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Howard gets it wrong on HIV immigration

Comments by the Prime Minister calling for a ban on HIV-positive immigrants entering Australia have drawn an angry response from community activists and experts working in the HIV sector.

Body of Knowledge

Suzanne Lau Gooey writes about a Melbourne exhibition of powerful photographs of positive women.

Many faces, different stories

The 19th World AIDS Day was marked across Australia on December 1, with speeches, concerts, and warnings about increasing numbers of new infections.

Using HIV to fight HIV

US researchers have reported that an experiment using a genetically-modified HIV virus worked better than expected, suggesting a possible new way of combating HIV.

ASHM 2006: Spotlight on Sculptra

The annual conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) was held in Melbourne in November. This article summarises some key developments.

ASHM 2006: Strategies for coping with multiple drug resistance

Finding effective treatment options for people who have taken many treatments and have multiple resistance mutations continues to be a significant challenge for HIV clinicians, and their patients.

New tricks

Two new drugs have recently become available through the Special Access Scheme, providing people with limited treatment options two important new possibilities. KIRSTY MACHON reports.

Q and A on welfare changes

There are now three different categories of people on the Disability Support Pension depending on when they were placed on it. This article examines the effect of the changes on each of these groups.
Backgrounder: HIV basics

Exploring the HIV net

The internet is a great source of information about HIV/AIDS and a great way to connect with others, but not all the information and people on the net can be trusted. What are some useful HIV/AIDS sites?

Nes and Treatments Briefs

 HIV-related news in brief from the December 2006 edition of Positive Living.