Can Selenium Help With HIV

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Dietary Supplement Selenium Reduces HIV Viral Load, Increases CD4+ T Cell Count, Study Says

The dietary supplement selenium can reduce HIV viral loads and increase CD4+ T cell counts in HIV-positive people, according to a study published in the Jan. 22 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine , the Los Angeles Times reports (Chong, ... Read more »

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Examination of Inequalities in HIV/AIDS Mortality in the United States From a Fundamental Cause Perspective

In the current study, the researchers assessed changes in socioeconomic status (SES) and black and white inequalities in HIV/AIDS mortality prior to and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Taking a fundamental... Read more »

India: HIV Positive Patients Start a Support Group

Several HIV-positive patients in Nashik, India, have formed a support group called Network of People and Children Living with HIIV (NPCLH) and registered it as a charity organization. The organization, composed of two men and five women, aims to not... Read more »

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VITAMINS and SELENIUM

Hey Doc,I was recently diagnosed HIV positive. I just got back from a natural vitiamin shop and I'm so confused. The guy there suggested I buy all sorts of expensive vitamins and said I should take selenium as well. I'll go broke if I have...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Dexter,Did Vitamin-Boy happen to mention what medical school he graduated from? No? Hmm . . . what a surprise. Chances are he's a beauty school dropout who works on commission selling high-priced vitamins that will do little for you other than... Read more »

Selenium question

Hello! Question, I recently had my examns for t cell count and HIV copy count and the results came a bit dissapointing for the T cell. My T cell count came back at 245, is there any way I can improve these T cell numbers? Also I am still showing up...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You don't indicate what your previous CD4 count and percents were before this result. So hard to know the significance of your result. If you are asking whether a selenium supplement would help, perhaps, but probably not to any significant... Read more »

Selenium-Brazil Nut

Doc,the question is this,how many nut can we consume a day to avoid causing toxis situations to the body,I read that two(2) brazil nut(with shell) is ok to produce 200mcg the body needed daily,one is 100mcg,we dont have such in europe cos of EU...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sorry, I don't use Brazil nuts as an HIV therapy. What I can do is post below an excerpt from an article about nutrition for HIV-poz folks that focuses on vitamins, minerals and supplements. Hopefully you will find it helpful.Good... Read more »

Selenium & HCV/HIV Coinfection

How Selenium can influence the course of HCV/HIV Coinfection?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I am not aware of any information that selenium affects the course of HIV/HCV infection.Alcohol is the major issue here. Avoidance of alcohol is recommmended. Patients with HIV/HCV coinfection should have evaluation of HCV RNA and then a liver... Read more »

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