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Guide to dispelling fears of the impossible
I stole this information from an article on aidsmap.com. If simply giving people evidence based information changed people’s attitudes and…
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From the HIV Justice Network— HIV criminalisation increasing
I was quite pleased when Godfrey Zaburoni (yes his name was disclosed in the media) who was sentenced to more…
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Circumcision ‘may not’ reduce sensitivity of penis
A friend of mine has a two-year-old son and at his last doctor’s appointment he asked her why her son…
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Women specific symptoms of HIV
Women by nature of their different biology experience HIV differently to men. HIV affects reproductive organs and menstrual cycles and…
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Resistance To ARVs
‘Resistance’ occurs when the medicines you might be taking for your HIV disease can’t stop the virus from making more…
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Men are being missed!
I read an article recently on The Conversation website written by researchers who have a project in Malawi and have…
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Sleep and HIV
I am envious of those people who can sleep. Those people who fall asleep at the drop of the hat,…
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Lifting The Lid On Hiv And Aids
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for faster HIV infant diagnosis
The future is here! I hope you are as excited as I am! Over the last few days, the…
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Compassionate bystander
Since last week, I have attended a series of events to commemorate the International Women’s Day which falls on…
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Vaginal rings could be the next best thing
(Stolen from The Conversation) The results of two studies showing that a vaginal ring can help reduce the risk…
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False negative and false positive tests
Generally speaking, a false negative result is a failure to correctly identify an HIV-infected person as HIV-positive and a false…
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Does HIV make you fat?
A number of people living with HIV complain about abnormal weight gain and fat distribution. Often it has been blamed…
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Ageing and HIV
Today, people living with HIV receiving treatment can expect a near normal lifespan – something 20 years ago sounded…
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Just how risky is HIV transmission? Part II
As expected, sexual exposure risks ranged from too low to quantify for oral sex, to 138 per 10 000…
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Just how risky is HIV transmission (Part 1)
Medical professionals are constantly asked to give precise estimates for the likelihood of transmission. Categories like ‘high risk’ and ‘low…
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HIV and stroke
Researchers in Malawi have found that HIV is an important risk factor for stroke in Malawian adults. Across sub-saharan Africa…
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A good HIV counsellor
It is a critical moment…..anxiety, heart palpitations, sweating….gnawing in your stomach – the only person who knows is sitting…
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Myths about sexuality
Myth No. 1 There are very few bisexuals. People are either completely homosexual or heterosexual. Research suggests that few people…
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Paradise or persecution?
‘Paradise or persecution’ is a campaign by the International HIV/Aids Alliance. Actually, it is an online quiz (paradiseorpersecution.com) which…
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Safe sex emoji
I was trolling the news on World Aids Day events and this caught my eye: “On World Aids Day, condom…
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