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| April 16, 2007 |
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• LIVING WITH HIV |
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| • HIV/AIDS DENIALISM How to "Just Say No" to HIV/AIDS Denialism My friend recently attended a seminar led by AIDS denialist Gary Null. Despite the fact that my friend is HIV positive and has experienced the benefits of HIV meds firsthand, he believes the fiction that Mr. Null espouses: that HIV is not sexually transmitted, that AIDS has nothing to do with HIV and that HIV medications are a hoax created by the pharmaceutical industry. I've tried to talk to him, but he won't listen to reason. Please help me explain to him why Mr. Null's beliefs are incorrect and dangerous. |
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| • HIV TREATMENT Multidrug-Resistant HIV: Are There Any Other Meds to Try? Since she was diagnosed with advanced HIV two years ago, my girlfriend has been on many different regimens. A resistance test found that she was resistant to 70 percent of all meds, and the doctor says that she is almost out of choices. Although her viral load is currently undetectable, there is something wrong with her kidneys and her liver, so they are taking her off meds completely for a few weeks. What if she needs yet another medication switch? Are there new meds available with side effects that her body can handle? What Is "Immune Damage"? I've been HIV positive for 10 years and I'm still healthy enough not to need treatment. However, I've come across the phrase "damage to the immune system" in reference to delayed treatment. My doctors speak about immune health strictly in terms of CD4 count and viral load, but is there another way to evaluate the damage HIV has done to my immune system? Treatment Through Tokin'? My HIV-positive friend is not on HIV meds. However, since my friend began smoking marijuana, their viral load has decreased to less than 80. Does this mean marijuana could be used as a treatment for HIV? |
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| • UNDERSTANDING YOUR LABS What Does "Undetectable" Mean? My boyfriend has been taking HIV meds since January. His doctor just told him over the phone that he is now "undetectable" -- and I have no idea what that means. Is it a good thing, and if so, how can we keep it that way? CD4 Count Down, CD4 Percentage Up: What's the Deal? I was diagnosed about a year ago and became undetectable soon after going on HIV meds. However, I recently noticed a considerable drop in my CD4 count (from 440 to 280), which alarmed me. Meanwhile, my CD4 percentage increased slightly (from 18 percent to 20 percent). How do I interpret this? |
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| • HEPATITIS C & HIV Should I Join a Clinical Trial for HIV/Hep C-Coinfected People? My HIV doctor recommended that I participate in a clinical trial for people with HIV/hepatitis C coinfection. Are clinical trials more or less effective than working directly with your personal doctor? Are all of these trials safe? Is This "Acute" or "Chronic" Hep C? I'm a health care worker who was exposed to hepatitis C-infected blood last year. I'm now told that I have chronic hep C, which seems to suggest that I've been infected for a long time. However, I've been tested for hepatitis C several times in the past, and the tests have always come out negative. Could I actually have acute hep C instead? If I do, should I seek out treatment? Managing Hep C and HIV While Living With Hemophilia I have hepatitis C, HIV and hemophilia. Can you recommend a liver-friendly HIV drug regimen? What liver tests will I need? Are they safe for hemophiliacs? |
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| • HIV TRANSMISSION Do Heterosexuals Really Get HIV? Do people often become HIV positive through unprotected heterosexual sex? |
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• STRANGE BUT TRUE |
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 "Amerika -- I Surrender No. 2," 2002; Timothy Lonergan |
Visit the April 2007 Visual AIDS Web Gallery to view
our latest collection of art by HIV-positive artists! This month's gallery, entitled "On the Stage," is curated by Tomoko Ashikawa, the curator/director at AG Gallery in Brooklyn
and the Artists File Coordinator at Artists Space in New York. |
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