Tag Archives: HIV
Cancer treatment stopped to pay for HIV drug
A senior NHS consultant, a former gynaecologist and a mother of three who all suffer from a rare blood cancer have been denied life-saving stem cell transplant operations because the NHS may be forced to pay for a drug that protects healthy people against HIV. The three have undergone months of gruelling chemotherapy to prepare […]
Tycoon’s infected ex-lover backs HIV alert for women
The Sunday Times 6 April 2014 THE former lover of a multimillionaire inventor has backed a new government campaign warning women that they may unknowingly be carrying the Aids virus. Adrienne Seed, 64, was in a relationship with Brian Mercer — the creator of Netlon plastic mesh, which is used to pack fruit and vegetables […]