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Does Low Potassium Have Anything To Do With The Hiv Virus
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Low PotassiumI don't have HIV or AIDS but I do have extreme weakness, pain in legs & feet, nausea. I have had these symptoms for 6 days and have been eating a lot of potassium in those six days. Should I be worried? How long does it take to recover...Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
These types of symptoms are noo-specific and can be caused by many, many things other than HIV. This being said, if you have been potentially exposed to HIV in the recent weeks, you should consider HIV testing with perhaps additional PCR testing if...
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High Potassium
Posted by chas, 1 Reply
I am HIV POZ, healthy GWM 1460 CD4 and <50 vial load. However my doctor is worried about my High Potassium....just checking to see if others may have experienced this?
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Prezista - New PI designed for Resistant Virus
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WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday approved the use of a new HIV drug, made by Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N>, in combination with related therapies to help treat patients who do not first improve with other...
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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
If Hepatitis is a Virus and can be cured why not HIV ?
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Risk of Catching HIV in Single Sex Act Low
Posted by Anon_E_Moose, 2 Replies
By DANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor CHICAGO (AP) - A study of heterosexual couples in Africa This risk is... Read more »
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