Health Benefits Of Coconut When You Have Hiv

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Virgin Coconut Oil

Posted by garcia, 2 Replies

Hi all,

Stumbled across some new and promising developments on the subject of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) which my father put me on to.
Being the skeptic that I am, I'm not about to jump onto any bandwagons, but I thought it might be an idea to spread... Read more »

Coconut Oil

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

Have any of you heard about virgin coconut oil. I was reading a book on it because I'm taking it for another issue and I found mention of it actually being used in Hiv / Aids Research. This book says that it is able to slow down the progression and... Read more »

Benefits of HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

This is going to sound bizarre, but let me preface my note with the disclaimer that I'm taking an international health course and our challenge is to write a 10-15 page paper on a controversial topic. The topic I have chosen is definitely... Read more »

Helpful health info from SF nonprofit organization

Posted by LiveStrong

I just launched a website as a project of nonprofit organization Bay Area Vegetarians, promoting the health benefits of a plant-based diet to the San Francisco LBGT community. It includes a section on HIV.

www.LiveStrongandLong.org

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Helpful health info from SF nonprofit organization

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Coconut Oil Studies Effects on HIV

Hello,I'm curious as to what your opinions are of the studies on Coconut Oil with the link I've posted below, either as an adjunct to HAART, or a stand alone benefit for those who are on HAART therapy, experiencing either resistance or...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello,From my read of this very limited study (and as best I can research, never publicly presented data), there's little support for any activity of coconut oil in treating HIV.BY... Read more »

Does coconut oil works

Hello Dr. lee i'm a 33/m poz 2yrs 5mths Seb again. Does coconot oil really reduces viral load. It is said the luric acid destroys the virus coating thus rendering it harmless. is this true. I need to know becuase i am using it. in my country...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

I'm not aware of any clinical data on the benefits of coconut oil in persons with HIV. Sorry. -BY... Read more »

Self Funded Health Benefits Law Firm - STD and HIV Testing/Status

My question involves the following fact pattern:An extraordinarily conservative law firm self funds its employee welfare benefit program. Employee need to be tested for STDs and HIV. As a self funded entity, an "officer" of the...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

And all the partners at the firm are completely monogamous, right? Good grief. You are a great candidate for the mail-in HIV test, obtainable at a pharmacy (ideally one where they don't know you). Or you could call the AIDS Service Organization... Read more »

State Health Benefits and HIV

I have a friend who was diagnosed with HIV in the end of 2006. She is under 21, and currently a full time student at a university. Her parents have removed her from their insurance plan. She said that she tried to get health benefits from the state...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

I do not understand why her parents dropped her if she is a full time student. She should speak to them about reinstating her. If they cannot because the plan doesn't allow them to for some reason or she was dropped because she was over the... Read more »

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Landmark HIV Treatment-as-Prevention Study Demonstrates Additional Health Benefits, Cost-Effectiveness

Further analyses of the landmark NIH-funded treatment-as-prevention study (HPTN 052 ) have found that providing antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected individuals earlier, when their immune systems are healthier, delays AIDS-related health events,... Read more »

California Bill Extending Government-Funded Health Care Benefits to HIV-Positive People Not Being Implemented, Los Angeles Times Reports

A California law (AB 2197 ) signed by former Gov. Gray Davis (D) in September 2002 that aims to extend government-funded health care benefits to HIV-positive residents who have not developed AIDS has yet to be implemented by Gov. Arnold... Read more »

South African HIV/AIDS Assistance Programs Might Cause Some People to Sacrifice Health for Benefits, Aid Workers Say

South African aid workers are concerned that some HIV/AIDS assistance programs might have the "unexpected downside" of "perverse incentives," in which people might sacrifice their health in order to qualify for job programs, food and other benefits,... Read more »

NIH Scientists Find More Health Benefits From Starting HIV Treatment Early

HIV-infected individuals who begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after acquiring the virus may have stronger immune responses to other pathogens than HIV-infected individuals who begin ART later, a new study from the National Institutes of... Read more »

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