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House Energy and Commerce Panel OKs Bill Helping HIV Patients

Renewal of the Ryan White CARE Act moved a step forward on Thursday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent to the House floor a proposed bill that would fund the act through fiscal 2013. Under the legislation, the government would spend... Read more »

Social Services Utilization and Need Among a Community Sample of Persons Living With HIV in the Rural South

The authors introduced the current study by noting that HIV prevalence has grown faster in the US South than in other regions, and Southern people living with HIV (PLWHIV) "are often rural, impoverished or otherwise under-resourced." Research on HIV... Read more »

Emergency Department Utilization Among HIV-Infected Patients in a Multisite, Multistate Study

In the current study, the researchers set out to examine emergency department (ED) use among HIV-positive patients and the clinical and sociodemographic correlates of ED use by these patients. In 2003 at 14 HIV clinics in the HIV Research... Read more »

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HIV (HIV and HEPATITIS C from SNORTING COCAINE through a rolled-up dollar bill, 2009)

If someone is HIV positive and you share a note while using cocaine can you become infected???...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I've addressed this topic for both HIV and hepatitis C several times previously in this forum. See below.Good luck.Dr. BobDR.please helpMar 25, 2009 Three weeks back I snorted several lines of cocaine with a woman of unknown status(not... Read more »

Chiropractic Care Helping HIV+ Patients (CHIROPRACTIC CARE)

Why do i see patients who report back to me that the reason they stay well against HIV is attributed to their choice of a holistic chiropractic lifestyle?Why are their reports across the world that chiropractic adjustments may help improve body...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Jim,I've seen and evaluated the "reports". When viewed scientifically they completely support my statement that chiropractic care does not affect immune function and has no place in the treatment of immunodeficiency.Why do you... Read more »

Can EDTA or (chelation therapy), help advanced HIV patients with cardiovascular disease?

I would consider myself an experienced patient diagnosed 10 years ago, and probably living with this disease for 15 years. I have exhausted almost every treatment option, and have about two severe drug reactions, and about 70% resistense to earlier...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I haven't seen any published safety/outcomes data on use of EDTA therapy in the setting of HIV infection and significant cardiovascular disease with narrowing of the coronary arteries. Most patients I have treated with Isentress + Intelence... Read more »

I'm i aids or hiv patient, help doctor.

Hi! doc. I was tested positive for hiv last year september with the VL of 3235, & CD4 of 80. my doctor told me that i have aids and i was put on medications right away, and in two weeks time my doctor told my that my VL is undetected. In two...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your doctor is speaking of the viral load (amount of HIV virus in your blood) as being undetectable. That is a response to the treatment they put you on. Your HIV antibody test will still be positive, and there are other ways to detect HIV which is... Read more »

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Please help faith, Gman Bill, Ravi or anyone else!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hey guys,
I am in need of help. In july last year I had unprotected sex with a girl, who told me afterwards she had had unprotected sex before. After 2 weeks I had a couple of severe nightsweats, sore joints, sore throat and bad oral thrush... Read more »

PLS Help Me EricCo, Hellfire72, GmanBill and friends

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Love all you guys, would you orient me please.

I was exposed to pos+ woman, vag intercourse.
no condom, 0.5hrs.
Tested neg 3.5 at months with Elisa 3rd generation, and neg hiv1 DNA PCR
both tests done by A.I.M. health (Health Line Labs).
I had the... Read more »

GmanBill - if youre there. Re: Burst Condom

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I read your reply to my previous post re: my symptoms and it put my mind at ease (that symptoms didnt occur until 2 weeks post exposure) - at least till today.

I went to see my doc to see about a test - she told me it was too soon to test (3weeks... Read more »

Puede ser muy util... leanlo

Posted by poi

Buscando , buscando me he encontrado con este caso , que no deja de ser uno mas de los problemas que sugieren aqui las personas por el hecho del miedo, del estres cronico, del estres agudo, que afecta dependiendo de cada perosna en un organo o en... Read more »

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