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California Man Experiences Remarkable Medical Triumph, Becoming Free Of HIV And Cancer
26 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
On the undesirable roster of illnesses, cancer and HIV are notably high-ranking. One Californian man found himself afflicted with both, and then potentially cured of both after a miraculous donor treatment.
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Great News On The HIV Prevention Front
11 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hot on the heels of the COVID-19 vaccine news, Wits researchers have announced a “breakthrough” in HIV prevention in women.
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Thursday Morning Spice
01 Oct 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
1st person cured of HIV dies of cancer. PM admits weed use. Capitec takes a bath. Tim Cook’s $114m bonus. CCTV footage of Kinnear killing.
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Unearthed Recordings Show Shocking White House Response To AIDS [Video]
02 Dec 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Prepare to get a little bit angry as you watch the 1980s White House laugh about HIV/AIDS and those suffering from it.
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AIDS Group Billboards Feature Tinder As Link To STDs
30 Sep 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
No one likes to be linked with the spread of STDs, although this foundation are not mincing their words when it comes to playing the blame game.
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Now You Can Get Your Meds From The ATM
13 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We know we don’t give the South African health sector many pats on the back, but this non-profit organisation is set to make a huge difference in the lives of many.
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Make It A Quart Of Black Label And Your Daughter On The Side, Thanks
19 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Shebeen owners have always gone to great lengths to keep their patrons happy but this latest bit of news will have you sick to your stomach.
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Bruce Springsteen Singing ‘Streets Have No Name’ With A Bonoless U2 Will Leave You Speechless [Video]
02 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
U2 was due to perform at the World AIDS Day (RED) show in Times Square without frontman Bono. Then something magical happened…
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Fake HIV Negative Test Results Are A Thing Now [VIDEO]
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The BBC reports that there has been a sharp rise in the purchase of fake HIV test results in Uganda. Persons testing positive for HIV are compelled to purchase negative test results from health professionals in order to secure work. Infection carries a heavy social penalty in Uganda.
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The Man Who Can’t Catch AIDS, Has Died
16 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In 1996 The Independent called Stephen Crohn, “The Man Who Can’t Catch AIDS”, after they found his white blood cells had a genetic defect that made him resistant to the virus even when tested with “HIV concentrations thousands of times greater than would be encountered outside a test tube.” Being “immune” to HIV, he saw all of his friends die and last month, took his own life at age 66.
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Two More People Cured Of HIV Following Marrow Transplants
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to the New York Times, two patients in Boston infected with HIV have been virus-free for two weeks after having bone marrow transplants for blood cancer. The international AIDS conference announced on Wednesday that their antiretroviral drugs were stopped and improvements have continued to have been made. One of the patients has been off […]
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Hope For Today: Rates Of HIV In South African Children Have Dropped 63%
27 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report released by UNAIDS details decreasing numbers of HIV in South African children. These improved numbers do not mean the country can become complacent though.
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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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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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