Independent living - aids and equipment
People with disabilities can use aids, including equipment and modifications to homes, to live more independently. Someone with a disability may need aids or equipment for walking, personal care or other daily activities. Permanent residents of ... [... more]
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Greg Malone
Greg Malone is an actor who was a cofounder of the Newfoundland satirical comedy troupe, CODCO. When one of his CODCO partners, Tommy Sexton, died of HIV/AIDS in the early nineties, Greg campaigned for aids awareness. He is also an environmental ... [... more]
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Michael Shernoff, CSW, ACSW
The Second Decade of AIDS Walt Odets, Ph.D. and Michael Shernoff, CSW, ACSW [... more]
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Abraham Verghese
Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by ... [... more]
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Ashton Applewhite
Ashton Applewhite is the author of Thinking Positive: Words of Inspiration for People with AIDS and the coauthor of And I Quote: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. She lives in New York City ... [... more]
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HIV and AIDS
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In Australia, HIV is most commonly spread by sexual intercourse without a condom and by sharing needles, syringes and other injecting equipment. The human ... [... more]
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HIV/AIDS hepatitis and sport
The risk that a player infected with HIV or hepatitis B or C will spread these blood borne viruses (BBVs) to other players is extremely small. It is unlawful to prevent a person infected with HIV or hepatitis B from participating in sport. ... [... more]
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HIV and AIDS - infection control in hospitals
Hospitals follow strict infection control guidelines to prevent the spread of HIV to patients. This includes disposing of needles and syringes after one use and sterilising instruments after every use. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus ... [... more]
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Dementia - managing incontinence
Incontinence may occur in people with dementia for many reasons. Carers can manage the problem with strategies, aids and equipment. Carers can get help to manage the problem. Incontinence is the loss of control of bladder and/or bowel function. ... [... more]
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