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AIDS Medications

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aids medication therapy

how has medications improved over the years?...
Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Drugs for the treatment of HIV have improved the prognosis for HIV+ persons substantially especially when such drugs are used in combination. Because these drug regimens are relatively new, we have not been able to follow patients long enough to see... Read more »

The side effects of AIDS medication on women?

Do the side effects of AIDS medications differ from men to women?... Read more »

aids medications when pregnant

I`m almost due and my doctor`s started me on Kaletra and Truvada,while I`m pregnant.Do you think... Read more »
Articles
National Minority AIDS Council

HIV/AIDS Medical Homes: Is This Our Future?

Thirty years ago, when AIDS was first discovered, the medical model of care was the primary way we provided services to the sick and dying. The HIV/AIDS community asked the question, "Is this the best way to take care of People with AIDS (PWAs)?"... Read more »
TheBody.com

This Month in HIV: Top 10 HIV/AIDS Medical Stories of 2006

In The Body's inaugural "This Month in HIV" podcast, we shine a spotlight on the top HIV medical stories of 2006. To provide a rundown, we talked with Dr. David Wohl, a researcher and clinician at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

South African Addicts Turn to AIDS Medication to Get High

The KwaZulu-Natal health department warned Wednesday that AIDS patients in Durban are being targeted by thieves who are stealing their Stocrin. The HIV drug is reportedly being crushed, mixed with marijuana, and sold in the townships. "The... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Newark Star-Ledger Profiles Research on "Revolutionary" HIV/AIDS Medications

The Newark- Star Ledger on Sunday profiled the research of Rutgers University chemist Eddy Arnold and colleagues, who say that they have developed "three revolutionary AIDS drugs" that can destroy HIV. The medications "do as HIV does when it... Read more »
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The Bell is Ringing-Bells4AIDS-World AIDS Day

Posted by bradford, 2 Replies
A MILLION BELLS RINGING ON DECEMBER 1 World AIDS Day!

"The Bell is Ringing" is a grassroots initiative of concerned individuals, who decided to mobilize communities and individuals from around the world to join a united effort to raise awareness to... Read more »

Director of HIV Medical Services Phila.

Posted by Anonymous
Esperanza Health Center
Director of HIV Services

We are currently recruiting an HIV Specialist Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family practice to provide care and leadership to a Ryan White funded HIV program.
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

Resum... Read more »

The key to good medical care - connections

Posted by ScotCharles
My first HIV doctor in San Francisco was Robert Bolan who had been an assistant to Selma Dritz when the AIDS epidemic was first surfacing.

Ten marks for any one who knows who Selma Dritz was.

Dr. Bolan was my HIV doctor from 1989 to 1998 and it was... Read more »

pay for medication ?

Posted by eriklehnscherr, 3 Replies
how do you pay your hiv medication ? is it expensive ? Read more »

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