by Graham Johnson | Oct 12, 2017 | HIV Cover, HIV Virus
Studies have shown that circumcision has an effect on the type of bacteria that lives on the penis. This would explain why men who have been circumcised have a 50%-60% reduced risk of being infected with the HIV virus (the virus that causes Aids). Researchers have...
by Graham Johnson | Jul 18, 2016 | HIV Cover, HIV Virus
“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...
by Graham Johnson | Feb 26, 2015 | HIV Cover, HIV Virus
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...
by Graham Johnson | Feb 10, 2015 | Health Insurance, HIV Cover, HIV Virus
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...
by Graham Johnson | Nov 26, 2014 | HIV Cover, 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...
