Does Surgical Tape Provide A Barrier To Hiv Infection

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Table of Contents Are You Ready? The Right Health Care Provider Knowledge About HIV A Positive Attitude Are You Ready? Treatment with HIV drugs can improve quality of life and help people living with HIV (HIV-positive people) stay healthier longer. But starting treatment is a big decision. In order to get the most benefit from HIV drugs, they must be used just the way they are prescribed. Taking your treatment correctly is as...

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Can I get HIV from handling rented adult video tapes?

Thank you for the valuable advice you provide to the general public. I recently read http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/hivinfo/survive.htm at CDC'w web site and realize a potential risky behavior of mine. It seems that "drying" HIV...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.HIV will not survive outside the body for more than a few minutes. This issue is addressed in greater detail in my question, "How long does HIV survive outside the body?". In fact, the website you... Read more »

please cut through the red tape on this one

Hi Dr. Wohl,I was wondering what you thought of holistic treatment for HIV. Without putting yourself at any sort of legal risk for commenting (lawsuits or whatever) do you personally think they are effective?I read about a Dr. Hulda Clark who wrote...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dear Unsure,So called alternative therapies clearly have much to offer and can compliment traditional western style medical care greatly. In the treatment of HIV, many persons find benefits from less than conventional treatments - from using ginger... Read more »

Saliva like a barrier?

Dear Dr. Brian! First of all I want to tell you that you're providing a fantastic service to all the persons who need to know more on HIV. Your answers are very useful and you're a good person that treats with the right sensibility all our...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Saliva certainly contains enzymes that would inactivate HIV to a great extent, but not reliably (especially if there is some lesion in the mouth that would allow the virus to access the cells it likes to infect).... Read more »

Language Barrier in trying to understand my lab results

Hi,I'm living in a foreign country, tested positive about three months ago. I am dealing with language issues with my doctors and I am a little concerned about what sounds like might be kidney disease and how bad it actually is. Because of...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yes, that amount of protein in the urine, indicates some degree of damage to the kidneys, and the likely cause is high blood pressure. Although it's possible that HIV could have a small contribution here, the duration of infection makes it more... Read more »

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Scientists Discover 'Natural Barrier' to HIV

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Scientists Discover 'Natural Barrier' to HIV
05-Mar-2007

(HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV -- possibly keeping the spread of the AIDS... Read more »

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HIV INFECTION

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http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/publications/book/03MMHIV1to3.pdf

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Just go to http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/
click on the "publications" section.
In the drop down box, scroll to "Medical Mgmt of HIV Infection". Read more »

HIV Infections ARE RISING!

Posted by bradford, 7 Replies

HIV Infections ARE RISING!

Many people still have the belief that HIV and AIDS only affects homosexuals! However, 75% of the world population infected with HIV is heterosexual. The United Nations predicts AIDS will cut population by 300 million; 300... Read more »

Is HIV re-infection possible?

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The Positive Partners Superinfection Study

Positive Partners Superinfection Study
This study is looking to answer some questions that many positive people have been wondering about for some time, and as of yet the medical world has not been able to... Read more »

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