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HEALTH: Can turmeric help fight cancer?

My husband is having chemotherapy for bowel cancer. Is it true that turmeric can be helpful with the outcome?




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HEALTH: Dear readers

Sadly, this is my last column in YOU after more years than I care to count. For family reasons, I am stepping down to have a break. But it’s not goodbye




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Noel Edmonds says Wi-fi is a bigger problem than Ebola

Noel Edmonds made a series of bizarre claims in a newly unearthed interview from 2015, where he said death does not exist and that Wi-fi poses a greater risk to health than Ebola.




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Antonio Reyes-Minana infected lovers with HIV

Antonio Reyes-Minana (pictured) had unprotected sex with two men separately in 2008 and 2012, despite knowing that he had been infected with the virus, Nottingham Crown Court heard.




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Strictly Come Dancing's Rev Richard Coles lied about HIV

The Church of England priest, who shot to fame in the 1980s pop group The Communards, claimed he was HIV positive during a row with his bandmate Jimmy Somerville.




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Uber driver 'washed genitals after trying to rape woman'

Suleiman Abdirizak, 42, is alleged to have attacked the woman as he drove her from a night out in Hoxton, east London last year, ordering: 'I'll only drive you if you suck my d***'.




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HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading cause of death in Africa

The World Health Organization said the leading cause of death is now lower respiratory tract infections. HIV/AIDS killed 760,000 Africans in 2015, and was the top cause since at least 2000.




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Aetna sued for revealing scores of patients' HIV statuses

Patients were in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and D.C. Lawyers claim numerous patients' relatives and neighbors learned of their status.




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Teen boys can take HIV prevention pills Chicago study says

Few studies have looked at how PrEP would affect younger users, who are at highest risk of getting HIV through sex. Now research published by JAMA shows fears of side effects are unfounded.




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Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli wants lock of Clinton's hair

The former hedge fund manager and drug company executive put the only copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin on the site for $1. The price has reached $70,000.




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Sienna Miller and Salma Hayek support Aids charity

Salma Hayek and Sienna Miller offered some stellar support at a breakfast thrown by children's Aids charity mothers2mothers at Mark's Club in Mayfair, London.




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NY hospital that mistakenly sent man's HIV diagnosis fined

An unnamed New York City man's HIV diagnosis was mistakenly sent to his workplace by Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital in 2014. He is now suing the hospital in a $2.5million negligence lawsuit.




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Aaron Carter is given the all-clear in HIV test on TV

Calling the televised moment 'scariest thing [he'd] ever done' on Thursday, the former child star, 29, described how he had put sexual partners at risk by having unprotected sex.




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Aaron Carter reveals fears that he is HIV-positive

Aaron Carter addresses his health concerns and fears that he could be HIV-positive on the second part of a special two-episode edition of 'The Doctors' on Thursday. 'I need help, I'm scared,' says Carter.




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George Michael's moving final tribute to Brazilian lover

Brazilian designer Anselmo Feleppa died in 1993 after the Wham! singer - who passed away aged 53 on Christmas Day 2016 - nursed him in secret for four years.




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Hairdresser 'deliberately infected 10 lovers with HIV'

Daryll Rowe, 26, from Edinburgh, was accused of infecting two men with HIV in Brighton - but the number of alleged victims who have come forward has risen and now stands at ten.




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HIV people who smoke more likely to die of lung cancer

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital studied HIV patients' risk of dying from the disease or from lung cancer. They found people were 10 times more likely to die from lung cancer.




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Celebrities back Harvey Weinstein in row at AIDS charity

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is at the center of row among board members of AIDS charity amfAR over the proceeds of an auction proceed. It has been referred to New York's attorney general.




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New York to memorialize first EMT to contract HIV on duty

Emergency Medical Technician Tracy Allen Lee will be memorialized after dying from AIDS 20 years ago from contracting the virus while treating a patient in New York City.




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Fight to control anal cancer epidemic in America

A union of top professors from four leading universities - Harvard, Baylor, Florida and Texas - are uniting to present research on the impending anal cancer epidemic in America.




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Three cups of coffee a day doubled HIV survival rates

Patients with HIV and hepatitis C that drank three or more cups of coffee a day had double the survival rates of those that drank less, according to a new french study.




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HIV on the rise in the over-50s

The diagnosis rate among older Britons rose by an average annual rate of 3.6 per cent over the 12 years to 2015, according to research in The Lancet.




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People infected with HIV from blood products to sue NHS

The case concerns imported blood-clotting products which caused haemophiliacs and others to be infected. So far the scandal has led to the deaths of at least 2,400 NHS patients.




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Trump once joked about making Princes Diana take HIV test

Howard Stern and Donald Trump talked about the possibility of requiring women to get HIV tests before Trump would have sex with them. He said he would require Princess Diana to have such a test.




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Edinburgh hairdresser ‘infected 10 lovers with HIV'

Lewes Crown Court heard Daryll Rowe (pictured right) texted one of his victims saying: 'Maybe you have the fever cos I came inside you and I have HIV, lol. Whoops!'




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Officials report a 21% drop in new HIV cases among gay men

Figures collected by Public Health England show there was just 2,810 cases of HIV among gay and bisexual men in 2016 - down from the 3,570 the year before.




