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Newsweek's Last Article on AIDS Breaks "AIDS Fatigue," but Is Racially & Historically Problematic

Image from thedailybeast.com. In the last printed issue of Newsweek magazine, which, after 80 years is now transitioning to an-all digital format, columnist David Ansen talks about the effects the AIDS pandemic had on artists throughout the... Read more »

Recent Releases: Newsletter on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Clinical Trials; Hepatitis C Treatment Program; Articles on AIDS Law, Vaccine Research

AIDSinfo E-News : The new, weekly e-mail newsletter from AIDSinfo, a service of HHS , offers updates on HIV/AIDS research, clinical trials, prevention and treatment (AIDSinfo, 2/18). Commitment to Community Program, National Alliance of State... Read more »

Lancet Infectious Diseases Publishes HIV/AIDS Articles in Advance of XV International AIDS Conference

The journal Lancet Infectious Diseases in its July 2004 issue published a series of stories relating to HIV/AIDS to coincide with the XV International AIDS Conference , which will be held July 11-16 in Bangkok, Thailand. Summaries of the stories... Read more »

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CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE (DEFINITION HIV VS AIDS 2009)

In your answr to a patient , you said that the current definition of AIDS is not reversible to HIV. It is my understanding that even if you have been diagnosed with AIDS, once you get better CD4 more than 200 and no opportunistic infections the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello HIV Educator,"When did this definition change?" Actually the definition never changed. Apparently your understanding has been incorrect all along! Once someone has a diagnosis of AIDS, it is indeed absolutely irreversible, even if... Read more »

NYTimes: Good Article

Didn't know where else to post this you sexy bitch, but it's a great, heartening article for those living with HIV (even if they mistakenly equate HIV and AIDS):http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/health/17aids.html...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll take that "sexy bitch" comment as a compliment . . . . Stay well.Dr. Bob... Read more »

I have a qust. to an article that you wrote

Dear Rev. A. Stephen Pieters, I read your article on HIV/AIDS: Is it God's Judgement?, and I have a couple questions that I would like to ask you about your writing. You stated " Not only does the Bible not...

Response from Steven Pieters

Metropolitan Community Church of LA

I know of nowhere in the Bible where Jesus, the Christ, speaks against homosexuality. Paul speaks against the cultic homosexual prostitution he saw going on in the Greek world, but says nothing about loving, same-sex intimate relationships. In the... Read more »

Is this article right

I was reading an article on Web Md that said the average life of a person after AIDS development is 2-3 years. That does not seem to be in line with the comments I read on thebody.com Here is the link to the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

In the pre-HAART (effective therapy) days the average life expectancy of a patient diagnosed with clinical AIDS was in the 2-3 year range (with wide variations)so that estimate is quite dated. Newly diagnosed AIDS patients with access to effective... Read more »

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2001 articles, Men and HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous

The Body, 2001: Men, epidemiology fact sheet:

Over 70% of Hiv infections occur through sex between men and women. Yet in most regions of the world 2/3 or more with Hiv are men. 53% of all people with hiv are men.
5% to 10% occur through sex... Read more »

HIV and Pregnancy Article

Posted by Anonymous

Just thought I'd mention an informative article on HIV and pregnancy:

http://www.bellaonline.com/health_and_fitness/diseases_and_illnesses/aids/hiv/articles/art980803050366.htm

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interesting article from aidsinfobbs

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

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Immunosuppression Without HIV-1 Or HIV-2

Organizers of the Harvard-Amsterdam AIDS Conference
assembled a special session to discuss recent reports of AIDS-
defining diseases in individuals without laboratory evidence of
infection with... Read more »

Interesting article about CCR5 and HIV infection.

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

http://www.newswise.com/articles/2001/8/AIDS.MHS.html

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