Epidemiology And Hiv Therapy

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Session 28: Epidemiology: Effects of HIV-1 Therapy on the Cost of Care and Hospitalization

The Cost of Having HAART Poster session abstracts 199-202, 204 Several groups examined the cost implications of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). In each study , the expense of the drug regimen and of the necessary viral load tests... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Changing Epidemiology of Prevalent Diagnosed HIV Infections in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 1997 to 2003

The authors designed this study to present the current epidemiology of prevalent diagnosed HIV infections in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and to describe trends over time. Using descriptive analyses of the annual national Survey of Prevalent... Read more »

HIV Surveillance: Epidemiology of HIV Infection (Through 2009)

Instructions for downloading and using HIV/AIDS surveillance slides. Download the complete slide set: 30 Slides in Adobe PDF Format -- (5,158 KB) 30 Slides in PowerPoint PPT Format -- (7,127 KB) While the content is in the public domain... Read more »

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The Epidemiology of Oral Transmission

RMK,Thank you for your service to all of us. I have a question that I believe a lot of us have. I was wondering where you received your figures on transmission stats, specifically on transmission stats involving cunnilingus. I have tried to find...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

When I've said that there are a "few" cases of transmission, I'm using the language that the CDC presents in their literature. In answering questions about statistics, I try to stick as close to the language that the CDC uses... Read more »

hiv , no meds and babies (WHEN TO START THERAPY)

i was diagnosed with hiv a few weeks ago and my viral load is around 10 000ish and my cd4 count is 500-600 (i had tonsilitis at the time of blood test) and my doctor has said that its not neccesary for me to take the meds yet untill my cd4 cell...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to learn of your recent HIV diagnosis and miscarriage. The questions you raise are complex and are best handled via a conversation with your HIV specialist. I encourage you to discuss your questions and concerns with your HIV... Read more »

Anabolic Therapies for HIV poz men

I have been doing some research into Anabolic steriod therapy for HIV poz guys. What is your oppion of this type of therapy....

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

I am generally unenthusiastic about anabolic agents although I am happy to supplement testosterone in individuals who are consistently hypogonadal. Testosterone and its derivative drugs predominantly increase lean body muscle mass and are thus... Read more »

gene therapy and immune based therapies: changing treatment of hiv?

Goodday Nelson from Greece... In Greece where i am there is not alot of chatter about gene based therapies or immune therapies- i wonder if in US (since you wrote in your last email) that you follow gene based and immune therapies hoping that they...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Great timimg. The company is having a conference call free to all.Here is the informationInteresting stuff for those of us with multidrug resistanceVIRxSYS to Host a Web Conference to Announce Clinical Trial UpdateSummary of data from five 2008... Read more »

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hiv gene therapy

Posted by hopefulone, 2 Replies

hiv gene therapy has been getting a lot of play in the national and international press as of late....i would be interetested in comments on this hope. Read more »

Kill HIV with Photopheresis, Ultra-Violet Blood Irradiation (UBI) Therapies?

Posted by Jon316, 1 Reply

I've read a little about Photopheresis and Ultra-Viole Blood Irradiation (UBI) therapies being performed by M.D.'s across the U.S., Europe, Russia and Germany. It seems that these procedures have been done for quite some time, but fell out of... Read more »

New HIV therapy shows promise

Posted by losing_it, 1 Reply

Saw this on cnn today.....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers may finally be on track to fight the AIDS virus by blocking a long-elusive target, an HIV enzyme called integrase. An experimental drug that inhibits the enzyme helped to keep the infection in... Read more »

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