AIDS/HIV
Can I catch the HIV virus by ingesting aerated ejaculate?
Hi Leanne,
According to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, HIV is not transmitted via saliva. Even though you mention mouth ulcers, the level of the HIV/AIDS virus that is normally contained in saliva is 10,000 times less than that found in blood, so although you may be at risk for other ... Read more.
Does Quebec Health Care cover HIV medication?
Hi there -
thanks for your question. Unfortunately I do not have a specific answer for you but I have an idea as to how you may find out.
In Quebec, medication fees are covered in two ways: (1) by private insurance that you obtain through work (e.g. up to a certain ... Read more.
Can blood in a mouthwash cup transfer HIV?
Hi Kenjin,
While HIV/AIDS is an illness that can be transmitted via contact with
an infected person's blood, I would hold off on that self-diagnosis
unless there is some other reason for jumping to this conclusion.
If the blood in the cup you used was not your own, it is certainly
reasonable to ask whose ... Read more.
Can I get STDs by having oral sex?
Hello Cass, and thanks for writing to us.
Although there are less risk factors contracting STDs via oral sex, it is not entirely out of the question.
Most exchange of bodily fluids poses a health risk. Herpes is a disease which is easily transferable. Maybe more far-fetched but still possible, even deep ... Read more.
Criminal HIV cases do more harm than good, group warns
When a Toronto man was charged last week with sexual assault for knowingly exposing his girlfriend to HIV, it seemed like the logical action for police to take, and followed the pattern of an increasing number of such cases. It was the second charge of its sort in two weeks in Ontario, and comes in [...]
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World AIDS Day: Twenty Years and Counting
On December 1st, 2008, World AIDS Day will celebrate its twentieth anniversary as a day of international solidarity and awareness. Organizations across the city of Montreal, and around the world, have been preparing for this date for months, organizing rallies, vigils and collecting donations.
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Why Some With HIV Never Get AIDS Even Without Treatment
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have compelling evidence that some people with HIV who for years and even decades show extremely low levels of the virus in their blood never progress to full-blown AIDS and remain symptom free even without treatment, probably do so because of the strength of their immune systems, not any [...]
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Get an A+ in HIV/AIDS knowledge: A quiz on HIV/AIDS knowledge
For those of us in school, the thought of taking another test might be as nauseating as that final shot of tequila someone forces down your throat at last call. For the rest who have put their school days behind them, maybe you thought tests were a thing of the past. For everyone though, it is important to be informed, especially when it comes to HIV and AIDS.
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Transsexual and Transgendered Individuals, Sex Work, and HIV – Part 2
Viviane Namaste’s study provides a great model for research into the transgender community by attempting to reveal the ways in which this community is rendered invisible by social institutions. Though her model and the attitude she takes toward her research can still be recognized, unfortunately the data that she collected becomes less relevant with every [...]
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Transplanted Ideals: The question of whose organs are safe and whose should be canned
What is the message sent to the Canadian public when homosexual men are grouped in with injection drug users in certain legal policies? This is a question that we must ask ourselves when considering the ministry of health’s policy on homosexual organ donors.
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