HIV infection rate on rise among gay men

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HIV infection rate on rise among gay men

Published: 2 Dec 2012 at 00.00
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World Aids Day yesterday was greeted with concern by health officials over the rising number of infections among men who have sex with men (MSM).

A terminally ill patient rests at the Wat Prabat Nampu hospice at Lop Buri, the largest of its kind in Thailand, providing care for Aids patients including those in the final stage. Two Thais are infected with HIV every hour, the Thai Red Cross Society said on Saturday. (Reuters photo)

The HIV infection rate among MSMs has increased 11% between 1987 and 2011 and is continuing to rise, Narong Sahamethapat, permanent secretary for public health, said Saturday.

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somnamna
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Discussion 7 : 02 Dec 2012 at 17.477
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My brother used the treatments I mentioned earlier on an old lady in Thailand who diagnosed with blood cancer “Leukemia” and within 2 months she is off drugs and even the hospital where she has to visit regularly surprised, If Bangkok Post want to meet this lady and do a report I am ready to get her address and contact information.
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Discussion 6 : 02 Dec 2012 at 17.166
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For those who wonder how it can be possible that physicians do not appear to know about this simple remedies, consider this: Big Pharma earns more than US $7billion per year selling antacids and acid blocking drugs, finances and controls the medical schools, has a stranglehold on regulatory agencies, such as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration TGA, donates huge amounts of money to politicians, Need I say more?
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Discussion 5 : 02 Dec 2012 at 17.035
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The FDA has issued warnings,, why? because it works,, The FDA worksnot for the people,, if they did,, they would have a lot more inspectors,, instead of just the couple dozen or so that they have, The purpose of the FDA is to facilitate that transfer of corporate funds to lawmaakers and is essentially the broker for those who pay to play,,, Big Pharma Mafia doesn't want this advertised because it competes with their drugs,, just like any vitamin or mineral, they cant patent it, so they ban it.
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Discussion 4 : 02 Dec 2012 at 17.024
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Why doesn't the Thai government and doctors look into a real cure like concentrated ozone water, blood electrification or the best of all the colloidal silver and stop listening to FDA carp?
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Discussion 3 : 02 Dec 2012 at 14.593
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Bkk-Farang: why ?
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Discussion 2 : 02 Dec 2012 at 14.312
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For the same reason, D1, that people drink and drive, don’t wear seat-belts, smoke 20 a day, subsist on a high-fat diet … because they know the risks, but it won’t happen to them.
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Discussion 1 : 02 Dec 2012 at 11.441
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I think by now MSMs (what a nice and dispassionate name) should know that they are in one of the highest HIV risk groups. I would have thought that they know the risk and take precautions but obviously that does not happen. I wonder why?
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