There is a new research finding that links mood and anxiety disorder in HIV risk among sexual minorities. Dr. Viviane Dias Lima of BC-CeF studies sexually risky behavior among the LGBT community. The research determines the association between HIV risk behavior and anxiety disorder diagnoses. The most prevalent disorder affecting most Canadians are mood and anxiety disorders. These disorders take three-quarters of all mental health disorders-related health care services, which amounts to more than half of the total costs spent on all mental health disorders. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional population-...

Moderna is now preparing another human trial; this time not for COVID-19 but HIV. According to the American Registry for clinical trials, an American biotech company in partnership with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is on its way to testing two different vaccine candidates that are based on the same mRNA technology as COVID-19 shots. Following the success of the COVID-19 vaccines, which proved remarkably effective at preventing COVID-19, Moderna will begin to test similar technology against HIV. The mRNA technology which the biotech company has been considering has now proven effective. This development gave them ...

Many HIV-positive people are required to take drugs on a daily basis in order to improve the duration and quality of their lives. Despite this, many of them continue to smoke a pack of cigarettes per day. How does this make logical sense? While the dangers of smoking are widely known to anyone who smokes, they are probably even more dangerous for persons living with HIV. We talked to BargainEJuice.ca and discussed how vaping could assist HIV-positive smokers in abandoning their harmful habits. The Dangers of Smoking for HIV-Positive People Whether...