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Nyaope: dangerous drug, dangerous misconceptions

Despite evidence that disproves the popular belief that antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs are an ingredient in nayope or “whoonga”, media coverage on the street drug continues to perpetuate this misconception.

Published
07 May 2013
From
JournAIDS
Experiences of stigma
South Africa: 'He said sex with a virgin could cure HIV'

A Soweto man allegedly raped his two-year-old daughter, believing it would cure him of HIV. This chilling evidence is part of a police investigation into the rape of the child on February 3.

Published
26 April 2013
From
Independent Online
Adherence
Some barriers to adherence for black African people in London are culturally specific

Qualitative research suggests that some of the barriers to antiretroviral adherence for black African and black Caribbean people are culturally specific, while other barriers common to many

Published
23 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
HIV and criminal law
Law Enforcement and HIV Policy Groups Release Fact Sheet for Police on HIV Risks - “Spit Does Not Transmit”

The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the American Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (AAPA) today released a new fact sheet that they hope will bring law enforcement officers up to speed on the real risks of HIV that they face from possible exposure to the bodily fluids of those they police.

Published
02 April 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
HIV and criminal law
Swiss police arrest "healer" accused of infecting 16 with HIV

Swiss police have arrested a self-styled healer after he stopped attending a trial where he stands accused of infecting 16 people with HIV using acupuncture needles.

Published
18 March 2013
From
Reuters
Bad science and bogus treatments
Firm sorry for telling gay men they may have anti-HIV ‘cool gene’

Dating sites Grindr and Gaydar pull advert that invited gay men to test for HIV protection gene. Test firm Cool Genes says ‘sorry’

Published
06 February 2013
From
Gay Star News
The search for a cure
Australian AIDS Cure Claim Leads to a Maelstrom of Hype and Misinformation

On January 16, a scientist named David Harrich and his institution, the Queensland Institute for Medical Research (QIMR) in Brisbane, Australia, issued a press release invoking the word 'cure' in an effort to publicize a scientific paper containing in vitro (lab dish) study results of uncertain significance at best. The release spawned a maelstrom of misleading media coverage that has continued to swirl for weeks afterward.

Published
31 January 2013
From
TAG blog
Bad science and bogus treatments
Nigerian texters to take on the drug counterfeiters

Can you tell which is the fake drug for sale in Nigeria?

Published
11 January 2013
From
BBC Health
Bad science and bogus treatments
Gambia to open hospital to treat Aids patients with herbal medicine

Aids patients in a new hospital in Gambia will treated with herbal mediciden despite medical concerns the treatment is dangerous.

Published
03 January 2013
From
The Telegraph
Bad science and bogus treatments
Brighton university cancels screening of AIDS denialist film

The University of Brighton has cancelled the screening of a film which claims the HIV virus does not cause AIDS after a student backlash.

Published
14 December 2012
From
Pink News
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