Providing pregnant women with HIV self-testing kits to pass along to their male partners can boost the partners’ rate of HIV testing and entry into care, according to a research article published in January 2019 in PLOS Medicine by Augustine Choko of the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Program, Malawi, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical… Continue reading How to Better Reach Men for HIV Testing
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): What You Need to Know Today
[Author’s note: Welcome to Part 3 of our seven-part series about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), sometimes called venereal diseases or Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). The good news is that as I write this in 2017, researchers are discovering not only new facts, but also new treatments for STIs. The not-so-good-news is that some STIs that… Continue reading Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): What You Need to Know Today
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): What You Need to Know Today
Of the multiple types of the herpes simplex virus, HSV1 (oral herpes) most often causes “cold sores” or “fever blisters” around the mouth and HSV2 (genital herpes) most often causes sores in the genital area and the anus. (Keep in mind that many people confuse the Herpes Simplex Virus with Herpes Zoster, the virus that… Continue reading Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): What You Need to Know Today
Older Adults with HIV: An Overlooked Population?
There is a myth that HIV is a disease of the young, but in fact, the HIV population among aging adults needs more attention than it is getting, according to psychologists. The research was outlined in a presentation at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). “The lack of perceived HIV risk… Continue reading Older Adults with HIV: An Overlooked Population?
When Food is Medicine
HIV-positive people who received healthy food were more likely to adhere to their medication regimens, and they, as well as people with type 2 diabetes, were less depressed and less likely to make trade-offs between food and healthcare, according to a new study. The study was done jointly by researchers from University of California San… Continue reading When Food is Medicine
PTSD Linked To Accelerated Aging
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is already linked with a number of conditions, including depression, anger and substance abuse. And now, researchers say, it appears to be linked to accelerated aging as well. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, published the finding in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. “This is the first study… Continue reading PTSD Linked To Accelerated Aging