Health And Hiv Aids India

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Health Experts Say India's HIV/AIDS Epidemic Could "Spin Out of Control" Despite Prevention, Treatment Funds

Health experts are concerned that the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India is threatening to "spin out of control," despite increased government attention to the disease and "generous" prevention and treatment funding, the Financial Times reports. There... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health Authorities Rope in Islamic Clerics in Battle Against HIV/AIDS in India's Kashmir

In India's deeply conservative Jammu-Kashmir state, the local AIDS prevention agency has recruited hundreds of Islamic clerks to boost awareness. "Whenever I deliver a sermon, I talk about AIDS," said top Muslim cleric Mufti Nazir Ahmed. "Methods to... Read more »

Pakistani Health Care Workers Traveling to India to Learn About HIV/AIDS Treatment

Pakistan this month is sending a group of five doctors and five nurses to the Tata Institute for Social Sciences in Mumbai, India, to learn about HIV/AIDS treatment, a Pakistani health official said on Thursday, BBC News reports ( BBC News ,... Read more »

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Do we need to start HIV medicine, India.

Dr Frascino, My brother was infected with HIV in '01. I am currently in the U.S. His Cd count was 272 3 months ago and now its 208 after he was confined in a rehab center with proper food, care and medical treatment. As of now we do not know...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,If your brother's CD4 count is consistently in the 200-300 range, published guidelines worldwide would suggest he begin HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy). Should his counts fall below 200, he would be at increased risk for... Read more »

treatment in india

dear sir i want to know about treatment for hiv in india here some experts say's about the silver nano treatment it is success for maintaining cd 4 count ...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

There is no scientifically proven evidence that silver (colloidal silver, phtyo-silver, etc) can treat or cure HIV or maintain CD4 counts. In addition, many of the preparations sold are impure and can contain aresenic and other txoic substances.The... Read more »

Thankyou dr. Brian Conway(from india)

hello Doctor.Thank you for all your support and asnwers you gave to my questions(RE: HIV test false negative because of rabies vaccine and protected sex)Finally I tested today at 12 weeks and the test came back negative...I hope it is...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Congratulations on taking the responsibility of getting tested and for getting this definitive nagative result.In many ways, we are masters of our own fates. Inasmuch as knowledge is power and I have helped you get the knowledge to take charge of... Read more »

surgeon from india here

hi doctor,very happy to see u again in this forum.thank u for enlightening me with so many real updated knowledge in this field until now.i still got some doubts to be clarified.i followed myself with HIV antibody tests untill 18 months to make sure...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

I cannot claim Brilliant Knowledge, but I am very reassured by a negative test for both HIV and HCV at 18 months. This is well beyond the recommendations for testing. Even if the young lady was "sero-converting" the test would be... Read more »

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HIV Care US vs. India and Living in the Mid East

Posted by SMARS, 2 Replies

Hello...Three days ago I found out that my brother been diagnosed with HIV. My brother is a US Citizen living abroad in the Middle East. We are trying to decide where he should go for treatment, India or the US. At the moment, all he knows that he... Read more »

you can get health care even if you have aids/hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

there is finally a company that offers health care for anyone even if you aids or hiv. you can have a history of stock or heart attack and still get this coverage. they pay up to 80% of you doctir, dentist, or hospital bills. call 1-866-798-2156... Read more »

7/9: Staten Island, NY: A Health Living Luncheon for People Living with HIV and AIDS

Posted by bartleby

A Health Living Luncheon for People Living with HIV and AIDS
Monday, July 9
Noon - 3:00pm
514 Bay Street (Soup Kitchen)
Staten Island, NY

Featuring: Blood Pressure Screening, Mental Health Screening, Nutritional Presentation - Eating the right foods,... Read more »

Long-term HIV and Aids survivors' health worrying

Posted by ScotCharles

From KaiserNet

January 8, 2008

Some experts and doctors recently have voiced concerns that people who were diagnosed with HIV and Aids in the early years of the epidemic are experiencing "premature[e]" or "disproportionate numbers" of ailments... Read more »

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