Light a Virtual Candle for a Cause

Our friends need our help. The National AIDS Fund have teamed up with Bristol-Myers Squibb, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the US to promote the Light to Unite campaign for the 2006 World AIDS Day.

Bristol-Myers Squibb will provide $1 (up to $100,000 worth of donations) per virtual candle that is lit up at www.LightToUnite.org to The National AIDS Fund.

Light your own cancle at www.LightToUnite.org and share its brightness until no one else is left in the dark. - LightToUnite

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Substance in Milk helps prevent HIV replication

It is interesting to read that a property in milk helps in combating infections among HIVs. Lactoferrin, a substance found in milk, was seen to combine to surfaces of Immune (CD4+) cells and block HIVs from attaching to them and cause damage to them.

Although I have not made a complete research on the net about this one, I was able to read some notes where Lactoferrin was noted to have some effect on how HIV infection progresses in the body of infected individuals. This is somehow difficult for lactoferrin should be made available in the blood unaltered for it disintegrates when it passes through the digestive system rendering it innefective when absorbed.

But just to give you some idea on the contents of the original article, please read Property Found In Dairy Products Could Thwart HIV. Start drinking your daily dose of milk today. :)

Masquara 2006: Angeles City's Campaign for HIV/AIDS Awareness

I am delighted to know that our city has finally set the stage to hosting public awareness celebrations regarding HIV/AIDS. This is initiated by the Angeles City Aids Council (ACAC), through the able leadership of Mayor Carmelo Lazatin and the city's head on Reproductive health and Wellness Center Dr. Teresita Esguerra

The said event will be hosted by the Angeles Clarkfield Tourist Association (ACTA) at the Fields Avenue parking lot in Balibago, Angeles City.

The event is also set to introduce the lucky candidates of the "Fields International Queen of Beauty 2006" which wil be held at the Century Resort Hotel and scheduled for awarding on November 30.

Information, education should be given to the general public and appropriate health support to those who are infected are needed in order to combat the proliferation of HIV/AIDS in the country. Research to cure and treatment for HIV/AIDS should also be looked into.

STOP AIDS. KEEP THE PROMISE! (World AIDS Day 2006 slogan)

Protect Yourself

My attention was catched with the commercial from YouTube about HIV/AIDS prevention. Funny, yes, but it reflects the truth of what is really happening in the world today about HIV/AIDS transmission.

Gay men are more particularly at risk for HIV/AIDS due to the kind of lifestyle they practiced as shown on the latest statistics on HIV/AIDS surveillance. This commercial provides everyone, not only gay men, the opportunity to see the real world and discuss ways on how we can make it a very safe place to live.

The video below is an adult video. Please be open-minded enough on what the video would like to suggest. Its a good video and helps open our hearts to the some issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. Let's watch and appreciate its message. Thank you.