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VIDEO: The Science of HIV & AIDS
An extremely informative video on the science of HIV and AIDS made by AsapScience on Youtube
Continue readingNews: Better Life For Local HIV Patients; WHO Reports Highest Cases of HIV in Eastern Europe; HIV Prophylaxis can help millions
In the news -Today reports better Life For Singaporean HIV Patients; Highest cases of HIV in Eastern Europe reported by WHO; The CDC in the US says HIV Prophylaxis can help millions
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Pressure in Europe for access to PrEP At the 15th European AIDS Conference, speakers voiced concerns from public about the growing need for access to PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) to be used informally. PrEP is a treatment that uses anti-HIV medication to prevent people who are HIV-negative from becoming infected in the near future (up to… Continue reading
HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Early Treatment: An Integration
With advancements in the field of research and scientific probing, we are continuously getting better treatments and vaccinations for different diseases. Although, there are currently no vaccines which can prevent HIV, scientists have been able to formulate the next best thing – HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). A report by the Center of Diseases, Control and… Continue reading
The World of Antiretrovirals
In the 1980’s diagnosis with HIV was a death sentence. In 1995 in the USA, it was the highest cause of death in the age range 25-44 years. Nowadays HIV is a life sentence, but a relatively painless one. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has ensured that the virus is kept locked away in the host DNA,… Continue reading
HIV prevention: The Emerging Prevention Regimen from Post-exposure to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Like vaccinations for life-threatening diseases such as Hepatitis B and Tetanus, the HIV virus could be tackled more efficiently with the presence of a vaccination for this disease. Researchers have been successful in developing a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV which is now a leading development towards finally creating a vaccine. Pre-exposure prophylaxis is a… Continue reading