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By THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the Clean Testing HIV Home Test Kit, or any HIV home test kits, as they are unlicensed medical devices and may provide false results.

The Clean Testing HIV Home Test Kit, available online at cleantesting.com, is advertised as a self-test kit to determine whether an individual has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

"Housing Works, in concert with the National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), is outraged that up to 60 Canadians living with HIV have been denied entry into the United States, contrary to stated U.S. policy that foreigners living with HIV would no longer be barred from entering the country. The groups are calling on Secretary of State Clinton to resolve the matter and on President Obama to do away with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations that are effectively keeping the HIV travel ban in place..."

The International Day Against Homophobia, held on May 17 every year, is a rallying event offering an opportunity for people to get together and reach out to one another. Fondation Émergence promotes, mainly on a pan-Canadian level, the International Day Against Homophobia and encourages organisations and individuals to highlight this event in their environment.

Worried about Swine Flu? Here are a few links to help you understand better what the risks are for people living with HIV.

Terrence Higgins Trust
Following recent cases of swine flu, Dr Michael Brady, Medical Director at Terrence Higgins Trust, answers some common questions from people with HIV.
http://www.tht.org.uk/howwecanhelpyou/livingwithhiv/swinefluandhiv/

Coming this week!

AIDS Vancouver will be launching on July 17 two new documents:
the HIV/AIDS Education Handbook and the AIDS Vancouver Orientation Handbook!

During the Summer, the library will only be open Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and will do our best to keep providing the best service in a timely fashion. 

Press Release

Students to Host Concert to Raise Money for AIDS Vancouver

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Vol. 19, no 2, March-April 2008

In this issue:

Demographic and Illness-Related Variables Associated With HIV-Related Fatigue
James L. Harmon, Julie Barroso, Brian Wells Pence et al.
pages 90-97
Abstract

Source: AIDSMAP

There are currently over 20 drugs available to treat HIV, but there is still a need for new drugs. This is mainly because HIV can become resistant to the drugs used to treat it. Researchers are not only trying to develop drugs that have a powerful effect against HIV, but that are also easy to take and cause fewer side-effects than those that are currently available.