Factors That Contribute To HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS Researcher Says Poverty, Bisexuality, Domestic Abuse, Drug Use Contributing Factors to Southern HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Several factors -- including poverty, bisexuality, domestic abuse and drug use -- contribute to the increased incidence of HIV/AIDS among blacks in rural Southern states, according to a University of Alabama researcher, the Associated Press ... Read more »

Cultural Factors Contribute to High HIV Prevalence in Belize, KPBS Reports

Several cultural factors are contributing to HIV prevalence in Belize, which is the highest in Central America, KPBS' "KPBS News " reports. According to KPBS, an estimated 5,300 residents -- or 2.5% of the adult population -- in Belize are... Read more »

Globe and Mail Examines Factors Contributing to Lowered HIV Prevalence in Uganda

Toronto's Globe and Mail on Saturday examined factors that might have contributed to Uganda's lowered HIV prevalence over the past 20 years, sometimes referred to as the "Ugandan miracle." In the late 1980s, nearly one-third of Uganda's adult... Read more »

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what factors influence lifespan of HIV+ people?

Hi, I am a medical student who is interested in specialising in HIV / AIDS upon graduation. From reading the forums I found that the following factors contribute to the longevity of an HIV+ patient's life: - age: older = faster progression to...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

This forum is exclusively for the discussion of side effects of HIV treatment for patients and care providers.... Read more »

side-effect co-factors

Thank you for answering my first question. My second is: What behaviors and environmental factors do you think contribute to the side-effects of HIV medications?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I am not sure how behaviors contribute to side effects since side effects are more linked to intrinsic properties of a particular drug or chemical. There are likely genetic pre-disposition for certain side effects that may relate to say how well a... Read more »

TOTAL IMMUNITY TO AIDS: ANCESTRY GENETICS FACTOR

INTERESTING ARTICLE DEALING WITH GENETICS AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN HIV IMMUNITYWWW.HOSPPRACT.COM...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Posted. http://www.hosppract.com/issues/1998/07/obrien.htmMH... Read more »

Isolation of a cellular factor that can reactivate latent HIV-1 without T cell activation.

What do you think of the research of Siliciano and Pomerantz ? HIV-1 latency in resting CD4+ T cells represents a major barrier to virus eradication in patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Eliminating the latent HIV-1 reservoir...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.It's a very long way from early clinical science to a drug, never mind being "very close to the cure". Even for less revolutionary discoveries, it can take many years of testing and clinical trials to... Read more »

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HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your

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HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your Life
By San Francisco AIDS Foundation

While the global HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to rage, a small number of fringe groups have been aggressively promoting misinformation about AIDS. Some claim that... Read more »

Risk Factor and Assessment

Posted by Anonymous

I have a question for anyone who is knowledgeable in HIV infection risk factors.

About 15 weeks ago I had unprotected sex with a female stripper for about 40 seconds to a minute. I stopped her after that. I did not ejaculate. In the following six... Read more »

Risk factor?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is it likely to catch HIV if you have vaginal sex with a man without a condom, but he doesn't ejaculate inside you? (there might have been some pre-cum) Read more »

risk factor

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If a guy is masterbating himself and has precum on his hands and then touches my vagina with that same hand does it put me at any risk for hiv? Read more »

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