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HIV and obesity a weighty issue

By Najma Desai

According to articles published by Health-e and Drum Magazine a new trend of intentionally gaining weight is emerging amongst those living with HIV.

Doctors indicate that people engaging in this behaviour are trying to distance themselves from thinness, which is often associated with HIV and AIDS.

But people living with the virus need to be warned against the consumption of fatty foods because they can interfere with the absorption of ARVs.

Continue reading | 20 January 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: aids, drum magazine, health-e, obesity

Good intentions overshadowed by errors

By Kim Johnson An article in The New Age (TNA) exemplifies the importance of verification of information received from sources. The piece is also riddled with HIV-specific language and terminology issues which could affect the way HIV and AIDS and those who are affected by the conditions are perceived.
Continue reading | 8 July 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: accuracy, aids, hiv, hiv awareness, hiv terminology, journalism, language, news media, sources, stigma, the new age, unemployment