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Can Hiv Slow Down Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis, HIV & treatmentI'm a patient with RA since I was 18. My RA was not very active for the last ten years. I was diagnosed with HIV in 2006 (but likely have had the disease for over ten years). I'm currently undetectable, with a T-cell count of about 280....
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
There are no good randomized controlled studies, and what has been published in the medical literature is anecdotal. Although there is clearly risks associated with these products, particularly in developing active tuberculosis, there is not much...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and HIV MedicationsI was diagosed as having HIV/AIDS in August 2003. At that time I was admitted to the hospital with... Read more »Donation PROMISED! 4th attempt! Rheumatoid Arthritis or HIV???Dr. Bob,Thank you so much for all of your work you do. This is my 4th time writing you and I am... Read more »
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Michigan: Needle Exchange Survives, Receives Credit for Slowing Spread of HIVIn 1997, approximately one-fourth of those with HIV/AIDS in Kent County had contracted it from injection drug use (IDU). John Logie, then mayor of Grand Rapids, proposed a needle-exchange program, which opened as Clean Works in 2000. Now... Read more »
Number of HIV Cases in South Africa Rose 12 Percent in 2002; Government Says Epidemic SlowingThe number of HIV-positive people in South Africa increased 12% in 2002, but the spread of the epidemic may be slowing down, according to a report released by the South African Department of Health yesterday, Reuters/AlertNet reports (... Read more »
Obama Administration "Wants to Go Slow" on HIV/AIDS Efforts, Editorial Says"The road to ending AIDS comes with warning sign: Caution -- Politics Ahead. Just ask President Obama, who's getting a crash-course introduction," a San Francisco Chronicle editorial says. It adds that Obama is "drawing howls for both his... Read more »
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Has anyone heard of HIV tests being hampered by artthirits?Read more » Does slow seroconversion = slow progression?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hey everyone, thanks for your help with my other questions a few pages back. I would like to buy everyone a drink when this is all over, but probably can't aford it!Question: Does anyone know of any natural indicators of the rate of hiv disease... Read more » rheumatoid arthritis,
Posted by Crystal
My doctor seems to think I have an autoimmune disorder *eyes crossed double take* what! lol She's testing for everything from lupus to B19 parvo virus but is leaning toward rheumatoid arthritis and so far Xrays indicate this is defiantly possible. I... Read more » Very slow progress...
Posted by jmiami, 2 Replies
On 10/31/2006, I was diagnosed with AIDS while in the hospital with a bout of PCP. MY CD4 count was 21(!!!) and viral load of 650,000. Anyways I was placed on Atripla, Bactrim and Azithromycin on 11/2006. In 2/28/2007 my CD4 count was only 61 and...
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