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Photo: PA IMAGERY With the ongoing economic crisis, plus the large number of people who are unemployed, and the mounting costs associated with health care, patient assistance and drug co-pay programs may be a way to offer much-needed assistance to those who are uninsured and underinsured, or are being adversely affected by the rising costs of drug co-pays, health insurance premiums, and other expenses associated with health care. Most, if not...

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3 questions, 3 donations & No answer, exposure to HIV at orphanage in Zambia / Africa. Please help.

This is my 3rd question, please answer me, i feel suicidal, i have sent 3 donations with each question!I was exposed to HIV from the blood of a person with HIV at an orphanage in africa. I have just had my results back from a Proviral DNA/RNA check...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1.I do not recommend PCR testing for routine HIV screening, due to cost and the possibility of false-positive tests. Certainly your negative test at 12 days is encouraging, but it does not definitively rule out HIV infection.2.If your p24... Read more »

long term survivor crisis

Hello,I am a person living with HIV/AIDS. I was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995 and due to my failing health had to leave my job at that time. Fortunately I had short term disability insurance but that only lasted for one year. Since then I have been...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I certainly agree that the HIV/AIDS crisis is not over. In many ways it has grown worse. HIV prevalence is growing in many places even though we know how to prevent its spread. Most people in the world with HIV/AIDS do not have access to... Read more »

Serodiscordant and in crisis

I am a 29 years HIV positive woman in the relationship with HIV negative guy. We were together for few months before I discovered my HIV status. It was almost two years ago, but we are still together. I know he loves me, and I love him too. He was a...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. In my experience with serodiscordant couples, it is very often the positive partner who is more concerned about infecting their loved one. It sounds like your relationship is nurturing and healthy and I would caution you about... Read more »

$100 actual donation! Mother to be in crisis!

I have suffered from OCD all my life, now that I'm pregnant it's more severe. I know that's common in OCD patients. Anyways, I have an incident I'd like you to respond to if you can, I'm putting my baby into a possible...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Sarah,The HIV-acquisition risk from the episode you describe is completely nonexistent. That's correct: the odds you could contract HIV that way are exactly zero, zip, nada! I agree your OCD, not HIV, is the problem. I would advise you... Read more »

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The Kerry-Edwards Plan To Respond To AIDS Crisis

Posted by m4mluvlife, 3 Replies

John Kerry & John Edwards have announced their Plan for responding to the HIV/AIDS Crisis in the US and Globally. IT is right on target... and will reverse the damage being done by the current US Administration.

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Funding Crisis

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am a 32 year old single mother of 3 beautiful children who was recently diagnosed. It is a relatively new infection as I was tested just over a year ago and was - at that time.

I came to be tested shortly after Labor day when my husband left me... Read more »

I need a HIV Specialist in DURBAN, South Africa

Posted by Christa1, 1 Reply

Does anyone know a good doctor who specialises on HIV/AIDS, in Durban, South Africa. The doctor I have been with is emigrating and I need to find a doctor who knows what he is talking about, and who is familiar wit processes and procedure. I have ... Read more »

lonely in southern africa trying to live with HIV

Posted by africanbeauty, 4 Replies

hi
i hope that i can find someone i can chat with here. this is my 3rd year poz - it caused the breakup of my marriage. anyhow, i am a 38 year old african beauty living in africa -and i am lonely - would like to meet other african poz professionals... Read more »

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