Singapore may test marrying couples for HIV
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The authorities in Singapore say they are seriously considering bringing in compulsory HIV tests for couples planning to get married.
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Over the next few months, officials in two US cities and several other countries will begin testing whether a popular AIDS drug can protect healthy people against HIV infection.
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African, especially southern African, nations must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs if they are to win the AIDS battle, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.
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Countries with HIV epidemics should test all health centre attenders unless they 'opt out', say experts.
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Couples in Singapore may face mandatory HIV tests before marrying, Singapore media report, a week after the government said all pregnant women would be screened for HIV/AIDS to stem a rise in new infections.
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The U.S. government recommended   near-universal testing for the AIDS virus on Thursday, saying   too many people are missed by the current practice of focusing   on people who seem to be at high risk.
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Michael Howard is set to unveil plans for HIV and TB tests on foreigners seeking to work in the UK. Send us your views.
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Confirming what many couples already knew, a government study concludes it's healthy to be married.
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Alarmed by the growing number of AIDS patients, China will conduct nationwide HIV testing within the next six months of people with blood selling history in the 1990s to detect the virus at an early stage.
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SURAT, India  - Dozens of Indian men and women infected with HIV/AIDS have agreed to marry each other after meeting at a special matchmaking event, hoping to end the isolation the deadly infection often brings.
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Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year.
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Blood tests developed by a Singapore researcher have offered hope of detecting ovarian cancer before it reaches an advanced and much more deadly stage, press reports said.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore is helping the World Health Organisation test a set of healthcare guidelines for the elderly. The aim is to set global standards that will make community healthcare facilities more elderly-friendly.
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Technicians of the Health Ministry have started this month to collect blood samples from pregnant women, for a study on the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis &quot;B&quot; and Syphilis, throughout the country, reads a press note released by the World Health
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TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey would become the first state to require both pregnant women and newborns to be tested for HIV under a proposal introduced by the Senate president.
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Gay and lesbian Asians are marrying people of the opposite sex to conform to traditional values.
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SINGAPORE  - One in three Singaporeans believe they can acquire AIDS through a mosquito bite, according to a survey published Friday that said ignorance of the deadly disease had not improved in five years.