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December 22, 2010
Made your new year’s resolution yet? Want to stop smoking? THT offers free course to help gay and bisexual men across East Sussex to kick the habit
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a free seven week course in partnership with NHS East Sussex Community Health Services next January aimed at helping gay men to quit smoking. The stop smoking course is targeted specifically with gay men in mind because research shows that gay men are more likely to smoke, start smoking earlier, and continue smoking longer than heterosexual men.
December 22, 2010
Terrence Higgins Trust launches new support groups for gay men in Brighton & Hove
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is to launch three support groups in the New Year all aimed at gay men living with HIV in Brighton & Hove. Two groups; the Lounge (for men who have been living with HIV for a year or more) and What Next? (for men recently diagnosed with HIV), are being re-launched after running successfully in 2010. In addition THT are starting a new support group called H2, for men living with HIV and Hepatitis C. Limited places are available for all three groups, so the charity is appealing to those interested to get in touch and book their place now.
December 1, 2010
Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, takes rapid HIV test at House of Lords
To mark World AIDS Day (December 1), Simon Kirby, Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, took a rapid HIV test during a Parliamentary reception at the House of Lords. Simon was given a simple finger-prick blood test, and was provided with a negative result within 15 minutes. The event was organised by HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) to back efforts to increase HIV testing.
November 30, 2010
Jameela Jamil launches Terrence Higgins Trust’s World AIDS Day campaign
T4 presenter Jameela Jamil launches HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s Red Ribbon campaign with a glamorous photo shoot to mark World AIDS Day, Wednesday 1 December.
November 30, 2010
Councillor Jonathan Simpson and Amy Lamé, Mayor and Mayoress of Camden, meet local people living with HIV on World AIDS Day
Councillor Jonathan Simpson and Amy Lamé, Mayor and Mayoress of Camden, will be visiting the head office of HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) on World AIDS Day (1 December) at 10.00am. As well as being the charity’s national headquarters, the centre also provides a dedicated range of sexual health services, including one-hour HIV testing, one to one counselling, and support groups for people living with HIV.
November 25 2010
HIV continues to grow in the UK Leading HIV and sexual health charity calls for increased prevention and awareness efforts
Figures released by the UK’s Health Protection Agency today show that, in 2009, an estimated 85,000 people were living with HIV in the UK, a 2.4% percent increase on 2008’s figures, with 61,000 people accessing HIV care and one in five of these aged 50 years or over.
November 26, 2010
Students plan World AIDS Day concert on London Underground
To mark World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, a group of students from the University of London are to hold a non-stop, 18-hour busk-a-thon at Southwark Underground Station. The event, set up to raise money for HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), will include performances from X Factor finalists Princes & Rogues and Diva Fever, as well as Danielle Hope, winner of BBC1’s ‘Over The Rainbow’.
November 24, 2010
Terrence Higgins Trust gets Shropshire involved in World AIDS Day
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Shropshire to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.
November 24, 2010
Terrence Higgins Trust gets Wolverhampton involved in World AIDS Day
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Wolverhampton to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.
23 November 2010
Terrence Higgins Trust comments on the first trial of HIV-prevention treatment, oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
The first trial of HIV-prevention treatment, oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), was published in the online version of the New England Journal of Medicine today.
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