Immunity Resource Foundation
An information base on Scientific and Medical Issues challenging the HIV/AIDS hypothesis
Kits allowing people to test themselves for HIV at home can be bought over the counter in the UK for the first time – but no kits exist yet in Britain. The change in the law means it is now legal for people to test and diagnose themselves at home. Previously, people could carry out tests […]
Of the 129 samples in which two semen specimens were provided within one hour, twelve (9%) had discordant results – viral load undetectable in one specimen but detectable in the other. Median viral load in the detectable samples was 918 copies/ml, and in six cases was above 1000 copies/ml. …The study found a trend towards […]
Over 50s are the fastest growing group of people living with HIV in the UK. So, why aren’t they affected just as much by other STDs? Why have recent publicised cases focused more on post-menopausal women? “It may be difficult to separate out HIV symptoms from menopausal symptoms.“ [Source: ITV News]
Some healthy people in Kamuli district are claiming to be HIV-positive so as to get money and goats from non governmental organisations. When the majority of incoming money is shoved into the mouth of the AIDS monster, how else can one get a share of the pie than to walk into its cage? Others register their […]
CHENNAI: KG Hospitals on Friday afternoon admitted that there was “some confusion” about how the 16-year-old boy from Ooty could test positive for HIV. They admitted that the boy had tested negative for the virus before his dialysis treatment in December, but tested positive for it in March. …The hospital claims they have clear records […]
A 46-year-old woman “likely acquired” the virus during a six-month monogamous relationship with a HIV-positive woman in Texas, said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As the volume of vaginal fluid is less than semen, and because there is no ejaculation mechanism for deep depositing of even menstrual blood, this case likely has another reason. […]
[Source: OMSJ] “I was particularly interested that Hudson had quadruple-bypass heart surgery. I don’t recall ever reading that. I have seen, in someone I knew well, the deterioration in health ten years ago that can occur from a by-pass (in his case, surgery that was performed in the late 1990’s.) And if Hudson had a […]
…to the great surprise of doctors, there are thousands of teenagers like Tadisa who have lived with HIV for more than a decade. When Dr Rashida Ferrand wanted to research these young survivors, she was told none were still alive. “Five years ago people would shake their heads in disbelief and say: ‘Well, no, nobody […]
While not an article directly about HIV/AIDS, the harrowing piece linked below is an engaging read and has points relevant to Rethinking. Attacks [sexual, man on man] don’t always begin like this. Sometimes, “they’ll lure them with drugs and get them really high – 90 per cent of prisoners shoot-up drugs”. Sometimes they’ll trick the […]
Thousands of people with HIV have been left struggling in poverty by the Government’s welfare reforms – with some unable to afford the basic food they need to fight their condition. …Explaining the medical importance of food to HIV patients, Dr Asboe said: “We know that, in general, if people have poor nutrition, that has […]