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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Dec 1, 2007 22:13:08 GMT -5
Be Careful , always use protection . Remember it can happen to you . if you know you do not have HIV , Do not put yourself at risk! QC as a side note , life with any disease can still be Enjoyable ! Plz never spread your Disease ! for Those we have lost let the living remember Them!
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Post by bazdad on Dec 6, 2007 0:23:22 GMT -5
Yes, life is good even with disease. We all only have today. I am grateful for tons of stuff. Bad times, good times, give me some of dat!
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Post by nakquda on Mar 7, 2008 18:49:25 GMT -5
Are yall familiar with "Conversion Parties"? I have heard of them here in my town, specifically the gay community. Apparently, young males believe that they will inevitable contract HIV; therefore, they solicit older men who are HIV+ to "convert" them from - to +. Craziness I know, but I have heard of people attending these parties and SPONSORING them in local chatrooms. I hear it is more prevailent in large cities.
What is this world coming to...
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Mar 7, 2008 22:03:41 GMT -5
Are yall familiar with "Conversion Parties"? I have heard of them here in my town, specifically the gay community. Apparently, young males believe that they will inevitable contract HIV; therefore, they solicit older men who are HIV+ to "convert" them from - to +. Craziness I know, but I have heard of people attending these parties and SPONSORING them in local chatrooms. I hear it is more prevailent in large cities. What is this world coming to... That does Sound Crazy - Never Do This , if your Gay - always use condoms until you are sure you and your partner are Clean QC
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Post by audreydi on Mar 10, 2008 12:23:21 GMT -5
Thank heavens for all the meds out there for those with Aids .My nephew has had Aids for 17 years now on meds and doing very well he acts and is quite healthy you would never know. but he is quite the advocate for teaching safe sex,good on him.
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Post by Black Angel on Apr 3, 2008 18:38:35 GMT -5
I have heard about those in Africa with AIDS raping virgins, and women who travel from other places, because a long standing belief is that if you have sex with a virgin, you will be cured.
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Post by bluerose on Apr 3, 2008 19:12:57 GMT -5
Remember Aids is not just a gay promlem. I took a Aids test for blood that was given to me and that tattoo down below well It wasn't the safest cleanest enviroment.
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Post by Black Angel on May 27, 2008 15:08:32 GMT -5
That is true, there are a lot of people here who believe that AIDS was started by gays, when in truth, it was caused by a man who was bitten by a chimp infected with PIV, which turned into HIV for the victim.
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on May 27, 2008 21:50:25 GMT -5
I,m Just Glad to see People Talking about this Problem - Teaching Safe Sex can Only Be a Good Thing - there are so many misconceptions about STDS - at Least this Thread has Opinions and Folks who Worry & Care - I Know this hits Close to Home for Lot's of People and Thanks for Keeping People Talking about this Deadly but Controllable STD QC
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Jul 25, 2008 0:05:56 GMT -5
Life expectancy for people with HIV has increased by an average of 13 years since the late 1990s thanks to better HIV treatment, a study says. Researchers said it meant HIV was now effectively a chronic condition like diabetes, rather than a fatal disease, the Lancet reported. The team, involving Bristol University staff, looked at over 43,000 patients. The study found a person now diagnosed at 20 years old could expect to live for another 49 years. But the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration, which includes scientists from across Europe and Northern America, warned this was still short of the life expectancy for the wider population which stands at about 80. Antiretroviral treatment for HIV consists of drugs which work against the infection itself by slowing down the replication of the virus in the body. This method of therapy was introduced in the 1990s, but has since become more effective and better tolerated. The researchers looked at life expectancy during three time periods after the introduction of the drugs - 1996-9, 2000-2 and 2003-5 - in high income countries. Just over 2,000 patients died during the study periods. They found that while patients aged 20 diagnosed in the 1990s could expect to live another 36 years, that had increased by 13 years by 2003-5. During the middle time period, life expectancy stood at an extra 41 years. Success Lead researcher Professor Jonathan Sterne said: "These advances have transformed HIV from being a fatal disease, which was the reality for patients before the advent of combination treatment, into a long-term chronic condition." He added the development was a "testament" to the success of the anti-HIV drugs. But the researchers warned those diagnosed later in the course of the infection had a much shorter life expectancy. Marc Thompson, deputy head of health promotion at the Terrence Higgins Trust, said: "HIV medication has become much more effective since the early days. "There has been great progress, but research needs to continue, especially for those who have developed resistance to some drugs and are running out of options." But he added the study also highlighted the need for early diagnosis, pointing out an estimated a third of people with HIV do not know they have it. QC news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7523212.stm
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Jul 29, 2008 17:58:40 GMT -5
Progress made in HIV prevention , There have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries, a United Nations programme report says. However, UNAids warns the Aids epidemic is not over in any part of the world. The report says prevention programmes have seen changes in sexual behavior, and a drop in infection rates in countries such as Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Condom use is also increasing among young people with multiple partners in many countries. This has been seen in seven of the most affected countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. In Cameroon the percentage of young people having sex before the age of 15 has decreased from 35% to 14%. UNAids reports that since 2005 there has been a tripling of HIV prevention efforts, with a focus on sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users. The report also reveals that the percentage of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral drugs to prevent transmission of the virus to their child rose from 14% in 2005 to 33% in 2007. In the same period the numbers of new infections among children fell from 410,000 to 370,000. Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS executive director, welcomed the progress. But he said: "Gains in saving lives by preventing new infections and providing treatment to people living with HIV must be sustained over the long term. "Short-term gains should serve as a platform for reinvigorating combination HIV prevention and treatment efforts and not spur complacency." Globally, the number of new HIV infections has declined from 3 million in 2001 to 2.7 million in 2007. However, rates of infection are rising in many countries QC news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7530359.stm
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