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November 4, 2002

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Forum on Stopping/Switching Treatment After three years on HAART, my CD4 count is 1250 and my viral load is undetectable. My doc doesn't want me to take a structured treatment interruption, but I want to take a break. What do you think? I just switched from a Sustiva (efavirenz)/Combivir combination to Viramune (nevirapine)/Combivir; what should I be on the lookout for with this new combo? What's the safest way to switch my once-a-day dose from night to morning? Forum on HIV and the Workplace If a teacher was bitten by a student, does the teacher have a right to know about the student's health status? My employer's disability plan has denied coverage for my HIV-associated treatments. What can I do? Forum on Starting Treatment Even if a person's CD4 count drops below 200, isn't there a chance it could go up again by itself without having to begin HAART? What could cause my CD4 and viral load to bounce around so much? Is it a sign I need to start treatment? Instead of HAART, is it OK to use medicines such as Naltrexone that aren't approved for use against HIV, but which my doctor recommended anyway? Forum on Women/Pregnancy & HIV Is it OK to use efavirenz (Sustiva) while I'm pregnant, or should I switch to something else? Drug Resistance Is it possible to develop resistance to a regimen even with 100% compliance?		Forum on HAART Side Effects After a few years on my HAART regimen, I'm constantly thirsty. What could this mean? Is there any one anti-HIV drug regimen that's the least toxic and most durable? Can switching meds stop, or even reverse, my facial wasting? Forum on Opportunistic Infections If I was recently infected with HIV and hepatitis B, can I get both treated at the same time with the same drugs? Is it OK for someone with hemophilia to take chlorophyll (medicago sativa, alfalfa) if they also have asymptomatic HIV and hepatitis C? Prevention, Transmission and Diagnosis Can I have a high viral load without being diagnosed with HIV? If I get HIV from my partner, will I develop the same symptoms and infections (like wasting) he did? What's the deal with nonoxynol-9; does it work or not? Forum on Cancer and HIV Is there anything I can do to lower the odds I'll get cancer again? How can HIV infection lead to cancer? My doc says not to worry about these enlarged lymph nodes under my armpit, but I'm really concerned. How do I know whether to be concerned? Off the Beaten Trail Can I get HIV by swallowing human excrement? Could I become HIV positive by touching a monkey or eating a mosquito?
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