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HIV Treatment 101

Forget what you've heard about treatment for HIV. HIV treatment in 2009 is a world away from what it was even two years ago. Important new medications and older, proven medications can now be taken less frequently with reduced side effects. Nonetheless, choosing HIV medications and determining when to begin treatment are big decisions. Fortunately, newly infected people not on treatment typically can go 10 years without a single symptom. This...

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dont be shady..tell me the good news about hiv treatment

Well Dave,Do me the favor, and dont be shady. Rather tell us the good news about hiv treatment and its progress?Armand...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I'll leave the shadiness to Eminem.The good news: the stuff works. Take it and you generally don't die. I like that in a drug. The bad news: it can be hard to take day in and day out, in a significant minority of people it can cause... Read more »

dont be shady..tell me the good news about hiv treatment

Well Dave,Do me the favor, and dont be shady. Rather tell us the good news about hiv treatment and its progress?Armand...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Breaking News? (RELIABILITY OF ORAQUICK ORAL TESTS)

Good Morning, Could you please explian to me the Breaking News the HIV- instant test are not relieable?Not sure I understand themeaning of the doctors paper.I am a monthly donor and am so very gratful for your website...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I'm presently "on the road again" and consequently may have missed the "breaking news" you are referring to. Here is what I can tell you about the recent concerns related to rapid tests (although it hardly qualifies as... Read more »

Thanks(Breaking news (FALSE POSITIVE ORAQUICK TESTS)

thanks for your info. I would love to know, we you think after you read about it. The news was posting on your site and came from some confrence that just took place. again thank you so much for all u doBreaking News? (RELIABILITY OF ORAQUICK ORAL...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I was back home in the San Francisco Bay Area only very briefly. I'm now at 38,000 feet again, winging my way back across the country and not really looking forward to the winter storms that await me. I do think I now know what you were... Read more »

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Treatment breaks/Pill holidays

Posted by AIDS2HIV, 1 Reply

Treatment Breaks Increase AIDS Complications

By Research + Treatment News
Until more research is available to show who can safely take treatment breaks, researchers advise all HIVers to avoid treatment interruptions and change to better-tolerated... Read more »

Interesting news on HIV treatments..

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

A presentation at the 14th International AIDS Conference in Barcelona by a University of Pittsburgh AIDS researcher reveals the "most common cause of death among HIV positive people is liver failure." Dr. Amy Justice bases her
conclusions on a study... Read more »

HIV News - Treatment - Vacc.

Posted by Frank1964

There are very positive results from new vaccine research, so I thought to share this with you all. I know and hpoe that a cure is not far away. GOD bless us all.

1. Here is the first one:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/231252.php

2. Here is... Read more »

Late-Breaking News From London...

Posted by CopperBlue, 3 Replies

...my 22-week test was negative!! Yay! For the last couple days of my vacation I actually did not worry about having HIV. What an amazing feeling. Of course, then I let a hot young British bloke pick me up in a restaurant and "deep kiss" me for a... Read more »

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