Friday, October 26, 2012

AIDS VACCINE


HAPPY NEWS!! 



A MUST READ ARTICLE!! 

As I understand it this means that scientists are a STEP CLOSER to develope a VACCINE against the HIV-VIRUS. 
I also read it as if it will benefit those who are already infected....





Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Unprotective sex - medicine as a protection?

HELLO GOOD PEOPLE!!
"Warrior" by Robert Flack. 1990.

This time I decided two things before writing:

1) I will not write such a long thing.
2) I will be softer, less agressive.

If anyone read the whole thing last time they know that I was arguing that even though in Iceland we have a good healthcare system it is not without flaws and the staff many times have prejugdements towards HIV-positive individuals. But not only is it the attitude of the staff that could be better but also the system itself.

It is a known fact that if a person has been sexually assaulted and goes to the ER that same person should be given ANTI-RETROVIRUS MEDICINE (HIV-medicine). If a person gets these pills right away they are not in danger of receiving the HIV-virus. This is done in case that the person who assaulted them was by any chance HIV-positive.

This should be done in any country where there is a good healthcare system. Not everyone knows this.

I know from a friend of mine who lives in the UK that he has sometimes gone to get HIV-medicine if he has had unprotected sex. He goes to the ER and gets a dosis. This protects him from receiving the HIV-virus if by any chance his sexual partner had been HIV-positive.

Here in Iceland that is not allowed. You have to have been raped to get HIV-medicine if you have "had unprotected sex".

That's it. That's all I wanted to say for now.