Dying Process Of An Hiv Patient

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Why are ppl with hiv/aids still dying in 2005 by the thousands in the US.

HelloI have been poz for 6 yrs now and i still worry about dying all the time. I wonder how i will die. When i will die. What are the main causes of death in the US amongst hivers. Is it resistance, late treatment, refusal of meds, organ...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your thoughtful post.The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are about 40 million persons living with HIV/AIDS in the world; 1 million persons in the US. Most recent estimates indicate that there... Read more »

HIV infection cure? Was told on CNN. What do you think? Mommy of three. (BERLIN PATIENT, 2010) (TIMOTHY BROWN, THE BERLIN PATIENT, 2010)

Hello my beloved Dr. Bob. I hope you are feeling wonderfully. I am writing because I came upon this... Read more »

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

are we living or dying

Hey Dr. Bob,I'm recently diagnosed HIV positive. Not exactly sure when I got it. The bottom... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

Introduction This chapter discusses medical care at the end-of-life, and is organized into four sections, as follows: Dying in the Era of HAART Preparing Patients and Families for Imminent Death Clinical Management of Imminently Dying Patients ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Texas: At Samaritan House, the Focus Is on Living

Samaritan House was originally conceived in 1991 as a hospice for those dying with HIV/AIDS. Today, the Forth Worth organization is a thriving group concentrated on living. "There wasn't much hope then," said Steve Dutton, who joined the... Read more »

Lack of Funding Contributing to AIDS-Related Deaths in Myanmar, Group Says

Thousands of HIV-positive people in Myanmar are dying because not enough funding is being allocated by the government for treatment, Medecins Sans Frontieres said last week, the New York Times reports. MSF said that about 240,000 people in... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

A Hard Day's Work

It was 1998 and Ian Nelson's friends were dying. HIV positive for 12 years, he was feeling terrible on a dual therapy of AZT and ddI. "My mind was mush," recalls the now 51-year-old Vancouverite. His management job for Canada Post involved a 6:30 am... Read more »

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Living with HIV not dying from it.

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am living with HIV not dying from it. At first people generally think that it is a death sentence when you are Diagnosed with HIV. WEll I thought that was at first too. But just because my immune system isn't working at its maximun doesn't mean... Read more »

Living With HIV Not Dying With HIV:

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Living With HIV Not Dying With HIV:

I am a 32yr old GWM living with Hiv for the past eight years i
have tried the drugs with no success and then i went the natural
way and viral load has been... Read more »

Dying from AIDS for lack of medicine

Posted by BabyPeanut, 2 Replies

Dying from AIDS for lack of medicine

More than 36 million people are living with HIV or AIDS. Ninety percent are living in developing countries where the high prices of medications are effectively condemning them to death. Without drastic changes to... Read more »

Newly Positive and wanting to die!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I was just told a week ago that I tested positive after a mistake was made with my paperwork. First they told me it was negative but realized now that it is really a positive. I am very,very scared. I will never tell any of my friends. I have seen... Read more »

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