Rapid testing on the cards
People would only need to wait 30 minutes for HIV results and provide a finger-prick blood sample, if the Victorian Government trials rapid HIV testing. …
Posts tagged Burnet Institute
Professor who discovered HIV speaks
The woman who discovered HIV, Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, will deliver the Burnet Institute Oration ,‘From the discovery of HIV to the end of AIDS: Past …
Volunteers needed for HIV research
A researcher from the Burnet Institute is calling for HIV-positive and HIV-negative men to participate in research to understand how immune cells use nutrients to …
Help needed for HIV study
New research on how HIV affects the immune system is being conducted at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne next month and researchers are calling for …
HIV action is being taken
In last week’s Star Observer, the front page article was about young gay men and risk, citing another article recently published in the Medical Journal …
Gay youth risking their health
Gay men under 30 years of age may increasingly be risking HIV and STI infections, new Australian research has shown. The research — by Melbourne’s …
New hope for HIV cure
Melbourne scientists have made an important discovery that may help in the quest to find a cure for HIV. Researchers from the Burnet Institute, Monash …
Volunteers needed for HIV study
Important research into the link between HIV and cardiovascular disease is being conducted this month and Melbourne’s Burnet Institute is looking for help. Volunteers are …
Good health online
Health promoters are now targeting gay men through social networking sites with the launch of a frank new online video campaign, Queer as F**K, weaving …
Victoria leads HIV innovation
A new application to improve the reading of HIV rapid test results will be developed in Australia. Victoria’s Burnet Institute and Australian biomedical applications company …