Major Health Epidemic Spells Double-Trouble for HIV-Infected Individuals
While we have been discussing the microbiome, we have a golden opportunity to show how it can influence ...
HIV/AIDS
The Intersection of Two Epidemics: Not a “Color-blind” Discussion
In the early 80’s, the medical community was stunned by a growing epidemic of severe complications of immune ...
HIV and The Gut Microbiome: Prebiotics and Probiotics
In the previous article, I introduced the microbiome. To review, recall that our bodies are essentially a reservoir ...
Importance of the Microbiome in HIV Prevention and HIV Disease (Pt 1)
So you’ve just finished a hot, relaxing shower with your favorite shower gel and then you brush your ...
New treatment options for HIV patients new and old.
Genes (made of DNA) are like instruction manuals for how to make the proteins that build our bodies ...
HIV Tests: 4 Facts You NEED To Know
Twenty years ago, when I would encourage many black men and women to get tested for HIV, the ...
Living Healthy With HIV
More and more individuals stricken with HIV – the human immunodeficiency virus – are living longer and stronger ...
I want the protection from PrEP but I hate taking pills!! (part 3 of 3)
In the two previous articles, we introduced PrEP as a strategy to protect individuals from getting infected with ...
Prevention Starts with Me: 13th Annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10th marks the 13th observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! The U.S. Department of ...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Stay the Course — The Fight Is Not Over! February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). ...
Condom Facts No One Tells You
Condoms are one type of birth control that not only prevents pregnancy, but also can help prevent the ...
The 20-Minute Quickie
Despite what you hear, longer isn’t always better. In fact, sometimes shorter gets the job done just as ...
The State Of Black Children Living With HIV
Since the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, close to 15,000 children have been infected ...
HIV & HPV: What Happens When 2 Bad Guys Crash The Party
We started out a couple articles ago with the theme of HIV as a party virus. By ...
