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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10268
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/aids

Commission calls for improved prevention

Brussels, 01/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - To mark World AIDS Day, European Health Commissioner John Dalli addressed the issue of AIDS screening at a seminar in the European Parliament on Wednesday 1 December. The Lisbon-based European Drugs Agency (EMCDDA) has just published guidelines for AIDS screening of injecting drug users, a group particularly affected by viral infections such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis. Early detection is vital for early treatment and increasing life expectancy,...

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