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Durham, N.C.-Based Bioscience Firm to Test First Personalized HIV/AIDS Vaccine

Durham, N.C.-based Argos Therapeutics -- which on Tuesday changed its name from Merix Bioscience -- in conjunction with the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam is set to test the safety of an experimental HIV/AIDS vaccine, which the company hopes... Read more »

First-Person Stories From HIV-Positive People: May 2012

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The Positive Project: First Person Stories From HIV-Positive People

Most Recent Video May 2012: Shannon Shannon was diagnosed with HIV in 1992 and had no idea she'd ever been at risk. Her first reactions were shock, anger and depression, but she had to learn how to cope, for her own sake and for her family's.... Read more »

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Risk of HIV transmission from a HIV+ person`s bleeding wound

First of all, thanks for what you`re doing. I`m sure anyone who needs to know anything about HIV, from infected individuals to hypochondriacs alike, are very thankful to you guys.My question is whether or not I should worry after helping a bleeding...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello thereOK so yes you are worrying too much! From what you have described HIV transmission carried a very small risk. Even with cuts on your hands, they would have had to happen at the same time of helping him out. Your body minutes after... Read more »

Can a pet licking sweat or a cut from a HIV positve persons skin cause them to get sick or even HIV but in animal form whatever that may be? (CATS AND DOGS AND HIV, 2009)

Hello there. This may sound like a weird question but I have to ask because the only way to know is to ask, also someone else may be wondering the same thing. First of all I am currently on meds and undectable my question doesn't pertain to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Actually you are certainly not the only one wondering if Toto or Miss Kitty could be at risk. In fact we have an entire chapter in the archives of this forum devoted to animal HIV transmission. I'll reprint below some information from those... Read more »

HIV meds in HIV/HCV person

what is the best combination for a coinfected hiv/hcv person cd4 count 255, vl 19,000. Had 3 months of combivir and viracept approximately 1.5 years ago, and transaminases increased to approximately 1500. Hiv meds were d/c'd, liver bx showed...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

If the biopsy was a stage 2 a few years ago, it is undoubtedly worse now. The first thing to do would be to treat the HCV with peg and ribavirin. The normal LFTS do not mean anything and the biopsy is significant. The peg has about a half log HIV... Read more »

HIV not detectable in HIV+ Person?

Hello DoctorI have recently met this guy who is visiting my country, and we clicked. He is in his mid-forties and he looked always a bit "pale" in the face but I didn't think a big deal about it. Nothing sexually has happened between...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your new boyfriend is unfortunately either very ill-informed or in a state of dangerous denial.First, the facts:1.He is HIV+.2.All HIV+ folks are infectious (capable of passing the virus on to their partner), even if their viral loads are... Read more »

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I met an HIV Positive person for the first time

Posted by Barbdoll, 1 Reply

Hello again,
On Saturday I travelled to meet an HIV Positive friend. It was my first time. At first i was nervous didn't know what to expect. I really didn't want to go there to talk about the fact that we were both Positive. I wanted to meet him,... Read more »

Looking for personal stories for HIV class THANKS!

Posted by collegestudent, 1 Reply

I'm currently taking a course on HIV and have also recently bought a great book by Carl Zimmer called "A Planet of Viruses." I have grown increasingly interested in the HIV and for my final project I would love to get some personal stories on coping... Read more »

Christian HIV persons

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear Friends

We would like to ask your prayers regarding the following:

Our ministry Grace Fellowship, has been involved for the past ten years with poor and needy people in South Africa. Recently Jesus has been directing our heart towards the plight... Read more »

want to be loved like a person with out HIV

Posted by dont4getme, 5 Replies

I have been HIV since 2004 and for the first time since I had to tell someone I was positive..I got turned down...the worst part is ..he could have been the man of my dreams...I am a strong woman with a great heart...and I just want someone to touch... Read more »

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