Tag "HIV"
Potent New Antibody Against HIV Discovered
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US says it has identified a potent antibody that is capable of neutralizing 98% of known strains of HIV.
It Is Time To End Bottom Shaming
Originally published on advocate.com “It’s cool, man. I’m clean. I swear.” Admittedly, this uncouth line worked on me more times than I care to recount. During my naive years, I
MY DISCOVERY
Sometime in April, I escorted some relatives to the market to get food stuffs. There I was, seated somewhere in the market, waiting for them to get done, when I
IBK’s JOURNAL (Entry 5)
July 31 I just finished writing exams (as of writing this), and as much as it feels great to be done with it, I think the wait for the results
Some Words Of Inspiration From Kenny Brandmuse
In a Facebook post, Kenny Brandmuse writes: He said his best friend just tested HIV positive, and he’d rather end his life somewhere in Abuja, Nigeria. He stated that he
Researchers Have Successfully Figured Out How To Edit HIV Out Of T Cells
This is huge. Researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia say they have found a safe way to eliminate the HIV-1 virus from CD4+ T cells through a gene editing system.
UP AND DOWN MEMORY LANE (Episode 3)
Three years ago, I decided to get tested for HIV. The procrastination for the test had been going on for a while before then. On that Sunday, when it was
It’s Not Irresponsible to Like Bareback Sex
Originally published on hivplusmag.com A thought for my fellow gay men: It is 100 percent OK that so many of us want to have bareback sex. Even when the risk
Gay Man Taking PrEP Daily Tests Positive For HIV
For the first time, researchers have documented a case in which an individual has contracted a multi-drug resistant strain of HIV. The man claims that at the time, he was
HEALTH CENTRE: Protecting Yourself From Getting Infected With HIV
HIV infection occurs when there’s an exchange of bodily fluids i.e. when infected bodily fluid makes contact with your mucous membrane (the lining of your mouth, eye lids, nostrils, anus,
