Faith and HIV (Again)
By Mohammad Shakir The past week has seen faith and prayer become involved with the cure and prevention of HIV once again. In London, Manchester and Glasgow, members of an evangelical church died after taking advice from their pastor to stop taking HIV medication and put their belief in God to heal them. This reminds [...]
Technology – Epic Fail
By Mohammad Shakir Our reliance on technology is an aspect of life which is increasing as computers, phones and home appliances become more advanced to make our lives easier. 10 years ago it would have been unlikely that someone could receive an email on a mobile phone, but this week’s outage at Blackberry affected millions [...]
Two for the money
By Mohammad Shakir Recent weeks has seen news of cuts to HIV and the rising risk of HIV transmission to migrants. Well today we have not just one, but two items of good news which can give hope. In the UK a study by researchers from the University of Bristol has found that life expectancy [...]
