Monthly Archives: December 2009

Take an HIV test, just so you know… 0

MORE people were freshly diagnosed with HIV last year in Essex than any other county in the Eastern Region, latest figures show.
To coincide with World Aids Week – the first week in December – everyone who might possibly be at risk is being urged to take an HIV test, so if they have the infection, [...]

Do-it-yourself medical testing kits are convenient, but beware of pitfalls 0

Want to find out if you’re fertile, allergic to dust mites or suffering from high blood pressure? There’s a home test kit that can tell you. You can also check to see if you’re carrying the red hair gene, if you have the AIDS virus or if you’re a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease — [...]

Free HIV testing service for Liverpool residents on World AIDS Day 2009 0

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is leading a partnership with NHS Liverpool Community Health, the Health Protection Agency, Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool John Moores University, to offer a free, while you wait HIV testing service to anyone in Liverpool on 1, 2 and 3 December, on a drop-in basis with a result [...]