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Bitter Melon As Hiv Therapy
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Ask the Experts
bitter herbs...cure?im reading different articles online and researching alot since i would want to pro long my life as an AIDS patient.I would want to know if a BITTER HERB(bitter melon) can help lower the viral load and effective natural reducer of different forms...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
There is no credible published data that bitter herb therapy offers any substantial clinical benefit for the treatment of herbs. If any reader knows of such a study please post. KH...
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BitternessDear Sir, My cousin bro was tested hiv positive 8 years ago. Now he is on ART from last 6... Read more »gene therapy and immune based therapies: changing treatment of hiv?Goodday Nelson from Greece... In Greece where i am there is not alot of chatter about gene based... Read more »
Articles
Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Aloe VeraAloe vera is a tropical plant grown in many homes. The jelly-like substance found in the leaves is used to treat minor burns and cuts. It may also be used to treat skin problems associated with HIV and anti-HIV drugs. As with burns or cuts, the... Read more »
Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Grapefruit SeedGrapefruit seed extract is made by crushing and grinding the seeds of grapefruits. It's a very acidic liquid with a bitter taste. This extract is used commercially to sterilize some foods for animals and to disinfect surfaces in hospitals. When sold... Read more »
Managing Long-Term Side of Effects of HIV TherapyYou've Come a Long Way, Baby Antiretroviral therapy (HAART, ART, or anti-HIV medicines) has indeed come a long way in the last 25 years. ART has allowed for individuals who are HIV-positive to live longer lives. New ART medicines and classes of ART... Read more »
Washington, D.C.: Turning Bitter Experience to Better TreatmentThe HIV/AIDS nonprofit Women's Collective provides testing and other services from a strip mall storefront in Northeast Washington. The one-floor clinic has a staff of 18 and operates on a $1.6 million budget, of which $300,000 comes from the city,... Read more »
Connect With Others
A bitter lesson and a warning from Malawi
Posted by Deceived, 2 Replies
While still struggling to come to terms with my HIV+ status, I received an e-mail from a woman I didnt know, informing me that the man who had infected me was a talented conman who operates by cleverly manipulating women for sex and money,...
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Bitter and sweet
Posted by bobsstar1979, 4 Replies
In april i met the most beautiful man that after about 4 weeks I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him. I asked him to marry me and although he didn't say yes, it didn't stop him from dating me. Then in june I was diagnosed being...
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THERE ARE BITTER PEOPLE ON HERE
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
For people asking questions about window periods, and testing be careful to not listen to the 3 to 6 month answers. Yes the CDC says 3 to 6 months but they are coservative. I have also heard after 8 weeks 95 percents of hiv infections are dtected....
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hiv gene therapy
Posted by hopefulone, 2 Replies
hiv gene therapy has been getting a lot of play in the national and international press as of late....i would be interetested in comments on this hope.
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