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Facing discrimination because of HIV status?
Help group Action For Aids offers hope.
Even the open-minded can be close-minded when it comes to HIV
Despite countless media reports over the past 20 years, Aids is still very much a misunderstood illness.
Support the rubber industry
The key word when it comes to matters of exchanging bodily fluids is safe sex. -The Star
Women pass on female condom
15 years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases.
Don't mess with women's senses
Studies conclude women have an in-built ability to pick up the scent of a partner who differs genetically, resulting in children with a stronger immune system. But this ability could be hampered if women take contraceptive pills.
Fear a major block to acceptance
After three months of medical leave, Sheila was forced to tell her employers that she was HIV positive.
The face of HIV/AIDS faces up to the challenges
Kirenjit Kaur, 35, is the poster child of people living with HIV/AIDS.
From waiting to die to being normal
From what was formerly a "death sentence", HIV/Aids is now chronic manageable disease.
Doctors must fight the stigma, not encourage it
Doctors discriminate against people living with HIV/Aids too.
 
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