Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Health with prince:Hiv and the drug.. Is it the cure???

ARVs can win HIV fight: study.. The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy could decrease the HIV infection rate to the extent that the advance of the pandemic would be reversed. The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy could decrease the HIV infection rate to the extent that the advance of the pandemic would be reversed. This is according to a new studyby the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, published by the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. The therapy is said to be highly beneficial . A recent clinical trial involved couples, one of whom was HIV-positive, the other uninfected. The trial showed that the treatment greatly reduced the likelihood that an HIV-infected individual would pass the virus onto a partner. The study, led by Professor Frank Tanser, of the Africa Centre, was conducted in Hlabisa, northern KwaZulu-Natal. More than 24000 people participated. The research showed that one infour adults is living with HIV. During the study - between 2004 and 2011 - about 17000 HIV-negative people were repeatedly tested every two year on average. Of these participants, 1413 became HIV-positive - a rate of 2.6% a year. These people were given antiretroviral therapy when they qualified for treatment under South African guidelines. When other well-established riskfactors for infection were takeninto account, an HIV-negative individual was nearly 40% less likely to acquire the virus in areas where therapy coverage was 30% to 40% of all people living with HIV. "This study is extremely significant. It is another piece in the puzzle that shows how treatment keeps people healthy and productive, and at the same time significantly reduces the likelihood of transmission of thevirus," said Tanser. Tanser said that the results provide convincing evidence that the risk of catching HIV is reduced with the prolific use of antiretroviral therapy. "It is the first time that we havebeen able to show such results in a population setting -- an important finding which will help guide the HIV response." The full results of the study, which spanned seven years, were published in the journal Science last week. UNAIDS has welcomed the SouthAfrican findings, and has called on all countries and communitiesto achieve high coverage of antiretroviral therapy, for the benefit of both people living with HIV and for the communities in which they live.stay healthy

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Health and you with prince.

So sorry i bounced out on you guys like that.i hope i get to manage my time... Hope you all didnt fall sick? Well in case you did and you are still not better. These tips should help you stay healthy this season, 1. Take alot of water helps to remove the metabolic waste in your body. 2.smile alot.:it is often over looked but people dont really know the true meaning of smiling:)it increases your chances of ever getting old in your life. 3.keep reading: when you stop reading and getting your brain cells occupied they start wearing thereby depositing other waste in your system. Already heard them before? I know.. Too bad someone somewhere haven't why dont you share this to a friend who might be dying in silence?

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Staphylococcus

Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Bacillales Family: Staphylococcaceae Genus: Staphylococcus Rosenbach 1884 Species S. arlettae S. aureus S. auricularis S. capitis S. caprae S. carnosus S. chromogenes S. cohnii S. condimenti S. delphiniS. devriesei S. epidermidis S. equorum S. felis S. fleurettii S. gallinarum S. haemolyticus S. hominis S. hyicus S. intermedius S. kloosii S. leei S. lentus S. lugdunensis S. lutrae S. massiliensis S. microti S. muscae S. nepalensis S. pasteuri S. pettenkoferi S. piscifermentans S. pseudintermedius S. pseudolugdunensis S. pulvereri S. rostri S. saccharolyticus S. saprophyticus S. schleiferi S. sciuri S. simiae S. simulans S. stepanovicii S. succinus S. vitulinus S. warneri S. xylosus Staphylococcus (from the Greek : σταφυλή , staphylē ,"grape" and κόκκος, kókkos , "granule") is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria . Underthe microscope , they appear round ( cocci ), and form in grape -like clusters. [ 1 ] The Staphylococcus genus includes at least 40 species. Of these, nine have two subspecies and one has threesubspecies. [ 2 ] Most are harmless and reside normally on the skin and mucous membranes of humans and other organisms. Found worldwide, they are a small component of soil microbial flora.stay healthy..