Different Cultural Views Of HIV

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AIDS Epidemic Varies Between Regions, Cultures; Requires Different, Often "Entirely Novel" Approaches, Lancet Editorial Says

The global AIDS epidemic is not just one but multiple epidemics, each with a "different dynamic and course" that varies between communities, cultures, governments and economic systems, a Lancet editorial says. These variations may be "subtle"... Read more »

Many Catholics Reject Church Ban on Birth Control, Condoms for HIV Prevention; New Pope Unlikely to Have Differing Views

A large majority of Roman Catholics in the United States, Europe and developing nations largely ignore the church's teaching banning the use of artificial birth control, the Baltimore Sun reports. The late Pope John Paul II in 1968 restated the... Read more »

HIV News & Views, February 17, 2011

HIV News & Views, February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011 Top Stories at TheBody.com News & Views Library Change/Update Subscription On the Personal Side HIV News & Views HIV Treatment &... Read more »

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Political Views? (BARACK OBAMA PLAN TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS)

Hello Dr. Rob,This is my first visit to your forum. I have read only a handful of your posts and have gotten a lot of valuable information from them. The one question that I have is regarding your political views. You are in a place to give so...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Welcome to the forum. I'm pleased that after reading "only a handful" of my responses you "have gotten a lot of valuable information." I encourage you to keep reading and continue learning! As for politics,... Read more »

CD8 depleted culture gor new strain

Dear Dr. MHMerry Christmas and Happy new year!Here, I want to ask you another question about detecting the new strain of HIV. In your privous post, you ever saying that "Truly HIV-1 infected, with relatively advanced disease, but a strain of...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

HIV culture in general is not available in hospital or even in alot of commercial labs. CD8 depletion will remove certain suppressive effects that limit growing HIV in culture, but that is generally required to coax very small amounts of infectious... Read more »

viral culture question

Hi Doc,Here is a different sort of question, would subtype 0 or the newer subtype N strains be detected by a standard viral culture? From what I have read, any type of hiv would cause "syncytia" and therefore be detected(?)...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

They would be culturable and not all HIV is syncytia forming.MH... Read more »

Viral Culture

Doctor, 8 weeks after a risk exposure in a different country; I experienced 1 month on and off fever, night sweats on and off 2 months, rashes, hot flashes, lost weight, candida, an dother symptoms. My cd4/cd8 ratio is been inverted for 5 months...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Viral culture can only be done in specialized labs that have safety procedures in place (biosafety level 2, or P2).Culture is used for research purposes only. In fact the RNA and DNA testing is much more sensitive than viral culture for diagnosing... Read more »

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waiting time ?? different view ?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Dear All,
I am written from Spain. I had a negative Elisa test at 39 days after exposure . I also have a negative PCR RNA test at 42 days.
My doctor is telling me 100% I am OK, but looking into this forum and the questions to the doctors , I started... Read more »

receiving oral sex and different views of risk

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello all., This is my first time posting here so please be nice. I have spent countless hours on the net and hotlines trying to find accurate information on receiving oral sex. I have been going crazy for the last 3 months. I had a bad sore... Read more »

The view at AIDS ground zero

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

You know with all these retarded members of the HEAL cult posting incessantly it's easy to imagine they have something to say....They don't and they post here cause no respectable newspaper shares their point of view or covers anything they do... Read more »

Info from my point of view

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi all,
I still see many people that already have tested Negative at 3 months, Congrats.
First of all I want to ask a question for you in the US, Do you need to pay for your test by yourself? I heard someone that Paid 200-400 USD for A PCR.
Sweden are... Read more »

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