With an estimated 400,000 South Africans using heroin and 82,500 administering drugs by injection, harm reduction services are essential. But there is resistance from some quarters.

include the spectrum of infections caused by the virus HIV that range from asymptomatic seropositivity to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related complex (ARC) and AIDS. Clinical trials ...

Accidental needlestick injuries—as well as any percutaneous (through the skin) injury that can expose a person to tainted blood or body fluids—have long been a concern to both healthcare workers and ...

While it's not risk-free, the chances of spreading the virus that causes AIDS are very low if you take the right precautions. The chance that you will get HIV from receiving oral sex (when a ...

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Medications will help control the virus, keep your infection from becoming AIDS, and help you stay healthy and live longer. They’ll also lower your risk of spreading HIV to other people.

If the immune system is severely damaged by HIV, the person can develop acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which can ... from sharing needles; or during breastfeeding.

Given the great need to reduce HIV transmission among PWID in many LMIC, and the potential barriers to the effectiveness of programs in these countries, understanding what has happened with the ...

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The New Year’s Eve fireworks show at the Space Needle has nearly become an annual exercise in futility in Seattle—and it’s time we admit it. Actually, it was time to cancel the Seattle ...

SEATTLE — The year's Alaska Airlines New Year's at the Needle fireworks and drone show was an even bigger broadcast and event to ring in 2025 than in past years. It was broadcast live in Seattle ...

Providing clean needles lowers the spread of hepatitis and AIDs and can reduce the number of improperly discarded needles on streets and parks. Programs also provide an opportunity to refer ...