Category Archives: HIV and AIDS
Suspected AIDS Patient Allegedly Spit At Cops
A Cincinnati man, who is thought to be homeless, has been charged with assaulting Cincinnati Police Officers. His weapon of choice… spit. 48-year-old Ronald Crawford was arrested during a fight on East McMillan Street, where he spit at officers, telling them he “had AIDS”. While the officers believe that Crawford is HIV-positive, they aren’t at […]
Now, an HIV blocking gel for women
Scientists have developed what some are calling a “molecular condom”. The “condom” is actually a gel that, if used correctly, could help prevent women from contracting HIV. The gel was developed to “enable women to protect themselves against HIV without approval of their partner”. To use it the woman would only need to insert the […]
The Oral Sex Cancer Connection
Teresa Dillon was surprised to learn four years ago that what she deemed as an average sore throat actually was stage 2 cancer on her tonsil. “People think the face of oral cancer is a 70-year-old man who’s been chewing tobacco and drinking whiskey all his life,” she said. “But the face of oral cancer […]
How Is HIV Different in African Americans?
It is a common fact that HIV does not discriminate against who it infects; however, having HIV doesn’t always mean the same thing…especially if you’re African American. Research has shown that African Americans have higher rates of HIV infections, they get sicker faster, and get treatment later than other ethnicities. There are many myths that […]
East Texas Health Organization Sees Increase In HIV Cases
Health Horizons, an East Texas health care organization, has seen more HIV-positive people this year than it did all last year. As of July, eight people out of 800 had tested positive; whereas for all of 2008 they had only six positives out of more than 1,000 testers. The majority of these HIV-positive people were […]
HIV report sheds light on race
A report from the Chicago Public Health Department (CDPH) has found higher rates of HIV infection in Black men who have sex with men (MSM) than in white or Latino MSM. The report comes from a survey that was conducted across all of Chicago, in places where MSM often congregate. These places include gay bars/clubs, […]
Researchers identify new strain of HIV derived from gorillas
French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday. A new virus is difficult to detect by tests because it is not closely related to the other three HIV variants. The three previous HIV variants came from chimpanzees. The new findings indicate that gorillas, in addition […]
Scientists find new strain of HIV
Gorillas have been found, for the first time, to be a source of HIV. Previous research had shown the HIV-1 strain, the main source of human infections, with 33m cases worldwide, originated from a virus in chimpanzees. But researchers have now discovered an HIV infection in a Cameroonian woman which is clearly linked to a […]
Woman found carrying new strain of HIV from gorillas
A 62-year-old woman living in Paris tested positive for a new strain of HIV. Before this, it was thought that all strains of HIV-1 were passed to humans by chimpanzees; however, this new strain is thought to have derived from gorillas. The woman, originally from the capital of Cameroon, Yaounde, tested positive for HIV in […]
New HIV Strain Discovered in Woman
A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in Monday’s edition of […]
