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IN THE NEWS: HIV UPDATE
Scientists are making progress in the search for an HIV/AIDS cure. they have discovered that the cancer drug Zolinza, also known as Vorinostat, can disturb latent HIV infection. HIV is known as a provirus because it grows into the DNA of a host cell. Once infused in the DNA it can remain hidden or eventually reactivate.IN THE NEWS: TB can be cured
Long before Sipho Ngwenya dreamed of becoming a star, the former generations actor (known to viewers as Ajax) was diagnosed with tuberculosis.IN THE NEWS: HIV UPDATE
People living with HIV often have liver problems due to the toxicity of some antiretrovirals. A healthy liver is important to everyone, but is particularly vital for people with HIV as the liver plays a key role in breaking down and processing medicines used to treat HIV and other infections...read the full articleANALYSIS: Media coverage’s HIV paradigm shift
Magazine coverage of HIV takes on a new perspective featuring an emerging trend of mentioning HIV in conjunction with health rather than illness.
Articles in March’s Bona magazine and this week’s Drum magazine indicate a progression in the way that HIV is written about in the media in general and in magazines in particular.
IN THE NEWS: HIV UPDATE
Faulty condoms have again come under the spotlight after more than a million condoms given away at the ANC's 100 year anniversary celebrations were recalledIN THE NEWS: The State of our Nation
The State of the Nation Address is used to by the president of the republic every year to share the government's progress and inform the public of its plans for the year ahead. It's a platform to take stock of the previous year's achievements and chart a common direction for the country.DRUM ‘out and proud’ and addressing HIV
By publishing stories that highlight acceptance of homosexuality and same sex sexual practices, DRUM inadvertently gives HIV-prevention and treatment among men who have sex with men (MSM) a leg-up.
This week DRUM magazine published a feature story on local gay choreographer Somizi Mhlongo, emphasising his mother’s acceptance and support of his sexual preference.
Stories like this could go a long way towards educating a public that still has ‘outbreaks’ of sometimes-violent homophobia, as exemplified by the 2006 murder of Zoliswa Nkonyana, whose killers were sentenced this week.
Study links high cholesterol to ARVs
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released key findings of a recent study which links high cholesterol levels in children to taking antiretroviral medication. The study looked at toddlers between 12 to 23 months who contracted the virus from their mothers.Brothers playing their part
The Brothers for Life campaign has since inception enjoyed frequent media attention for the fresh approach to responding to the challenges facing men in a society where HIV is so prevalent.HIV and obesity a weighty issue
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.
