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Illinois: Better Existence With HIV Moves All Services to Chicago

Better Existence With HIV (BEHIV) has closed its office in Evanston and now runs all its programs from its Chicago facility at 1224 W. Thorndale. The times and locations for some BEHIV services have changed; for more information, visit www.behiv.org... Read more »

Better Existence With HIV Announces Illinois Department of Public Health Grant

Better Existence with HIV (BEHIV) will use a $70,000 grant from the state Department of Public Health to support its HIV-prevention programs in local schools. More than 12,000 metro Chicago students took part in the outreach in fiscal 2007. "Our... Read more »

Opinion: New HIV Infections More Expensive Than Providing Antiretroviral Drugs to Existing Patients

In light of study findings released last week showing the risk of HIV transmission can be reduced by 96 percent if HIV-positive patients begin combination antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible, a San Francisco Chronicle editorial asks, "The... Read more »

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non-existence of hiv? (AIDS DENIALISM, 2010)

Dear Doctor Robert Frascino,I am hiv positive since 2004 and am doing just fine. No coinfections, mild side effects (fatigue mostly), no oportunistic infections, cd 4 cell count of 714, viral load undetected since the i begun taking antiretrovirals....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The nonexistence of HIV/AIDS??? WOWZA. Hang on, I need to call my buddy Magic Johnson to tell him he's really not HIV infected. But wait a minute, how can I explain the over-25,000,000 folks who have died as as result of a condition that... Read more »

Would Atripla be likey to alleviate a pre-existing skin rash?

I have never been on any anti-HIV treatment but, due to various conditions - especially increadingly severe dermatitis - I am on the verge of starting on Atripla (which is what my regular doctor has been recommending). Is Atripla somethinbg that...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Course of skin conditions after starting effective HIV treatment (such as Atripla) is highly variable. In some cases (after sometimes an initial flare-up due to immune reconstitution) some chronic skin conditions such as seborrhea or folliculitis... Read more »

Non-existent HDL, dr. mystified...

I've been HIV+ for about 5 years, and I've been on Combivir/Viracept for the last 3.5 years or so. While taking the drugs my vl was always undetectable, and my CD4s were between 600-1200 (usually high 700s). I've also been on...

Response from Marc Hellerstein, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California Berkeley & San Francisco

You ask a tough question, but I have seen and heard of several cases like yours. Plus, we published a clinical study using testosterone and oxandrin, and measured HDL levels. So I may be able to help a little.First, low HDL levels are now common in... Read more »

Does Immuno Reconstruction syndrome exist?

I have a friend who is in advanced state of AIDS with sarcoma on the legs. His doctors are changing his treatment and have spoken of "immuno reconstruction syndrome" - saying that as a reaction to new drugs, he will get sickers before he...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Yes-in a minority of patients the immune reconstitution phenomenon is observed where a dormant/damaged immune system comes to life and begins reacting against existing germs (such as some viruses or bacteria) that may pardoxically cause some... Read more »

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existe el hiv?

Posted by leoncito, 1 Reply

Le en Vivo y Sano que el vih no existe y que no se requiere de tomar antivirales. Alguien sabe? Aqui donde vivo se ofrece un protocolo alternativo sin medicamentos.
Un abrazo a todos desde Mxico

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HIV DOES exist

Posted by James1941, 2 Replies

Sorry guys, should have posted this before. Remember a couple of months back I told you about a court case here in Australia where some 'experts' were arguing that HIV was not a real disease? The judgement came through a few weeks back, the judge... Read more »

They Yet Exist???

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Listen, there are still people who take longer than 3 months to seronvert. I just read a question to one of the HIV doctors where this guy had a know exposure to HIV and he was experiencing symptoms and tested negative at 3 months. Doc told him to... Read more »

Does Prince Charming really exist?

Posted by Ryan_F, 2 Replies

I am 34 years old. I am a white male, gay and HIV+, I stand 6'2, 220 pounds, brown hair and green eyes average build. . I am a very romantic guy. In fact, I'd say I am a hopeless romantic. Snuggling on a cold winters night or watching it snow and... Read more »

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