Athletic Restrictions For Those Living With Hiv Aids

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Advocates Discuss Travel Restrictions Around the World for People Living With HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS advocates on Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City discussed travel restrictions around the world for people living with HIV/AIDS, the AP/ Los Angeles Times reports. Developed countries say such... Read more »

U.N. Secretary-General Calls for End of Discrimination Against, Travel Restrictions on People Living With HIV/AIDS

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of the U.N. 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday called on the international community to end discrimination against HIV-positive people, including travel restrictions, describing... Read more »

UN Secretary-General Urges Countries to Follow the United States and Lift Travel Restrictions for People Living With HIV

Geneva, Switzerland/New York, N.Y. -- UNAIDS welcomes President Obama's announcement of the final rule removing entry restrictions based on HIV status from US policy. The removal of HIV-related travel restrictions in the US overturns a policy that... Read more »

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Research on HIV and Travel Restrictions (ON THE ROAD WITH HIV) (TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS)

The other day I asked you to help me with sources for making a research on HIV related Travel restrictions but I coudn't see the answer. So Can you help me please if it is not something you can not display it on your website you can send it to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Aron,See below.Dr. BobTraveling Abroad for the HIV+Nov 14, 2007 Hi, Can you tell me where I can find a list of countries that bar HIV+ people from entering their country? I will like to travel abroad, but I've heard some countries will... Read more »

Athlete living with AIDS

Do you think that it is a good idea for an athlete who just found out that he was HIV positive, to continue to play football. Is it okay for his body, physically....

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Yes, just don't get injured! And make sure you are on a healthy diet, train properly, get treated for the HIV.Alvan Fisher, M.D.... Read more »

COPD restricts my exercise regimen- is hgh contraindicated for my lypoatrophy?

I have been living with HIV since 1985. I was dx with AIDS in 1996. My current drug regimen includes lamivudine, stavudine, nelfinavir and saquinavir. In the past 10 months I have lost a great deal of subcutaneous fat that once helped define my...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

First I would say that I am surprised that recombinant human growth hormone would be recommended for lipoatrophy (loss of fat). While COPD-related issues of muscle wasting might benefit from an anabolic medication, it is unlikely that you would... Read more »

restrictions

I live in Croatia... And I'm HIV+ I had work in helth service for 10 years. Since day I found that I'm HIV+ I haven't come back to work my question is ..Is there any legal restrictive for me to work as ma medical technition...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.I just flew over your beautiful county, coming home from work in Ukraine.I can't speak to regulations in Croatia, but from this admittedly American point-of-view, I'd see no reason why you'd have to have work... Read more »

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HIV Travel Restrictions

Posted by ScotCharles, 5 Replies

See: http://www.aegis.com/topics/travel.html

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UK travel restrictions

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I live in Australia. I'm wanting to travel to the UK next year for a holiday. I'm HIV positive and on meds. Will this stop me from entering the UK? I've heard conflicting information and would like to clear this up.

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1.1 Million American living with HIV/AIDS

Posted by Florida69, 2 Replies

WASHINGTON - A new estimate of how many Americans have the AIDS virus puts the number at about 1.1 million, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

The CDC numbers, based on 2006 data, show the population living with HIV... Read more »

I live in rural area, I set up HIV/AIDS chats

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I live in Owen Sound, Ontario, and there are no local AIDS orgs here!

Please come and chat with me at www.13km.com and please let me know other chat rooms that are monitored as I really hate bashers and trouble makers!

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