Can Someone Without Hiv Pass It On To Someone Who Doesn't Have Hiv

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Thrush doesn't mean you have HIV!

Hi dr.BobThis is more of a comment than a question but i figured i would post it anyway.Im a medical student and I have always been quite scared, but at the same time interrested in HIV and its biology.A few months ago I had some very unspecific...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are absolutely correct: "thrush doesn't mean you have HIV"! In fact the vast majority of cases of thrush have absolutely nothing to do with HIV/AIDS.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Clinic doctor doesn't agree, says I likely have HIV!!!!

Please help me out! I recently (two weeks ago)had a low risk exposure, that accorinding to all the... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

CAN HIV BE PASSED THROUGH SALIVA?

I AM A HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH TEACHER AND I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THAT HIV CAN NOT BE PASSED THROUGH SALIVA.... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

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CDC Says Birth Control Doesn't Raise Women's Risk of Contracting HIV

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publicly endorsed what the World Health Organization announced earlier this year : There is no proven link between using hormonal contraceptives such as the birth control pill or Depo-Provera... Read more »

City Council Passes Resolution Backing Affordable Housing for Low-Income New Yorkers With HIV/AIDS

New York -- People with HIV/AIDS and housing providers praised City Council for adopting a resolution (2145-2009) calling on state leaders to pass affordable housing legislation that would help prevent nearly 11,000 New Yorkers from losing their... Read more »

Robert Vazquez-Pacheco on Race, ACT UP and Why Older HIV/AIDS Leaders Need to Pass the Torch

When AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) formed in the spring of 1987, its mission was clear: AIDS was no longer going to be ignored. If that meant shutting down Wall Street, interrupting a CBS Evening News report , and dropping a giant... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Supposed to Make You Better but It Doesn't Really": HIV-Positive Youths' Perceptions of HIV Treatment

Worldwide, half of all new HIV infections occur among young people. In the current study, the authors investigated HIV-positive youths' perceptions of and experiences with antiretroviral treatment. The researchers employed a community-based,... Read more »

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Hiv doesn't cause aids

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

don't be a victim of greed , hiv doesn't cause aids and if you take those toxic drugs you will eventually die Read more »

Another ANON posting that HIV doesn't lead to AIDS

Posted by still_here, 1 Reply

check out the posting in "Living" subject: Viruses. Read more »

He Has HIV, She Doesn't--And They're in Love

Posted by Chloe1023, 1 Reply

agine falling in love with a guy who is absolutely perfect. Then you find out that he's HIV positive. What would you do? Here's a story about a couple that's making it work ...

A young married couple, Gwenn Barringer and Shawn Decker, recently... Read more »

My dad has HIV, but he doesn't know I now know......

Posted by ibookg414, 4 Replies

Well, I just recently found out my gay dad is HIV positive, but he doesn't know that I know. I was over at his house recently (my parents are divorced) (im 18, he's 50) and I opened 1 drawer, which I had no clue was his medicine cabinet, saw all... Read more »

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