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HIV Philippines: HIV symptoms/signs in men/women. Rapid HIV screening testing/check. HIV transmission/infection PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis/prevention) treatment. HIV PCR, viral load & CD4 count test clinic, Singapore - Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.
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Singapore Ministry of Health registered and regulations compliant clinic.
| Shim Clinic 168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473 Singapore 460168 Tel: (+65) 6446 7446 Fax: (+65) 6449 7446 Web: HIV Singapore | |
References
Latest News
Individual exercise sessions alter circulating hormones and cytokines in HIV-infected men
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:46:42 +0100 | Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Wesley David Dudgeon, Kenneth Doyle Phillips, John Larry Durstine, Stephanie E. Burgess, George William Lyerly, John Mark Davis, and Gregory Allen Hand - Exercise has the potential to impact disease by altering circulating anabolic and catabolic factors. It was the goal of this study to determine how different... (Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism)
[News of the Week] International Conference: Money Woes Cast Shadow Over HIV/----, But Ray of Light in South Africa
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:33:01 +0100 | Science: Current Issue
At the 18th International ---- Conference last week, the South African government—which from 1999 to 2008 had a president who questioned whether HIV even caused disease and a health minister who advocated lemons and garlic for treatment—declared that "Today, we are guided by science."Author: Jon Cohen (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Tired of Running Around: Health Care Systems that Work for Women - 23 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
VIENNA, Austria – “I am lucky to have found out about my HIV-positive status before I was pregnant,” said Vuyiseka Dubula, secretary-general of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in South Africa, a well-known ---- advocacy group. Vuyiseka learned about her HIV status in 2001 when she was 22 years old. Her experience in navigating the health care system to get the medical care she needed was tough, and she knew it would only get worse when she sought antenatal services. (Source: UNFPA News)
Y-PEER: Media Helping Empower Young People to Protect Themselves from HIV - 23 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
VIENNA, Austria — Harnessing the power of the mass media and new technologies to reach young people with information about HIV and reproductive health was high on the agenda at the XVIII International ---- conference yesterday during a series of events sponsored by Y-PEER, a youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA the United Nations Population F... (Source: UNFPA News)
Shift, Engage, Share and Speak: Youth Make their Voices Heard - 22 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
ENTEBBE, Uganda — They are huddled together in a group in the midst of an animated discussion to which each has something to contribute. Eager to make her point is Barbara Kyomugisha. At just 24 years old, Barbara is a single mother living with HIV. The contribution she makes towards this discussion is first hand. (Source: UNFPA News)
---- Prevention: Love Smart, Play Safe - 22 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
VIENNA, Austria — When Omar, an 18 year-old Moroccan college student, fell in love with his classmate Salma, he felt nervous about broaching the use of condoms with her. It was his first time having sexual relations and he feared that she might question his fidelity. (Source: UNFPA News)
Young People at Risk: The Changing Face of HIV in Georgia - 20 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
TBLISI, Georgia — Until recently, HIV prevalence here was concentrated among at-risk groups: injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, and sex workers. So HIV was not something that Anna, a happily married young mother, had ever worried about. (Source: UNFPA News)
UNFPA Welcomes Microbicide Study Results - 20 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
UNITED NATIONS, Vienna/New York—UNFPA joins UNAIDS and its fellow co-sponsoring organizations in welcoming the results of a South African study showing that a vaginal gel containing an antiretroviral drug can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infections in women. These are the first encouraging results since such research into microbicides began nearly 20 years ago. The proof of concept study was completed by the Centre for the ---- Programme of Research in South Africa. (Source: UNFPA News)
World Organizations Team with UN Secretary-General in New Effort to Save Lives of Millions of Women and Children - 19 July 2010
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0100 | UNFPA News
VIENNA – Today, several of the world’s largest institutions that are critical to serving the needs of women and children are pledging their commitment to work jointly with the United Nations Secretary-General and others in a new global effort to save the lives of more than 10 million women and children. Organizations serving women, children and people living with HIV are coming together with leaders in the non-governmental community in the effort to improve maternal and child health and save the lives of millions of women and children. (Source: UNFPA News)