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HIV/AIDS
Studies from University of North Carolina describe new findings in HIV/AIDS
August 26th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Despite decades of prevention efforts, millions of persons worldwide continue to become infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) every year. This urgent problem of global epidemic control has recently lead to significant changes in HIV testing policies." "Provider-initiated approaches to HIV testing have been embraced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, such as those that routinely inform persons that they will be tested for HIV unless they explicitly refuse ('opt out'). While these policies appear to increase uptake of testing, they raise a number of ethical...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-26)
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