Can Interferon Help With HIV

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Is Interferon therapy helping my HIV??

Hello Dr....I tested + for HIV and HepC in 4/99. I've never been put on HIV medications, but started the Rebetron treatment for HepC Oct.10,99 (due to my liver biopsy). I had to stop the Rebetron treatment mid-dec. 99 because my cd4 count...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Robert.It is hard to comment on your results specifically. We do know that interferon adds a moderate (0.5 log) benefit in reducing viral load (AIDS Res and Human Retrovirus 2000;16:183). We also know that ribavirin can suppress the bone... Read more »

Help in South Texas? Interferon for KS - meds won't stay down

Dear Dr. Dezube, my sister who is alone and living in South Texas is HIV. She has just experienced... Read more »

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D. »

interferon and hiv

I have HIV coinfection with HBV and HCV. Yesterday I got my viral load for both HBV and HCV, and... Read more »

Response from Edwin DeJesus, M.D., F.A.C.P. »

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Articles

Interferon May Lead to New Option for Treating TB

Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in people living with HIV. Indeed, simply having HIV is a major risk factor for developing TB. Treating it is difficult: therapy lasts 6 months, side effects interfere with treating HIV... Read more »

Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV

Research Into New Drugs to Treat HCV Interferon-based treatment does not work for everyone and is limited by side effects that are severe enough that many people postpone treatment. However, new therapies are not likely to be approved by the FDA... Read more »

CROI 2012: HIV/HCV Coinfected People See Improved HCV Cure Rates With Victrelis

Results from a small study of 100 co-infected people treated with Victrelis + pegylated interferon + ribavirin showed that 61% had undetectable viral loads at 12 weeks after stopping their hepatitis C treatment. All study participants were given... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Initiation of Methamphetamine Abuse During Interferon Treatment

Interferon therapy for chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus produces clinical depression in up to one-half of patients treated, the authors wrote. In former injection drug users, the adverse effects of interferon may lead to relapse,... Read more »

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Interferon and Hiv

Posted by ethan_hines, 2 Replies

Why doesn't pegylated Interferon work the same way with Hiv as it does with HVB/C?. Isn't Interferon very important in fighting RNA virus infections which Hiv is one of? How does Hiv get around its defence? Read more »

T-cells dropping and Interferon

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HI, my son's father is HIV+ and has HEPc also.. his viral count is undecectable and t-cell count has always been around 400+..he started interferon for the hepc about 4 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago he had blood drawn and his T cell count was under 300..... Read more »

SEEKING PEOPLE WHO USED INTERFERON FOR HEPATIS C

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

HELLO ! MY LIVER DOCTOR WANTS ME TO USED INTEFERON FOR THE HEPATITIS C, BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT MY T-CELLS GO UP AND DOWN. MY T-CELLS ARE 325 NOW BUT THE LAST MONTH WERE 221 AND THE MONTH BEFORE WERE 175,IN JANUARY I HAVE 400. I DID A BIOPSY... Read more »

HELP ! HELP ! Possible HIV Infection ???

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

This incident happened in a fast-food joint on 14 Jul 2000. It is my habit to rinse my mouth after every meal hence I went to toilet.

I squirted some "hand-wash" from its dispenser and proceeded to wash my hands then filled my mouth with tap-water... Read more »

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