Daily Archives: February 5, 2010

HIV/AIDS Clinical Diagnostics’ Impressive R&D Significantly Cuts Down the Prevalence Rates of the Disease, Finds Frost & Sullivan 6

Rising consumer awareness that early diagnosis and treatment can delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has had a telling impact on the sales of HIV tests. The introduction of antiretroviral drugs has considerably delayed the onset of AIDS and the global prevalence rate has dropped by two-thirds.home hiv [...]

Home HIV Test. Is It Ever O.K. to Name Rape Victims? 3

Some readers have asked, in the context of my recent Congo columns, why I have named rape victims, including the name of a 9-year-old girl. Let me say at the outset that it’s the policy of the Times not to name rape victims and that making exceptions requires consultation with a senior editor. That’s a [...]