Daily Archives: March 21, 2010

Woman shares compelling story of home HIV test 1

Susan, a Montana woman with AIDS, shared her compelling story recently with Glacier High School students and other young people in the valley.
Because a woman tests positive every 35 minutes in the United States, Flathead Family Planning sponsored Susan’s visit to raise awareness of AIDS, particularly among women and girls.home hiv test, hiv self test, [...]

Rise in home hiv tests, cuts in funding a worry in Philadelphia 0

A spike in syphilis cases and sharp cuts in state funding to Philadelphia for HIV/AIDS are presenting a challenge to public-health workers tasked with preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Infectious syphilis rose 45 percent in the city last year, with far greater increases among women – a group whose reported cases, while still small, [...]