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By: Jayson Celeste You possibly might have heard about Pre-exposure Propahylaxis (PrEP) by now. It definitely has been creating some buzz in certain circles:  in fact it was mentioned in the first episode of season two of the series, “How to Get Away with Murder”. However, if it's your first time to hear of PrEP and what it means, then we invite you to read on. So what is PrEP? PrEP has been described as a promising biomedical intervention for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection, and Truvada (combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine) is currently the most common type of medicine used for PreP. Prescription is started before possible exposure to HIV, hence the name “pre-exposure”. It's pretty much like a contraceptive pill: as contraceptives keep the person taking it from getting pregnant unintentionally, PrEP keeps HIV infections at bay. Also, another important thing to note that is common to both contraceptives and PrEP is that their effectivity only depends on ...

Past Harana Chapters:       *  Chapter 1         *  Chapter 2       *   Chapter 3       * Chapter 4                    Harana Chapter 5: Kung iMEOW Ay Isang Panaginip “Later,” muttered Trey nang iwanan niyang nakatunganga si Ash, pagkatapos ng kanyang pronouncement. “Miao” punctuated the strange cat which suddenly appeared beside them, at sinundan nito ang binata habang siya’y naglakad papuntang parking lot. Minasdan ni Ash at Ceres si Trey habang siya’y papalayo. “What’s up with him?” tanong ni dalaga. “A, wala,“ mahinang sagot ni Ash. “May sinabi lang siyang… weird.” “Like what?” Ceres’s round eyes peered into Ash, at nahiyang i-share ni Ash ang mga huling salita ni Trey. “Wala iyon, kalimutan na natin. Saan ka pupunta?” “Sa Shopping, kukuha ako ng readings. Mag-jijeep sana ako pero kung samahan mo ako mas gugustuhin kong maglakad kasama ka.” Kinindita...