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Libya HIV scandal coverup

The LATimes had an article about the HIV scandal in Libya, saying now that Khadafi is getting thrown out, maybe the parents will find the real truth on how and why their children got infected with HIV. Back in the late…
Tuli and HIV

okay. Circumcision is thought to be behind the low HIV rate in Muslim Africa, but what about Asia?Complication here is that in China and SEAsia (i.e. the "golden triangle" for Heroin) much HIV is due to drug use.But…
ONE MILLION CHINESE GOT HIV FROM BLOOD TRANSFUSION SCAMS

The LATimes says one million Chinese got HIV via transfusions: not only those who got blood or blood products, but those who donated plasma, where blood was removed, the plasma taken out and then mixed blood reinject…
HIV in Central Asia and Eastern Europe

There are between one million and two million heroin addicts in Iran. The Taliban, after getting a lot of their leaders kicked up, is now into protecting the heroin business. So now, the Washington Post has an article…
Did Vaccinating for smallpox help keep HIV from spreading?

I'm old enough to remember when one of the "treatments" for recurrant cold sores or herpes was to give Smallpox vaccine (which uses a mild vaccinia virus). The idea was that it "boosted" the immune system in some way, im…
Science headlines

Duh. High Heels linked with ankle/foot pain. The problem? the article states: The researchers found that the types of shoes women wear, specifically high-heels, pumps and sandals, may cause future hind-foot (heel and an…
The Dybul firing scandal: PC trumps HIV

cross posted from BNN Only last week, David Brooks was praising President Obama, and actually cited the fact that he allowed Dr. Mark Dybul to stay as an example of Obama’s bilateral approach to government: Dybul is one…
Mandatory HIV testing

crossposted from BNN: The CDC has now figured out that only 40% of people have been tested for HIV, so is upset about it.Well, duh.It’s actually the government’s fault. You see, for years, we docs couldn’t test for H…
HIV essays

I had two HIV related essays at the BNN site...didn't get to cross post them earlier due to Lolo (my husband) being in the hospital and our internet going off and on due to the typhoon. Child abuse and HIV, 01…
should all patients be tested for HIV?

The WHO is encouraging doctors to do an HIV test on all patients. In the past, only high risk patients were advised to get the tests, along with pregnant women. Undoubtably the US press will find some “fundamentalist”…