Dr Herb takes over where Dr Beetroot left off
Sicelo Shiceka this week stuck to his controversial statements that 'herbs' have an important role to play in 'bringing down the viral load in HIV/AIDS'.
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An end to the madness?
EDITORIAL: Finally there is a small light flickering at the end of the dark tunnel. The political will and urgency, so severely lacking for nine long years while Thabo Mbeki and his health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang were in charge, is on the face of it slowly starting to emerge.
Conference ends in optimism
The world's largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS ended in Cape Town this week with a sense of optimism over future possibilities to stem the epidemic, outrage over funding cutbacks and revelations over failure to steadfastly implement tried and tested HIV prevention interventions and speed up universal access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
Health workers at high risk of TB infection
CAPE TOWN - Healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal are almost six times more likely to contract drug resistant tuberculosis than the general population in the province, a poster presentation at 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) has revealed.
Microbicides showing promise for success
CAPE TOWN - Prevention scientists attending the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) have cautioned against not preparing for the success of Microbicides and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) trials.
Prevention needs more attention
CAPE TOWN - Scientists have renewed the call for more immediate and urgent effort to be directed towards HIV prevention amid the dominance of treatment interventions and the world-wide search for a quick fix vaccine, which many agree, is years away.
New lease for PMTCT
Returning the focus to an HIV prevention method that has been known to work for over a decade holds the key to not just eliminating paediatric AIDS, but putting South Africa on the road to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, reducing deaths among mothers and children, uplifting health systems and drawing men into HIV services.
Universal access to ARVs is possible
AIDS needs to removed from isolation and become an entry point to transforming society, attaining the Millennium Development Goals, uplifting health systems and ultimately making better health and development outcomes a reality.
Gradual increase of efavirenz reduces side effects
A small study published in the latest Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that progressively increasing the dose of Efavirenz during the first two weeks of treatment can reduce side effects experienced by HIV patients who take the drug daily.
Dying while waiting
Two thousand people are now on the waiting list for antiretroviral medication at Edendale Hospital, which stopped giving new patients ARVs nine weeks ago.
Militaries unite to fight HIV
DAKAR: (IRIN) - Military forces from 20 countries in West and Central Africa have launched a regional HIV network to share information on combating HIV within their ranks and communities, following the example of other military-led efforts to fight the spread of HIV.
Sexual abuse behind bars
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Sexual abuse is widespread in South Africa's prisons, but the provision of health services to this vulnerable population remains problematic.
Stop ignoring us, say high-risk groups
NAIROBI: (PlusNews) - As Kenya prepares its third National AIDS Strategic Plan, several high-risk groups are calling on the government to give them more say in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Floods interrupted AIDS services – report
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - A UN assessment has revealed that flooding in northern Namibia during March severely disrupted HIV and AIDS treatment, care and prevention services.
AIDS number one cause of maternal deaths
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - A new maternal mortality study names HIV and AIDS as the cause of one in four maternal deaths in Zimbabwe.