Showing posts with label aidsmap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aidsmap. Show all posts

Friday, June 6, 2008

a vision of hell without fear



Now what I'm about to say may never reach the general media,

Religions and Dogmas all over the world will try to silence this news,

Institutions that exist solely to feed off Aids subsidy will try to bury this,

.... so listen very carefully for I will say this only once .....


"HIV-positive patients with an undetectable viral load infrequently change their anti-HIV treatment because of side-effects nowadays, according to the results of a British study published in the May 31st edition of AIDS."

source: aidsmap 

With the latest wave of hiv designer drugs showing their true worth in delivering effective results with almost zero intolerance in terms of side effects, and a new compound found that could lead to another new design of drugs, then the long term goal of truly 'liveable' medication could become reality.

No longer the 'poison' that we all view our medication as. No longer the idea that the pills can only stop the virus by damaging our bodies. No longer having to live damaged lives.

But ....

Not everyone is going to want the world to hear this.

Hiv infection without death, without pain? without even discomfort? 

How will the Church cope with a potential sinner without the promise of hell?

How will a Government cope with gay sex without consequences?

How will all those Institutions survive that only survive because of subsidy, if there is nothing for them to do?
 
.... and who will pay for it all ? .......

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Rectal trauma and drug use key in sexual transmission of HCV



The factors involved in the sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus amongst HIV-positive gay men may be more complex than previously thought, according to German research presented to the recent 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney.

Investigators from Bonn initially found, in common with several other recent studies, that unprotected anal intercourse was associated with a risk of hepatitis C. But in subsequent statistical analysis, only snorting drugs and rectal bleeding after sex were risk factors for infection with hepatitis C. The study’s researchers fear that hepatitis C prevention that focuses only on consistent condom use could be too narrow in its cope and overlook potentially more important risk behaviours.

Doctors from across Europe have been observing mini-epidemics of hepatitis C virus in HIV-positive gay men. Several studies have implicated unprotected anal sex as a significant risk factor for the sexual transmission of hepatitis C, with other research showing an association with fisting, drug use and some sexually transmitted infections.

Although few would seriously doubt that hepatitis C is being sexually transmitted between HIV-positive gay men, there is, nevertheless, very little evidence of sexual transmission of the virus in HIV-negative gay men, or in HIV-positive heterosexual couples. Although one study found that hepatitis C was more likely to be found in the semen of those with HIV, therefore explaining transmission of the virus via unprotected sex, some investigators believe that the factors involved in the sexual transmission of hepatitis C may be much more complex.