Can You Get Aids From A Safety Pin

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Pricked by Safety Pin on a Gym Locker Key

I read that question about the tuxedo guy. You seemed to think he was worrying for nothing. I pricked myself on a safety pin attached to a public gym locker key and began to think of the worst. Am I also worrying about nothing? - or do I have...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,So you're wondering if maybe clumsy tuxedo-guy used the same gym locker and pricked his finger right before you pricked yours? Relax, Max, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, because:1.No one wears tuxedos to do bench... Read more »

Scratched by a safety pin at punk show

10 days ago I went to a punk show. At punk shows there is a lot of pushing. I pushed this guy in... Read more »

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VERY SCARED ABOUT POSSIBLE RISK OF INFECTION FROM SAFETY PIN

Dear Dr, I was helping out at my kid's school show the other night, whilst cleaning up the... Read more »

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On Pins and Needles

Hill, don't make the same mistake as Bill Last April, Housing Works president and CEO Charles King tried to pin down 2008 presidential frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton about her position on lifting the ban on federal funding for needle... Read more »

Clinton Per Capita Cap Proposal Threatens Health Care Safety Net For People With AIDS

Contact: Joe Zuñiga, AIDS Action (202) 986-1300 Ext. 3042 WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a time when Americans living with HIV disease are enjoyingrenewed hope spurred by the advent of promising AIDS therapies, the health caresafety-net program that... Read more »

Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Africa Should Focus More on Blood Safety, Dybul Says

A renewed focus on unsafe blood transfusions and used syringes is needed to combat the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, Ambassador Mark Dybul -- who serves as the U.S. global AIDS coordinator and administers the President's Emergency Plan for... Read more »

New York State "Safety Net" for People Living With HIV/AIDS "Being Dismantled" by Funding Cuts, Opinion Piece Says

Although statistics that indicate declining new HIV infections among heterosexuals and injection drug users "are testament to aggressive prevention programs," the "trends also show an increase in infections" among men who have sex with men,... Read more »

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Can I Stop Being a Pin Cushion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello All

I got my 16 week HIV test. It was NEG. Can I stop testing. I'm really worried that I need to test out to 6 months.

I got the ELISA testfeom ehivtest.com.

I was worried becasue I still have some syptoms. One symptom that popped up is... Read more »

razor and tattoo pins ...can some 1 effected???

Posted by billi302

hi friends
i came to know that hiv virus dies in air exposure,and if there is hiv+ some blood on razor blade or tattoo pin,how can then person be effected..and it is considered as the low risk factor???..why.
thanks for ur knowledge sharing.
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pins and needles

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is pins and needles a symptom of hiv or is it anxiety. I have had it for almost a week now. I have read that hiv causes neuropathy problems. I get extreme anxiety attacks, especially after a night of drinking coud this be hiv?? Read more »

I'm looking for "Pride Pins" from every state.

Posted by durkART, 1 Reply

I'm looking for PRIDE pin from each state, to put on a piece of artwork I'm working on. I'm calling it "Pride." It'll include State Pride or "Family" Pride. My goal is to have a "PRIDE Pin" from EVERY State. "Pride" I'm defining as a state pin, bar... Read more »

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