Lifting The Lid On Hiv And Aids
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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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When LGBTI becomes an economic issue
In the aftermath of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LBTI) issues making prominence in Malawi, faith leaders have taken…
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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 sexting
Hands up if you’ve ever sent or received a sexy text message. Don’t be shy, loads of us are into…
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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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Online dating and HIV
I am completely naïve about these things, but are there any Malawian online dating sites? Please let me know. If…
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Smoking ARVs to get high
About seven years ago, a BBC article reported that South African teenagers were smoking ARVs to get high! As they…
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Malawi HIV/Aids research highlights
Its been a while since I brought you highlights of HIV and Aids research in Malawi. To the immigration…
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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 on…
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Defaulters!
I recently read an article about an organisation coming to the rescue of Karonga District Hospital by providing ARVs. The…
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Treat everyone diagnosed with HIV
Treat everyone diagnosed with HIV is the sum of the World Health Organisation (WHO) new guidelines that came out on…
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Have you been cured?
I would love to hear from people who have been cured of HIV and Aids. Please send me your testimonies.…
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Don’t believe everything on the Internet
If you believed everything that came through on the Internet, we would all be beneficiaries of millions of dollars…
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