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Cure For Internal Thrush

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Oral thrush (yeast infection) cured by salt water???

My boyfriend had a cold the past week. He did not use any steroid based nasal sprays, but he did use a cold remedy which contains zinc. About two days ago, he had a white patch right next to his tonsil. He started to gargle with salt water and it...
Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School
Thrush is a yeast infection which often affects the mouth, as well as many other portions of one's body (e.g. the vagina). It is pretty common and does not necessarily mean that something more serious is going on. Women often get these... Read more »

Alcoholism and thrush

I been in rehab for alcoholism for 3 days now. I went to see the intern here cause I've been... Read more »

No cure or vaccine on the distant horizon. Really? (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

You are claiming many times that a cure or a vaccine is not even on the distant horizon and that we... Read more »
Articles
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

"Put Cure Ahead of Politics," PACHA International Committee Chair Says in Boston Herald Opinion Piece

With the pharmaceutical industry under "tremendous pressure" to lower prices for antiretroviral drugs in developing countries and with U.S. lawmakers looking to "import Canadian price controls," drug makers are facing an "increasingly hostile,... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

International Health Officials Say Drug-Resistant TB Is Man-Made

Drug-resistant forms of TB are the result of the lack of a global response to the disease, a number of health experts said ahead of an international conference on TB in South Africa. An estimated 1.6 million people die from TB annually, according... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Newsweek International Edition Interviews Global Business Coalition CEO Richard Holbrooke on Status of HIV/AIDS Worldwide

Newsweek in its Aug. 15 issue of its international edition featured an interview with Richard Holbrooke, CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS , that discusses the HIV/AIDS epidemics in several countries and the measures governments are... Read more »
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

IAPAC Conveys Sign-On Letter to G8 Leaders: Battle Against HIV/AIDS Requires Swift and Comprehensive International Response

Chicago, Johannesburg, Geneva, Paris -- The annual Summit of G8 leaderspresents a unique opportunity for the worlds wealthiest nations to achieveconsensus around key health, trade, environmental, and other socio-economicpolicies and priorities that... Read more »
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Thrush question - PLEASE!!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Please help me out here!! Would thrush only show up on the insides of the cheeks after brushing your teeth and then disolve and go away after 1 or 2 hours? I have been getting some build up of gunk on the insides of mouth but only there after... Read more »

causes for thrush?

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
Hello,

I have tested negative for HIV twice in the last 6 months but am not sure if the tests were accurate as I continue to have oral thrush. I know it's thrush because I keep scraping it off and it grows right back, also it looks like all the... Read more »

oral sex, hepes. thrush?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am terrified. I know my risk is low, but I have been extremely anxious over this anyway. I have been having panic attacks frequently.
Just over 4 weeks ago, I gave oral sex to a guy that I've known since i was a teenager. He did not ejaculate, but... Read more »

The BBC on the Miracle AIDS Cure

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

Caution over HIV 'cure' claims
Doctors say they want to investigate the case of a British man with HIV who apparently became clear of the virus.
Andrew Stimpson, 25, was diagnosed HIV-positive in 2002 but was found to be negative in October 2003 by... Read more »

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