Get confidential information on HIV/AIDS, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HPV, Genital HPV, Genital HPV infection, Genital Herpes, Bacterial Vaginosis, PID, Trichomoniasis, and other STDs. Being tested is the ONLY way to know for sure if you are infected with HIV. (Also see: State of Florida)
![[Unlock]](https://browardliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/human_box.png "Unlock")
I AM A HUMAN AND NOT A ROBOT![[Locked]](https://browardliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lock.png "Locked")
⇧ Checking the box is REQUIRED for validation.
FLORIDA: Latino Health Awareness Day
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 – http://www.bradenton.com
Together with the Women’s Resource Center, the Manatee County Health Department will host a Latino health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Pride Park, 815 63rd Ave. E. in Bradenton. Free health checks offered will include rapid-result HIV testing, plus screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes. For more on this family-friendly event, contact Jessly Santiago at 941-748-0747, ext. 1298, or jessly_santiago@doh.state.fl.us.
ZAMBIA: Anglican Leader Urges Acceptance of People with HIV
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 – http://www.afp.com/english/home/
Preaching Wednesday to more than 3,000 people in a stadium in the mining town of Kitwe, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams called on Christians not to abandon people living with HIV/AIDS. “The church should deal with HIV and AIDS. The church in Africa deals with HIV and AIDS, and we should not forget or forsake those that have the disease,” Williams said in his address, which was broadcast live on community radio stations. “We are sent to share the suffering and joys with our neighbors; we are sent to be alongside them and listening to their needs. We should give our lives to others, as Jesus did.” Earlier on his African trip, Williams met with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whom he asked to end attacks on Anglicans carried out by followers of a breakaway bishop aligned with Mugabe.
UNITED KINGDOM: UK Study Shows How Better HIV Drugs Extend Lives
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 – http://www.reuters.com
Life expectancy in UK residents treated for HIV infection grew by over 15 years during 1996-2008, largely due to earlier diagnosis and treatment with better, less toxic drugs, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort Study, focusing on patients age 20 and older who initiated antiretroviral therapy with at least three drugs, at a CD4 count of 350 cells/mm3 or less, during 1996-2008. Of 17,661 eligible patients, 1,248 died during the period. Researchers calculated the additional years that a study patient could expect to live after age 20. Life expectancy for an HIV patient at age 20 increased from an additional 30 years to almost 46 years between 1996-99 and 2006-08. The average life expectancy for female patients was 10 years higher than for males. At age 20, male HIV patients receiving treatment could expect to live about 40 additional years, and women with HIV 50, compared with 58 and nearly 62 additional years for men and women in the general population. However, “Starting antiretroviral therapy later than guidelines suggest resulted in up to 15 years’ loss of life,” the authors wrote. “These results are very reassuring news for current patients and will be used to counsel those recently found to be HIV-positive,” said study co-leader Mark Gompels of the North Bristol National Health Service Trust. “We should expect further improvements for patients starting antiretroviral therapy now with improved modern drugs and new guidelines recommending earlier treatment,” said co-leader Margaret May of Bristol University. The complete open-access study, “Impact of Late Diagnosis and Treatment on Life Expectancy in People with HIV-1: UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (UK CHIC) Study,” was published in the British Medical Journal (2011;doi:10.1136/bmj.d6016).