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ADAP Advocacy Association Releases 2010 Congressional Scorecard; Legislative Gridlock Leads to Failing Grade for Entire Congress

Washington, D.C. -- The ADAP Advocacy Association , also known as aaa+, today released its 2010 Congressional Scorecard evaluating Members of Congress on their support for the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). Despite ADAPs enjoying strong... Read more »

Life Expectancies of People Living With HIV in Virginia, Advancements in HIV Therapy Examined

As part of a sizeable package of stories, the Richmond Times-Dispatch examined how highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the life expectancies of people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the Times-Dispatch , "The shift to... Read more »

NPR's "All Things Considered" Profiles Poet's Life, Work on Living With HIV/AIDS

NPR's "All Things Considered " on Tuesday profiled the life of Tory Dent, who died on Friday at age 47, wrote poetry about her experience of living with HIV/AIDS. Dent was HIV-positive for 17 years, and during that time, she published three volumes... Read more »

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I'll donate my entire bank account if Im negative

Well here goes......Ive probably visited this site about 100 times over the past couple years....every time I would sit and read through peoples horror stories and happy news praying that I could have a negative result. I have been apart of the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your results should be available any moment now, so I'll just make a few general comments:1.No one deserves to have this disease. Period.2.Symptoms, no matter what they are, do not equal HIV disease.3.Please don't talk of ending your... Read more »

You miss the point entirely

While I generally respect your advice and opinions...I must say that you miss the point entirely regarding disclosure. Clearly you are an educated and intelligent man, therefore I find it hard to believe you confuse "criminalizing HIV" and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Why would it "surprise" you that I have the "nerve" to post a dissenting opinion (not "opiniom," by the way)? Actually I do indeed have a dissenting opinion and believe it is actually you that are missing the... Read more »

Not Entirely Correct About Risk In Thailand

Dear Dr KullI notice you are responding to people who had possible exposure in thailand by assuring them that "risk through 1 exposure is small - possibly as low as 1 per cent."From several other sites I have found that the risk of...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I do not have information that suggests the strains of HIV in Thailand are more virulent, thereby increasing your risk for transmission during sex. I am also not aware of information that suggests transmission through saliva is more likely to occur... Read more »

Living Life Forever

I have been HIV + for almost 1 year. I have always been undectable with my viral load and my CD4 has increased from 799 to 814 to now it is 1046. I have never been sick, not even a sniffle. My doctor tells me I could possibly be one of these...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

At present, viral load appears to be one of the best predictors of outcome following infection. With an undetectable viral load and good CD4 count without medication, it is unlikely that you will progress to HIV disease in the near future. In fact,... Read more »

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