June 2, 2011
The problem with HIV and AIDS is that we always think of it as a problem for The Other — people with different lifestyles, sexual orientations and even nationalities. But the virus doesn’t discriminate and neither should the health system. Women who could benefit from treatment are being left out in the cold in Canada. ...
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September 24, 2010
A theory that doctors are to blame for the original spread of HIV in Africa has been put to the test. Rather than unprotected sex, Dr. Pepin from a university in Canada, thinks that doctors giving vaccines for other illnesses caused the original spread of HIV. He went to Africa and looked at disease progression ...
November 30, 2009
With today being World AIDS Day it seemed a good time to discuss myths and facts about HIV. In spite of over two decades of research and science there is still a lot of misinformation about HIV. Some of these will be discussed below. Myth 1: You cannot get a test for HIV until 6 ...
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