Singapore hospitals begin HIV testing on pregnant mothers
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Singapore hospitals have begun testing pregnant women for HIV following a directive from the government concerned about the rising number of AIDS cases, the Ministry of Health said.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- HIV-positive mothers on antiretroviral therapy may pass along high levels of their medications to their babies through breast-feeding, which may protect the infants from HIV infection.
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The number of AIDS cases in Singapore has risen to record highs this year. The country wants to make it compulsory for pregnant women to have HIV/AIDS screening.
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At least 15 percent of babies born in Lesotho each year are HIV-positive, the government and the UN Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF) have said.
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government said all pregnant women would be screened for HIV/AIDS to stem a rise in new infections. controlled city-state, where the number of new HIV infections reached a record high this year.
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The AIDS virus can be passed from an infected mother to her baby if she pre-chews the child's food as sometimes occurs in developing countries, U.S. government scientists said on Wednesday.
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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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Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices.
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HIV-infected pregnant women in Guangzhou are expected to receive free medication in a government move to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus.
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Rapid HIV tests lead to more  people getting tested and receiving their results, according to  a study by the US Department of Veterans Affairs presented at  the 16th International AIDS Conference.
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Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices, the Straits Times reported.
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The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.
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Singapore reported more new AIDScases in the first 10 months of this year as compared with the same period of last year. According to local press reports on Wednesday night
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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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Countries with HIV epidemics should test all health centre attenders unless they 'opt out', say experts.
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IN six years, Singapore could see more than a thousand new cases of Aids each year. &quot;We are facing an alarming Aids epidemic in Singapore,&quot; said Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry
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HIV/AIDS is the biggest single   killer of new mothers in South Africa, the Health Department   said on Tuesday in a grim new statistic of the pandemic's toll   on the country.