Realize (formerly the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation) has recently launched a new section on our web site, called ‘Consumer Information’, which brings together all of our resources which are focused on assisting […]
Good news? On this World AIDS Day, 2016, there is a lot to report. The science of treatment and prevention has much to inspire agencies delivering needed services to people living with, and at risk of, […]
Every year as we make our way toward World AIDS Day on December 1st, ACYR engages in a campaign of awareness during the last week of November, plastering Social Media platforms (Facebook & Twitter) with […]
In 1982 a disease known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) became a global pandemic. In 1986 an international committee on viruses determined that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was the cause of AIDS. 2016 marks […]
Do you see reaching out for help and support as a sign of weakness or of not being able to ‘do it on your own’? We’re taught that the chief goal of aging is to […]
The jury is still out on supplementation. Many supplement claims are unsubstantiated. It’s your job as a consumer to due diligence and choose companies that do the research and test their products’ efficacy. In a […]
Many of you may have noticed the ebb and flow of the community-based HIV movement, influenced by medical and scientific breakthroughs, funder priorities, community activism and larger political, social and economic forces. Throughout my 20-plus […]
I have always enjoyed the spirit of giving and I have always tried my best to participate, whether it is through volunteering or donating. There are so many big and small organizations out there trying […]
I was asked once, something I’m sure everyone has been asked, (or at least thought about) what if I hit the jackpot? To be honest, I’d probably stick with my work, casual to part-time at […]
A research study of relationships where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative As HIV rates have stabilized, HIV-positive individuals are living longer lives. More and more people today are in relationships where […]
