HIV Positive Children Discriminated against in School

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

There is a country where HIV-positive children are being turned away and excluded from primary and secondary schools. Parents of children as young as four were told by head teachers that teachers, other parents, school personnel and even dinner ladies would have to be told of the children's medical status. Guess in ...

The enduring myth of HIV not causing AIDS

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

More than 25 years into a pandemic that affects 33 millions people in 2007 and has caused the death of millions, the myth that HIV does not cause AIDS is still alive and strong. More than 25 years and the same old myths are rehashed and the same old abuses of ...

The unteachables: English pupils vs. lab’s marmosets

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The front page of The Guardian online today runs a story about Chris Parry, the chief executive of the Independent Schools Council next to a series of articles about animal research and in particular the use of monkeys and apes in experiments aiming at understanding the basic neural architecture of ...