HIV AIDS

PILIPINAS GOT… HIV

“Ang mangopya magkaka-HIV!” my professor in gynecology would say. True enough, HIV is more serious than a failing grade. And today in our country, it’s getting worse than you think you know. From an average of one HIV case every three days in the year 2000, the Department of Health (DOH) registered 12 new cases …

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Aging with AIDS: The Bitter Irony of Living with a Disease

Scientific research has brought wonders and astonishing changes to human life, especially in the field of medicine. However, despite years of extensive development and experimentation, some medical conditions still remain incurable. One of those is HIV/AIDS. Some figures say that as of 2011, approximately 1.1 million people in the United States are HIV positive, and …

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Safe Sex

            Is safe sex really safe? If it’s safe, then how safe it is? Can someone claim and prove condom use is absolutely effective from contracting STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), HIV/AIDS, or getting someone pregnant? Today, it’s okay to respond to your sexual urge when it kicks, as long as …

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