday 1 December, 2017
But HIV is no longer a terminal illness, it’s a chronic disease and is manageable, writes Gary.
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Much has changed in the 30 years since HIV Ireland was established, but some of the same problems -
like stigma – remain.
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# aids - Monday 24 July, 2017
The patient still has HIV in her system but it is so weakened that it cannot replicate or spread.
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# aids - Saturday 22 July, 2017
Associated problems include overdoses and addiction.
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# aids - Thursday 20 July, 2017
The United Nations report’s authors claimed that the data proved the “scales have finally tipped”.
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# aids - Saturday 27 May, 2017
“Bono is the real deal,” says George. Right.
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# aids - Saturday 31 December, 2016
An internal document reported 33 male prisoners and 10 female prisoners had been identified as having Aids antibodies.
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# aids - Friday 30 December, 2016
In battling David Norris’ claims that Irish homosexuality laws were in breach of his human rights, the government was considering all kinds of defences.
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# aids - Thursday 1 December, 2016
There were 273 new HIV diagnoses in the first six months of this year.
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# aids - Friday 15 July, 2016
Major new study says jails hothouse infectious diseases, which are then passed on to the wider community.
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# aids - Thursday 14 July, 2016
A study examined the risk of unprotected sex among 900 couples where just one partner is infected by HIV.
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# aids - Thursday 23 June, 2016
The condoms, worth millions, failed basic tests.
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# aids - Saturday 26 March, 2016
Unemployment is high, addiction is rife, and most women are victims of some form of violence – but somehow they find the strength to carry on.
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# aids - Friday 11 March, 2016
Clinton was speaking on the day of Reagan’s funeral.
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# aids - Tuesday 1 March, 2016
The rumours emerged after the boy’s father died of tuberculosis and kidney failure.
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# aids - Friday 27 November, 2015
The figures from UNICEF show it to be the number two cause of death among teenagers worldwide.
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# aids - Thursday 29 October, 2015
A whopping 60% of Irish people have never been tested for a sexually transmitted disease.
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# aids - Tuesday 28 July, 2015
It is hoped that as well as detecting new cases, people bring previously diagnosed patients back into care.
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# aids - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
Researchers said there is renewed hope for patients who start treatment early after infection.
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# aids - Friday 24 April, 2015
From 2009-2013, Scott County, Indiana had three HIV infections. There have been 142 since January.
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# aids - Sunday 1 March, 2015
The anonymous survey includes questions about relationships, sex life, risks and precautions – and takes about 15 minutes to complete.
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# aids - Thursday 19 February, 2015
The drug candidate has been shows to stop every strain of HIV.
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# aids - Friday 9 January, 2015
Other forms of contraception, such as the pill, do not appear to increase this risk.
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# aids - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
It is the first in a decade.
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# aids - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
The FDA said it made decision after reviewing scientific evidence in recent years.
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# aids - Thursday 11 December, 2014
The founder of the charity is today receiving a human rights award on behalf of the Oireachtas-based Human Dignity Group.
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# aids - Tuesday 2 December, 2014
As the virus adapts to the human immune system in order to survive longer, it weakens its own ability to cause disease, according to new research.
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# aids - Monday 1 December, 2014
Solutions do not come easy, but Ebola transmission can be stopped.
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# aids - Thursday 27 November, 2014
Committee on Health and Children today, who will be focusing on advances in testing opportunities for HIV and enhancing engagement with health services,
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# aids - Sunday 28 September, 2014
In South Africa, more than 6 million of the country’s 52 million population are HIV positive.
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# aids - Monday 11 August, 2014
The procedure is often carried out without anaesthesia.
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# aids - Thursday 24 July, 2014
“Sometimes, I mean, the needle twitches slightly, so you continue doing it,” the bereaved father said today.
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# aids - Tuesday 22 July, 2014
Some sex workers don’t carry condoms, to avoid arrest. This is a big problem.
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# aids - Monday 21 July, 2014
More research into Aids would help to protect the most vulnerable groups in society and also honour those who have died.
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