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aids
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Monday Morning Spice
04 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Baby cured of HIV. Cardinal apologises for sexual vibes. Queen in hospital. Rodman tells Obama to call Kim Jong Un. Private spacecraft docks with ISS. Granddaughters launch Mandela wine in US. Pistorius bill R1miilion so far.
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Over 2 Million SA Kids Under 17 Are In The Care Of Grandmothers [TIME Magazine Feature]
23 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I came across a hard-hitting article on my iPad from the latest issue of TIME magazine, entitled “Generation of Orphans: South Africa’s AIDS epidemic forces grandmothers to parent again. Here it is in it’s entirety.
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SA Study: Some People Are Capable Of Making HIV-Neutralising Antibodies
22 Oct 2012 by Albi P / No Comments
A team of South African scientists has discovered that certain people’s blood is capable of producing antibodies that can kill nine of ten known strains of HIV.
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Government Recalls Dodgy HIV Kits
09 Jul 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
Good news! It’s time for another government backpedal! After revealing to you on Friday that the government approved a tender for R22,5 million to supply banned HIV Testing kits, the decision has been reversed. The tender process is now also under scrutiny.
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Home Test Kit For HIV Approved, On Sale In Months
04 Jul 2012 by Albi P / 2 Comments
On Tuesday, the FDA approved the first ever over-the-counter, at-home test for HIV. The test will offer customers complete privacy and could be on shelves in the States as soon as October.
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Canadian Researchers May Have A Vaccine For Aids [VIDEO]
21 Dec 2011 by Albi P / No Comments
Canadian researchers recently received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence testing an HIV vaccine on humans.
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Table Mountain Will Go Red For World Aids Day Tomorrow
30 Nov 2011 by Janey Bee / No Comments
Visitors to Cape Town (let’s face it, the migration to the Mother City for the summer has definitely started) may appreciate it if you point out Table Mountain to them tomorrow evening. With 1 December marking World Aids Day, the City of Cape Town has agreed to light up the natural wonder in red between 7pm and 11pm.
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Doctor Secures Property With HIV-Infected Needles
29 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
I’ll just leave this here: A female doctor from Brazil has reacted to the frequent robberies Sobardinho property by studding the walls around her property with HIV-infected needles to keep burglars away. We know this because she’s kindly put up a hand-written sign,saying “HIV positive blood. Do not trespass.”
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New Studies Show Antiretroviral Drugs Could Prevent HIV Infection
14 Jul 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Two recent medical studies claim that antiretroviral medications could help protect healthy people from contracting the HIV virus through sexual contact. How? Just drink an antiretroviral daily! The findings claim that this could greatly cut a person’s infection risk by as much as 73%. If this is true, then humanity could be looking at a potential game-changer in the fight against AIDS.
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India’s Health Minister Calls Homosexuality A Disease From The West
06 Jul 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
While the rest of us have been wondering whether or not people are born gay, India’s Health Minister has know all along: that it is in fact a disease from the West. The only thing he is still struggling with is identifying sufferers from this illness as it is “difficult to find them because you don’t know who is doing it and where they are.”
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Patient (Pretty Much) Cured Of Aids
07 Jun 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
A man who suffered from both Leukaemia and HIV seems to have been cured of HIV, after he received a unique type of bone marrow transplant.
Seriously. Check it out…
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One Step Closer In The Quest For A HIV Vaccine
07 Apr 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Hooray for science. US government scientists say they have discovered three powerful HIV antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any HIV antibody yet discovered. Details inside.
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Lady Gaga Wears A Condom
18 Feb 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
I’m not entirely sure what to think of lady Gaga’s latest outfit that she wore on Thursday’s edition of “Good Morning America”. She said that the outfit was based on a condom. Where on God’s green earth does this woman come up with these ideas?
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Church Peddles Religion As A Cure For Aids
04 Feb 2011 by hansie / No Comments
In November ’09, Aids activist group Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) launched a campaign to remove an ad on ETV by the Christ Embassy church. In the ad the church claims they cure Aids. This week, finally, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) managed to force ETV to pull the ad. A little too late as it turns out.
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