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Dealing With Mac And Hiv
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positive for MAC , am i HIV+?, please dr this time!Hello DrI have been diagnosed with Mac lung disease after 6 months of symptoms undiagnosed.I also have been concerned about an exposure to hiv about 6 wks prior to mac symptoms developing.hiv tests have been negative out to 6 mths and my physician...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,I'm not exactly sure what you mean by being diagnosed with MAC lung disease. However, what is very clear is that whatever is going on in your lungs has nothing to do with HIV/AIDS. Your repeatedly negative HIV-antibody tests out to six...
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Risk of tuberculosis/MAC infection to HIV negative caregivers.Our brother recently disclosed that he has Aids and is being treated for PCP, MAC/tuberculosis.... Read more »non-HIV MAC patientwhat is the ratio between MAC infected patients with and without AIDS? is it rare to have MAC and... Read more »
Articles
NPR Program Examines Impact of MACS HIV Study Over Past 25 YearsNPR's "All Things Considered " on Friday examined the impact the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study has had on HIV-positive men who have sex with men over the past 25 years. Roger Detels, the director of MACS in Los Angeles and a professor of... Read more »
Hearing Loss Not Associated With HIV in MACS and WIHS CohortsThe main objective in the SPARTAC trial was to look at the impact on disease progression from two different short courses of antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiated during primary HIV infection compared to no immediate ART. Sarah Fidler from... Read more »
MAC Cosmetics Launches New Viva Glam Campaign to Raise Money for HIV/AIDSMAC Cosmetics on Wednesday will launch an advertising campaign in support of its Viva Glam lipstick and lip gloss line, which aims to raise money for the MAC AIDS Fund , USA Today reports. The campaign for the Viva Glam VI products will... Read more »
7,000 Gay Men Help Study AIDSLaunched in 1984 before there was a test for HIV, the Multicenter AIDS Study (MACS) began seeking gay men to participate in a study of this new disease. Since then, more than 7,000 men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited from four MACS cities have... Read more »
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MAC. & low cd-4
Posted by danni, 3 Replies
i am terrified, i just learned that i have mac. my viral load is 87,000, my cd-4; only 14. my doc. did start meds for me, but i can't get past the fear that it's too late. with my blood counts, is mac, a sure death sentence? i appreciate any...
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Jer 2 el Dr Mac Gowan ha respondido tu consulta
Posted by mariana, 1 Reply
http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Meds/Q218449.htmlMuchas Felicidades.. besos y abrazos paz y amor... Read more » Dr Mac Gowan ha respondido mi ultima pregunta.Leer
Posted by mariana, 1 Reply
http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Meds/Q218096.html
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MAC IV Therapy
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I'm thinking of stopping IV therapy for MAC....can anyone tell me if they've done that...and if so.....did you feel better or worse without the meds? My CD4+ cell count is still below 50.....the meds make me feel so awful I have to wonder if the MAC...
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