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Second Person Becomes HIV Positive while on PrEP Due to Drug-Resistant Virus

posted in #HIV, #ShimClinic on 2016-12-28 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

A second case was reported of a man who became HIV positive despite using PrEP as prescribed. Doctors linked the infection to a rare drug-resistant HIV virus.

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Early Treatment of HIV Can Decrease Risk of Spreading It

posted in #HIV, #ShimClinic on 2016-12-26 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

Early HIV testing and treatment reduces the risk of transmission by 93% due to virus suppression making it harder to spread.

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Douching Doubles Risk of HIV, Cervical and Ovarian Cancers

posted in #ShimClinic on 2016-12-23 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

Researchers have linked douching and vaginal cleansing to increased breast and ovarian cancer as well as HIV and fertility issues.

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We Haven’t Eradicated Ebola, It’s Hiding in Survivors

posted in #ShimClinic, #ThingsYouShouldKnow on 2016-12-21 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

A new study has found that we’re yet to fully eradicate Ebola virus after revealing the virus is hiding in semen of Ebola virus survivors.

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Patients without Symptoms Less Likely to Get Tested for HIV

posted in #studies on 2016-11-29 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

There’s need to create strategies to encourage people to get tested for especially for people without HIV symptoms because they’re less likely to get tested.

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Singapore AIDS Conference 2016

posted in #ShimClinic on 2016-11-24 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

Organized by AfA Singapore & TTSH IIDE, the 10th SAC aims to be a forum for those with an interest in HIV/AIDS to gather together to talk, share, discuss and propose solutions to stop the spread of HIV, remove HIV-related stigmatisation and discrimination, and improve care and support for PLHIV in Singapore.

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Late HIV Diagnosis Increase Transmission Rates

posted in #ThingsYouShouldKnow on 2016-11-16 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

Researchers from the University of California have found that various factors promote late HIV testing which then increases cases of transmission of the virus.

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Study Find African Children to Have Strong HIV Resistance

posted in #studies on 2016-11-11 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

A recent study conducted in South Africa found that 1 in 10 kids with HIV had immune systems that were fighting the virus protecting the kids from getting AIDS.

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Neurologic Symptoms more Prevalent in Early HIV Infection Than Thought

posted in #studies on 2016-11-08 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

People who discover that they have HIV normally undergo neurological issues. Luckily, these issues can be resolved quickly once the patients start taking ARTs.

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A Good Number of Gay Men Not Aware of Available HIV Prevention Treatment

posted in #News on 2016-10-31 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 2 Comments

PrEP is a mild drug that can greatly reduce the risk of contracting HIV. However, very few risk patients especially among gay and bisexual men, know about it.

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