Positive Nation Issue 143Dear readers, |
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WelcomePositive Nation is the UK's HIV and sexual health magazine. From 1994 to July 2007 it was published by UKC - the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS. In August 2007 the title and all rights transferred to ownership of Sugar Media Limited. While reproduction of extracts from this website for not for profit purposes is encouraged, permission from the editor must be sought in advance. Views expressed by individual contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers. The mention or appearance or likeness of any person or organisation in articles or advertising in Positive Nation is not to be taken as any indication of health, HIV status or lifestyle. © Sugar Media Limited 2007- 08 US President Barack Obama has announced that the ban on allowing people with HIV into the United States will be lifted as early as the beginning of 2010. The ban has been in place since 1987. The President signed the bill last Friday that also reauthorised federal funding for HIV related healthcare policy. The President said; “If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV, we need to act like it” UK Women with HIV need more conception and contraception adviceWomen living with HIV in the UK would welcome greater provision of integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare services by their HIV clinics, according to three separate studies presented at the British HIV Association conference in Liverpool in April. There is a particular need for advice on conception and contraception that reflects the specific issues for women living with HIV. Better understanding cancer risks in HIV-positive peopleWe’ve known for some time that HIV-positive individuals have a higher risk of dying from certain cancers than HIV-negative people. The most commonly seen cancers in people with HIV are often linked to an infectious cause. These include Kaposi’s sarcoma (caused by a herpes virus, HHV-8), non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (caused by Epstein-Barr virus) and anal or cervical cancer (caused by certain strains of human papilloma virus, HPV). Lung cancer is also seen more often in people with HIV than in the general population, although this may be due to the fact that HIV-positive people are much more likely to smoke than their HIV-negative counterparts. Clayton Brown goes to GhanaClayton Brown experiences firsthand how generations of Ghanaian children are forced to grow up too soon – but without ever receiving a proper sex education. What is this thing called CAB?Why we need independent treatment activists in the UK and how you can get involved. Simon Collins, HIV i-Base and UK-CAB explains all. |
