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HIV Support – Who to turn to when you are HIV positive – updated August 2018
Please feel free to submit any support groups for people living with HIV and Aids (PLWHA) by emailing help@hivcover.co.za Being diagnosed with any disease can be both daunting and traumatic to the person as well as their loved ones. Being uninformed about the facts...
HIV infections at close to 0% in Australia – What can SA learn
“The aids community health threat has morphed into an HIV prevention challenge” is the viewpoint of medical epidemiologist Andrew Grulich who is head of HIV Epidemiology and prevention program at the Kirby Institute for infection and immunity society, which leads the...
3BNC117 Antibody could be a solution to the World’s HIV problem
The search for a cure for HIV and Aids is charging along at a mad rate with the World's pharmaceutical companies desperately wanting to be the first to find a viable cure/vaccine. Amongst the many trials going on, a new study is showing very positive potential using a...
Clinical trials of new HIV vaccine in South Africa in 2016
HIV/AIDS vaccine status: U.S health officials have said that a new experimental AIDS vaccine will be tested in South Africa in the near future. This vaccine is said to be the most effective one tried so far. From previous disastrous trials, they have modified the...
A new approach to HIV prevention with a Gel for women
Research has been ongoing for some time now and it can now be confirmed that a gel that can be used by woman after having intercourse to protect them against HIV may soon be a reality. This breakthrough could lead to the new ways of fighting the HIV virus that...
New HIV treatment developments give hope to HIV infected
It is said in the latest Medicines in Development report by the Pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of America (PhRMA) that the biopharmaceutical research companies are currently developing 44 new vaccines and medications for HIV/AIDS for the treatment thereof...
Why an HIV prevention trial failed in Africa
A test done on 5000 woman in Zimbabwe, Uganda and in South Africa showed that the daily regimens done to prevent and stop the HIV disease are not working. The reason for this is that most of the woman involved in this test were not taking the medicine that they were...
The ultimate HIV protection – Condom that kills the HIV virus
An Australian firm has successfully completed trials on a condom that is coated with a gel that kills virtually all viruses that come into contact with the gel. These include the HIV virus, herpes and HPV virus. These condoms will be hitting the shelves in Australia...
Protecting yourself from contracting HIV using PrEP
PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis are ways for people who live or work in situations where the risk of contracting HIV is higher than the rest of the population. These situations would include health care workers treating HIV patients, dentists/doctors who see higher...
Can you get Life Insurance if you are HIV positive?
It was not very long ago that it was impossible to get Life insurance for HIV patients or for AIDS patients but thanks to a better understanding and significant improvements in the management of HIV and AIDS, it is now possible to get Life Insurance from some Life...