Monthly Archives: November 2009

Former model to speak out on AIDS 0

There was a time when Rebekka Armstrong didn’t have a care in the world.
That was before she discovered she had contracted HIV as a teenager as a result of unprotected sex.
It was then that Armstrong’s world came crashing down.
There came a point that she even tried to end her life.
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‘More tests needed’ as HIV total rises 0

THE number of people being treated for HIV in the region has risen for the second year running, amid calls for more people to come forward for tests.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed that there has been an eight per cent increase in the number of people being treated for HIV in the North-East.
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OraSure Technologies Participates in BPAC Meeting on HIV Over-the-Counter Test 0

Nov. 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR) today announced that it participated in a Blood Products Advisory Committee (”BPAC”) meeting held November 17, 2009 in which the BPAC considered, among other topics, the public need and performance characteristics for over-the-counter (”OTC”) home use HIV test kits. The BPAC provides advice to the [...]