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Daryll Rowe 'refused treatment for HIV'

Daryll Rowe, 29, from Edinburgh, allegedly spurned offers of help after contracting the virus and sleeping with at least ten men he met on gay dating app Grindr.




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CDC says people on HIV meds cannot transmit the virus

Until now, the CDC has refused to say for certain that people who take HIV drugs are not a danger to society. But in a letter published last week, the agency changed its stance.




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No longer a felony to knowingly transmit HIV in California

A new bill was signed into law on Friday, making the knowing transmission of HIV to a partner a misdemeanor crime, rather than a felony. The law is meant to destigmatize HIV.




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Alleged victim infected with HIV by Daryll Rowe

A court heard of the moment a man found out Daryll Rowe (pictured), 26, of Brighton, had infected him with HIV. He text him: 'Maybe you have the fever. I have HIV LOL. Oops!'




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Hairdresser 'laughed as he told victim of HIV infection' 

Daryll Rowe, who is originally from Edinburgh but was living in Brighton at the time, denies infecting four men with the virus and attempting to infect a further six men with the virus.




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Sean Hannity recorded saying AIDS is a 'gay disease'

The Fox News host was the voice of The Pursuit of Happiness, a show run by the University of California's radio station KCSB, when he made the comments in 1989.




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HIV-positive paedophile David Cox caught by vigilantes

HIV-positive David Cox, 52, was caught by vigilantes Internet Interceptors trying to meet a '12-year-old boy' for sex in a park in Wolverhampton with a bag of Viagra.




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Daryll Rowe 'is a paranoid control freak', says ex

Daryll Rowe, 26, from Brighton, denies infecting four men with the virus and attempting to give it to a further six. But a former boyfriend claimed Rowe was paranoid and would become aggressive.




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Ed Sheeran offers fans chance to win a private serenade

EXCLUSIVE: Ed, 26, teamed up with AIDS charity (RED) to auction a private serenade and pizza party on Omaze and starred in a funny new video for the cause.




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George Michael reveals trauma of losing first love to AIDS

George Michael revealed the trauma of losing his first love to AIDs sent him into a depression in a new documentary which the late singer edited and directed about his life.




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Bizarre 'vagina facial' trend using cucumber ups HIV risk

The craze involves inserting the peeled fruit into intimate parts before twisting it around. Dr Jen Gunter, from Canada, says it upsets the natural pH balance of your intimate bits.




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Alleged victim of HIV hairdresser was AIDS charity worker

Daryll Rowe, 26, originally from Edinburgh, allegedly set out to spread the virus by pressuring his lovers into unprotected sex and claiming he was free of the disease. Rowe denies the charges.




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Victim of HIV hairdresser was 'starstruck' by him

An alleged victim hairdresser Daryll Rowe, 26, (pictured) accused of deliberately infecting his lovers with HIV said he was 'starstruck' by him at Lewes Crown Court today.




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Fans share emotion over George Michael documentary

Fans of the music legend took to Twitter to share their grief at the singer's passing, after the revealing documentary aired on Channel 4 on Monday night. George passed away on Christmas Day aged 53.




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New drug could be a 'functional cure' for HIV, study says

Scientists at Scripps Research Institute in Florida have developed a new therapy that they say may one day be a 'functional cure' for HIV, if it proves as effective in humans as it has in mice.




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Harvey Weinstein 'threatened to sue the board of amfAR'

Minutes of an amFAR board meeting in October 2016 include details from chairman and shoe designer Kenneth Cole describing his interactions with the Hollywood producer.




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Last unknown structure of HIV virus solved

The last unknown structure of HIV has been solved by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Understanding the final piece could help scientists to 'disarm' the virus from attaching to healthy cells.




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Georgia lawmaker wants HIV patients to be quarantined

Betty Price, a Republican state representative in Atlanta and a trained anesthesiologist, made the staggering claims at a hearing on Tuesday to discuss healthcare and HIV treatment.




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Ex Maryland school assistant 'tried to give boys HIV'

Carlos Bell, 30, is accused of abusing the pupils aged 11 to 17 from May 2015 to June 2017 at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland. He is charged with five counts of attempted transfer of HIV.




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James Corden hosts another fundraiser after amfAR backlash

The British presenter, 39, was on hosting duties at the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and the nonprofit mothers2mothers in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.




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HIV-positive hairdresser alleged to infected lover

Daryll Rowe, 26, from Edinburgh, is accused of infecting four men and attempting to infect a further six, but on arrest he claimed he had been framed for the offences, a court heard.




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Edinburgh hairdresser accused of infecting men with HIV

Daryll Rowe, 26, allegedly had sex with at least 10 men in Brighton he met on Grindr after being diagnosed as HIV positive and either refused to wear a condom or 'sabotaged' the contraception.




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Paris Jackson makes rare appearance with brother Prince

The siblings, who lost their famous father in 2009, held hands as they posed for photos.




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Does Cabinet memo hint at blood scandal cover-up?

A Cabinet memo from 1987 suggests there was a deliberate policy not to accept responsibility for the way contaminated blood products had been given to haemophiliacs.