Children Affected By AIDS

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Profiles Founder of Children Affected by AIDS Foundation

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday profiled Joe Cristina, founder of the Los Angeles-based Children Affected by AIDS Foundation . According to the Post-Gazette , Cristina founded CAAF in 1993 with the support of the toy company Mattel ,... Read more »

Los Angeles Times Profiles Toy Company Executive Who Formed Organization That Helps Children Affected by AIDS

The Los Angeles Times on Monday profiled the group Children Affected by AIDS Foundation , which Joe Cristina, an executive at the toy company Mattel , founded in 1993. CAAF has raised more than $18 million for "small, grassroots community groups... Read more »

Senate Passes Bill to Protect World's Orphans, Vulnerable Children, Many of Whom Affected by AIDS

The Senate on Monday passed a bill (HR 1409 ) that aims to protect orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, many of whom are affected by HIV/AIDS, according to a release from the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) (Boxer... Read more »

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aids and there affect

what are the affects of aids, and how likely is it to be passed on to child ...

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children and AIDS

how does aids affect children? ...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Most infants with HIV infection transmitted from their mothers and untreated will develop symptoms by two years of age;these symptoms include severe life threatening infections, lymphadenopathy [swollen glands], failure to thrive [poor growth],... Read more »

Will polio affect the result of hiv test

I have polio as a child, will this condition affect the result of a hiv rapid test done by the Home Access Kit...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Nope! Polio will not affect HIV test results.Good luck!Dr. Bob... Read more »

segments of population affected

Which segments of the population are most affected by the AIDS epidemic?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Simply put, EVERY segment of thepopulation has been significantly affected by this epidemic, in one respector another. Not everyone has put themselves at risk of infection. But thisdisease has significantly... Read more »

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Care home for people affected with HIV/AIDS

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I don't know if this will interest anyone but her goes. I just recently moved to Phoenix AZ w/ my best freind (who is gay) and we found out that there are no care homes/assisted living facilities for the gay community here or for those... Read more »

Care Home for persons affected w/ HIV/AIDS

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children with AIDS..

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Are children with AIDS going to public schools?

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Children & AIDS & treatment

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am the mother of a 13 yr old prenatally exposed son, has had an AIDS diagnosis since birth. He also has several other problems that may or may not be related to his AIDS diagnosis. He was one of the first children placed on the AZT protocols in the... Read more »

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