Dundee woman accused of deliberate needlestick
A woman is to stand trial accused of sticking a 12-year-old boy with a hypodermic needle filled with her “body fluids” — while knowing she has HIV. She denies assaulting the boy, who […]
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Stupid is as stupid does
A Premier Football League star’s 14-year-old son has been kicked out of one of the UK’s top schools after allegedly stabbing as many as 15 kids with a used blood test […]
Paying for needlestick injury testing?
It is now easy to get needlestick (sharps) injury insurance in the UK though how easy it will be to succeed in a claim remains to be seen, and many […]
Needle exchange scheme rolled out to halt HIV epidemic
Indiana has seen a significant outbreak of HIV infection among needle-sharing IV drug users. One primary concern among IV drug users is that declaring their needle use will attract police […]
Doctor reusing dirty needles infected 119 with HIV
Medical experts have rushed to a village in Cambodia’s Battambang province to screen hundreds of locals for HIV after an unlicensed doctor allegedly used unsterilised needles and reused syringes on […]
Sharps danger on Southend beach
A mum has spoken of her horror after her son stood on a used drugs needle as he played on a Southend beach. As e have discussed many time previously on […]
US man armed with hypodermic needle
A man robbed a 72-year-old Polk Street merchant of a soda last weekend and then threatened her with a hypodermic needle while claiming to be HIV positive, police said. The […]
HIV infection after sharps injury
There has been an increasing tendency in recent years to downplay the risks of acquiring bloodborne virus infection. Statistics are quoted, showing that in general the risks of acquiring a bloodborne […]
An addict’s needle – just what are the risks?
An addict’s needle – just what are the risks? Actually, this is an almost impossible question since the risk depended on the type of needle – wide hollow-bore needles are […]