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Shared manicure instruments can transmit the HIV virus
This story is unfortunately not an urban legend but has been documented in medical journals which just highlights the fact that we need to be vigilant, not paranoid but simply observe good common sense when interacting with our HIV positive friends and family. In this...
HIV Vaccine – 30 years later we may finally be getting there
After more than 30 years of living in a World where there is still no cure for HIV/Aids the drug companies may have finally broken the code that will see an HIV vaccine become a reality. There have been exponential leaps made in the management of the HIV virus with...
New Single Dosage HIV treatment
Single Dosage HIV treatment: South Africa has millions of people living with HIV. Thus far the treatment offered to HIV positive patients has been expensive and patients were administered several antiretroviral tablets a day. The South African government’s HIV...
Managing your HIV positive status
If you have tested positive for HIV you may feel angry, depressed and alone. The reality is that you will accept the disease and you will realise that there are millions of HIV positive people who are living a normal life. Your focus should be on how you can manage...
There is no shame in being HIV positive
Testing positive for HIV is life changing. It will make you feel as if you are isolated and alone, as if you cannot share your status with anyone else. The truth is that you are not alone and that you can continue to live a happy and productive life. HIV support...
Pregnant and HIV Positive – Is your child at risk?
Extensive research suggests that it is possible for pregnant HIV positive women to have babies without the virus spreading to the baby. Babies are vulnerable to contract HIV from their mothers during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. If a mother wants to...
HIV testing – Understand your position
The only way you will know if you are HIV positive or HIV negative is by having yourself tested. The process is simple and the results can be obtained quickly. In order to understand your HIV position or status you can have yourself checked by your doctor. He or she...
Rape support in South Africa
The rape statistics in South Africa are alarmingly high with a rape reported every 7 minutes. If we estimate the actual number of rapes that occur in South Africa on a daily basis where statistics show that a mere 1 in 25 cases of rape are reported. This would take...
HIV Insurance – How are the Insurance Companies treating the HIV Positive community?
HIV Insurance has moved along in leaps and bounds in recent years with most of South Africa's Insurance companies offering Life Insurance to HIV positive people. The first to take the step was AllLife who realised before any of the others did, that HIV positive people...
Finally a viable cure for HIV and Aids could be within reach
Up until now science has been able to control the spread of HIV in patients to a large extent allowing HIV positive people to live long and productive lives. A recent breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV and Aids may have been discovered by Australian...