Treatment Education
Housing and HIV/AIDS: A Public Health Issue
According to a 2004 report,
"An Assessment of the Housing Needs of Persons with HIV/AIDS"
based on New York City research, "If the City does not plan appropriately
to meet the housing needs of the population living with HIV/AIDS by 2010,
it will face a
major public health crisis." Further, "When homelessness first
peaked in the late 1980s, it was estimated that as many as 15% to 30%
of all homeless New Yorkers were HIV seropositive; one study showed HIV
infection levels higher than 60%."
Recent Report Sheds Light on LGBT Homeless Youth
A 2006 report titled, "An Epidemic of Homelessness," by Nicholas Ray cites a study in which "50 percent of homeless youth...considered it likely or very likely that they will someday test positive for HIV." This report was published by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute and the National Coalition for the Homeless.
The Scoop on the Human Papilloma Virus
In June of last year, the Food and Drug Administration or FDA, approved a vaccine that can prevent the transmission of a virus responsible for over 70% of all cervical cancers. The virus is called human papilloma virus or HPV and it is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, in the United States. Unfortunatelcalled Gardasil, works best in women who have not been exposed to HPV.
Microbicides: A Vaginal Gel That Could Prevent HIV
Globally, women’s rates of HIV infection are rising higher and faster than men’s, and the existing strategies for prevention—abstinence, condom use, and mutual monogamy between HIV-negative partners—are not practical for the majority of women, particularly those in developing countries.
Shopping, Cooking and Eating on a Budget
There are two main good reasons for being on a food budget. Money available for food may be limited, or saving money for something else is the intention. Whatever the reason, the most important thing to keep in mind is that it is good to cut back on costs but NOT to cut back on nutrients. Food intake needs to include all the necessary nutrients our bodies require to be healthy: vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, good fats, and water – not too little of each, and not too much either. Eating nutritious foods does not have to be expensive and eating on a budget does not mean you have to stop eating or you have to eat less nutritious foods. By being careful and creative when food shopping, cooking, and eating, meals can be balanced, tasty, satisfying and fun to make too. Here are some suggestions to help you stay on a food budget.
Study Shows Medicine for HSV Affects HIV
A clinical study published in The New England Journal of Medicine on February 22 showed that a particular treatment for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) helps control HIV and may be able to lower rates of transmission.
Breast Cancer & HIV: Knowledge = Survival
This has been the most difficult issue for me to start because as a breast cancer survivor (three years) also living with HIV, it is an emotional and all-too-fresh trip down memory lane. However, upon my cancer diagnosis, breast cancer immediately became a concern of mine as an advocate for women living with HIV.
