Do People Get AIDS From Happy Ending

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Potential Needle Laceration, Happy Ending

Hi Dr. Bob,I wrote you a few days ago to ask about the likelihood of HIV from a dirty needle laceration that may or may not have occurred while trying to help a homeless boy. It had been causing me quite a lot of anxiety, superimposed on the anxiety...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Jeremy,". . . quite a lot of anxiety superimposed on the anxiety associated with (your) generalized anxiety disorder????" Oh, that sounds uncomfortable. Angst on top of angst is always worrisome. Thanks for writing in and sharing your... Read more »

My story -- It's a happy ending because I made it so.

Hi there! I'm hoping you can post this for others to see. Maybe add some of your wit and charm... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Aids: the end in sight?

Dear Dr. Bob,What do you think of the recent statement from Dr. Brian Willams of the South African... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Florida: AIDS Walk’s Happy Ending

The 5-K AIDS Walk St. Petersburg in North Shore Park on Saturday raised $117,000, organizers reported.Back to other news for September 2007 Read more »

The End of AIDS? Could Universal Testing and Treatment End the Epidemic?

Three decades into the AIDS epidemic, advances in treatment have been astounding, turning a quick death sentence into a chronic manageable illness for those who have access to modern meds. The HIV prevention story, however, hasn't been as happy.... Read more »

Ending AIDS In Black America: Step Two -- HIV-Positive People Must Come Out

Last week I called on HIV-positive people to be more public about their HIV status, and for all of us -- HIV positive and negative alike -- to work to create an environment in which it's easier to do so. An estimated 1.1 million of the roughly 300... Read more »

Kansas: A House for People With AIDS Will Close at the End of the Month

A Wichita, Kan., house for people with AIDS will close at the end of the month, the victim of financial woes and the changing nature of the disease. "We were losing money hand over fist" because funding sources have dried up, said Joe Kelly,... Read more »

Connect With Others

Why am I not as happy?

Posted by daisy07, 10 Replies

It is funny I go through the post and read about all of these people who are feeling great, happy to be alive, and moving on with thier life. Me on the other hand....I am still self medicating with alcohol, crying nightly, and struggeling to survive... Read more »

It's not always the end of the world

Posted by Blue_22, 2 Replies

I was only 19 and facing the biggest life changing sentence ever spoken to me Your test came back positive for HIV, I am sorry There is nothing else I have encountered that is so unsettling. Not only do you think you are going to live a shortened... Read more »

Let Us Come Together To End AIDS

Posted by Ronnie, 2 Replies

We don't have a cure for AIDS, but after returning home from the Campaign to End AIDS, Youth Action Institute, I have learned the we do know how to end AIDS.

The campaign is going to have 10 caravans traveling all across the United States to... Read more »

CNN - AN END TO AIDS

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

From Dr. Sanjay Gupta
CNN

Friday, April 28, 2006; Posted: 3:51 p.m. EDT (19:51 GMT)

Dr. Sanjay Gupta will host a special CNN Presents this weekend on AIDS.
Living with AIDS in the U.S. (2:18)
NEW YORK (CNN) -- About 8,000 people die of AIDS every... Read more »

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