Kids as young as 13 might get tested for HIV at school in South Africa. This plan has been criticized by teachers and student but officials think it’s a good idea. South Africa has the highest infection rates in the world and ensuring young people get tested is one way to make sure they are ...
Unfortunately a lot of people, women especially, don’t think they are at risk of HIV infection. This is because it is still seen as something that is only a gay man’s disease or that men can pick up from sex workers. But this is wrong and today, World AIDS Day 2010, I want to make ...
Dear Madame X, How do I know if I have AIDS? I slept with a guy and his penis looked — sloppy. It was not at all appealing so I just stuck it in and hoped for the best. I spoke to my friends later who said that he was probably uncircumcised. Now I’m freaking ...
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 ...
More than 22,000 people in the UK have HIV but do not know it. You could be one of them. There has been an 8% increase in HIV in the UK between 2007 and 2008 with a total of over 83,000 people living with the virus. It continues to astound me how in spite of good public ...
The government is planning to screen the entire population for HIV and AIDS, amid concerns that one quarter of the people infected by the virus are unaware they have it. Gay men and black Africans, who are reportedly* more likely to carry the virus, will be targeted in the pilot scheme. Brighton and Lewisham will ...
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