Why sex workers of Nevada support Ron Paul

Prostitution should be legal and regulated. The reason that it is illegal is because of religion. Religious puritan beliefs, the same beliefs that less than 10 years ago made consensual homosexual sex a crime in many states, lead to bad public policy. In regulated brothels in...

Police use attractive woman to get men to entrap themselves

I have railed against our war on sex laws, especially prostitution laws, in the U.S. Prostitution should be legal and regulated. We don't see the problems with prostitution in Nevada, as in the rest of the U.S. I also favor making marijuana legal, but again, regulated. I have...

Taking HIV drugs earlier could curb new infections

A world-wide study into HIV transmission has found that men and women diagnosed with the virus can dramatically reduce the risk of infecting a partner if the HIV carrier starts the treatment while still relatively healthy. Scientist found that infection rate can be reduced by...

Hope for a Secure Future: CAP AIDS Gives a Boost to Ugandan Youth

The SceneThe consequences of civil war, extreme poverty and the persistent prevalence of HIV/AIDS have left the people of the northern Uganda to face formidable life challenges. As the country recovers from the war, enjoying 4 years of peace, the return of tens of thousands...

the cure for AIDS

If i tell you i have the cure for AIDS, will you keep reading? i personally don't but i can tell you where to look. i'm not a doctor nor biologist but i've studied enough of both to make educated guesses (in much the same way i'm not a physicist but have studied enough of...

Take extra-care of kidneys when living with HIV

The people living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly those who are on the antiretroviral therapy (ART) consisting of tenofovir drug, should take extra-care of their kidneys. This was another key learning for me personally at the recently concluded Chennai ART Symposium (CART...

When the going gets tough: Resistance to ART

The antiretroviral therapy (ART) has undisputed benefits for people living with HIV. When people living with HIV (PLHIV) become resistant to drugs used in ART, treatment options that they can fall back upon to stay alive and healthy, reduce. This was a major point of academic...

Derrick Burts, aka Cameron Reid, Derek Chambers, is Patient Zeta

Derrick Burts (Cameron Reid, Derek Chambers) is HIV-Positive Porn Star 'Patient Zeta'Derrick Burts, a 24-year-old porn star who uses the name Derek Chambers for gay porn and Cameron Reid for straight porn, has gone public as Patient Zeta, the porn star who tested positive for...

Diseases of poverty in spotlight at IFGH biennial conference

The biennial conference of the Irish Forum for Global Health (IFGH) to mark the World AIDS Day (1 December) is focussing on the theme of "Partnerships to address health and diseases of poverty challenges." IFGH together with National University of Ireland (NUI) Maynooth and...

Berlin 2010: TB, HIV and Lung Health

The 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held on 11-15 November 2010 in Berlin, Germany, and is expected to be attended by 2500 delegates from over 100 countries. The theme of this year's conference is "Tuberculosis (TB), HIV and lung health: from research and...

Theatre-media can help dispel myths around HIV/AIDS

"If theatre and media join hands I am sure that they will be able to shatter many myths that abound in society about AIDS," this is what Ms Tripurari  Sharma, associate director, National School of Drama (NSD) said while addressing media persons at 'Media for Children'...