Assisting For People With Hiv

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New York Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Three Bills That Will Assist People Living With HIV

Albany, N.Y. -- Three bills that will significantly help people living with HIV/AIDS and enhance HIV prevention efforts passed in the New York State Senate late Thursday and early Friday morning, July 16th and 17th. They are: S2664, a bill that... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Obituary: Stephen Burrus -- Helped Raise Millions to Assist People Affected by HIV, AIDS

Stephen Burrus, 53, a charity fund-raiser and event planner who devoted two decades to helping people with HIV/AIDS, died Aug 7 of AIDS complications at Ewing Center in Oak Cliff, Texas. Burrus raised more than $4 million for nonprofit services that... Read more »

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs: A Lifeline for People With HIV

More than twenty years after the approval of the first antiretroviral and despite numerous advancements in the treatment of HIV, getting HIV-related medications to all those who need them remains a critical challenge, even in the United States.... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Meal Assistant in Nursing Home

Can you contract AIDS through picking up an HIV-positive resident'sdrinking cup that has saliva on the side of it??...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

There are only four body fluids you could contact from a patient that couldpotentially be infectious (cause HIV transmission): blood, semen, vaginalfluids and breast milk. There are no cases of HIV infection from saliva. Oneof those four infectious... Read more »

Immune-Assist 247

Dear Dr's,I recently read an article at http://alohamedicinals.com/HIV_trial.htm which about a new trial being put on by Aloha Medicinals Incorporated of Maui, Hawaii. The drug is called Immune-Assist 247. Have you heard of this and is this a...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

It is possible that they may be planning a clinical trial in Ghana. But since they state they have run out of product here and are struggling to meet demand, they will really have to ramp up production to supply 1000 to 2000 people in Ghana.... Read more »

I Really Need Your Assistance Dr. Bob

Hello Dr. Bob I know already this is going to be a really dumb question. But, a while back you helped my mother out, she use to call you sunshine! She's the one who told me to write you. Ok! so here I go: I have only been with one person in my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your fears are unwarranted. Your HIV risk is negligible at best. Your negative HIV test at three month is definitive, conclusive and WOO-HOOable! HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No further HIV tests are warranted. Thanks for your... Read more »

assisted conception

Hi,My partner and I are wanting to have a child, he is hiv+ Im -, to my understanding there are no clinics in New Zealand that can help us, are you able to give me any contact information for anywhere in Australia where we could get help.Thanks...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Unfortunately, I do not know about resources in Australia. It is also challenging here in the United States because while the technology of "sperm washing" is well established and highly effective, it is not readily available to most... Read more »

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Nursing Assistant with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a Nursing Assistant that is HIV+. All of my Coworkers know and some of the families of my residents know nd it was hard at first. I was constintly reminded that I have HIV and that I have to be extra careful. Well I was always careful and I... Read more »

HIV Prevention Program Assistant D.C

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Assist senior prevention team members in carrying out activities in the CDC-funded program to provide technical assistance and conduct policy analysis on state HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Full description at: www.nastad.org.
Washington , District... Read more »

Care home for people affected with HIV/AIDS

Posted by kel

Hi All~
I don't know if this will interest anyone but her goes. I just recently moved to Phoenix AZ w/ my best freind (who is gay) and we found out that there are no care homes/assisted living facilities for the gay community here or for those... Read more »

Assistance

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

This may be a long shot but I need to try anyway. I know my brother in-law was following this board for a while and posted under the name "Stupid". He was diagnosed hiv positive a few weeks back. I have read his posts and don't see the answer i'm... Read more »

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