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VOA News Publishes Several HIV/AIDS-Related Articles

VOA News on Tuesday published several articles about HIV/AIDS in Africa. Summaries appear below. "African Countries Seek Common Approach Against HIV/AIDS ": Leaders of several African countries are proposing a common African approach to fighting... Read more »

Wilmington Daily News Publishes Series of Articles, Multimedia Features on HIV/AIDS in Delaware

The Wilmington Daily News this week featured a special report on HIV/AIDS in Delaware. The series included the following stories and multimedia features: Articles "Fewer Resources Spent on AIDS Prevention " (Ungar, Wilmington Daily News ,... Read more »

Raleigh News & Observer in Series of Articles Examines Challenges of Fighting HIV/AIDS in North Carolina

The Raleigh News & Observer on Sunday in a series of articles examined the challenges of fighting HIV/AIDS in North Carolina. Summaries of the articles appears below. "AIDS Creeps Back ": The number of new HIV cases in North Carolina --... Read more »

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CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE (DEFINITION HIV VS AIDS 2009)

In your answr to a patient , you said that the current definition of AIDS is not reversible to HIV. It is my understanding that even if you have been diagnosed with AIDS, once you get better CD4 more than 200 and no opportunistic infections the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello HIV Educator,"When did this definition change?" Actually the definition never changed. Apparently your understanding has been incorrect all along! Once someone has a diagnosis of AIDS, it is indeed absolutely irreversible, even if... Read more »

Does this new article on HIV possible cure in future promising?

Hi Dr. Bob, just read this article on a new approach in Germany of killing HIV infection. What caught my attention is a part that says HIV goes to sleep in memory T-cells and becomes impossible to cure. Does that also mean that when one goes for an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Yep, you are indeed misreading the information. It is true that HIV can get into long-lived "resting" CD4 T-cells and remain quiescent for many years. This is a very small population of cells, comparatively speaking. New strategies are... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Denial (AIDS DENIALISTS, 2009)

What's up with all these people who either deny HIV exists or believe the government create it? I was watching a youtube video of a news report from Houston about these researchers working on a cure. I noticed in all the comments on youtube,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The AIDS denialists have been around for a while. They are very vocal and very whacked. They seem to live in a parallel universe that is able to ignore both scientific fact and common sense. Therefore, not surprisingly, they mix well with... Read more »

Saw the article about you in yesterday's newspaper

Hey Dr. BobI was reading the San Jose Mercury News coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic's 25th anniversary and there you were!!! "The HIV-Positive Robin Hood" indeed!!!!I'll reprint the article below for those who may not have seen...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Yes, that was me. I kind of like the Robin Hood moniker. Now where are all my Merry Men in those spandex tights?I'm sure the medical writer at the San Jose Mercury News would be thrilled to hear you are pleased with her work.Stay well.Dr.... Read more »

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ABC News article

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Second Opinion
ABCNews.com
February 16, 2000

The Drawbacks of Anti-HIV Drugs
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Taking a Closer Look at 'Cocktail' Therapies

Commentary
By Nicholas Regush

It is taking on the appearance of a mass slaughter. A drug
induced-nightmare
of... Read more »

Interview for news article

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I work for "Voices Unabridged", a magazine on women and human rights. You can see it at www.voices-unabridged.com

I would like to profile a woman living with HIV in New York city. You can remain anonymous and not have your name cited in the article... Read more »

2001 articles, Men and HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous

The Body, 2001: Men, epidemiology fact sheet:

Over 70% of Hiv infections occur through sex between men and women. Yet in most regions of the world 2/3 or more with Hiv are men. 53% of all people with hiv are men.
5% to 10% occur through sex... Read more »

AIDS Treatment News on Denialists

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

John S. James, AIDS Treatment News

AIDS Treatment Improves Survival: Answering the "AIDS Denialists"

by Bruce Mirken

A sharp decline in AIDS deaths in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia began in 1996, coinciding with the widespread... Read more »

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