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Same Gray Area: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Fails to Come Clean About City's HIV/AIDS Rates Again

Image Courtesy of the Washington Blade by Michael Key. This morning as D.C. Mayor Gray took the stage to speak at the official opening of the Global Village at the International AIDS Conference, at least a dozen Housing Works activists marched... Read more »

International AIDS Society and AIDS 2012 Partners Join District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray to Announce Plans for Collaboration as City Prepares to Host XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)

Washington, D.C. -- District of Columbia officials and the International AIDS Society (IAS) on behalf of all the partners* of AIDS 2012 announced significant progress and collaboration today in the planning of the XIX International AIDS Conference... Read more »

The Graying Epidemic

When I was younger, much younger, I used to daydream about what my life would be like once I reached 50. I imagined I would have a successful career, own a big, white house with a picket fence, be "settled down" and perhaps have started a family,... Read more »

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Losing hair at rapid rate -- is this HIV related?

I was diagnosed HIV positive two months ago. Since that time I have been losing hair at an astounding rate. I've always had a full head of hair without the scalp visible when combed back. Since my diagnosis, I can't take a shower in the...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

Well, this is an interesting one, although maybe you'd rather not be "interesting" and rather have your hair. There is some feeling that treatment may accelerate hair loss, and I have seen what seems to be accelerated hair loss with... Read more »

DiD my meds cause premature gray hair?

Its very odd, but ever since I stopped my triple therapy ( Ive been undetectable for many years) My gray hair is changing back to its original color! At age 67 I would expect to be gray, therfore the color change is a complete surprise. I was taking...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I have had a handful of patients note premature graying with various HIV regimens without any clear general pattern or linkage to a particular drug. Hair can change color for a variety of non-HIV related reasons as well including stress and family... Read more »

bad hair day rapid test

here in scandanavia i have not heard of a rapid test got to wait around 10 days for awnser crazy would love to know if you know where i can get a rapid test by the way on top of all my problems i last night got a fever no swollen glands has subsided...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Sorry, I don't know if rapid HIV testing is available in Scandinavia or not. A call to your local AIDS service organization or an HIV specialist physician's office should provide the answer to this question for you. Regarding your... Read more »

More Grey Hair from HIV

I know this sounds like an offbeat question, and, thankfully, a question about the only issue I've been having lately. I've been HIV positive for about about 2 years and taking VIRAMUNE+TRUVADA that long.VL=undet and CD around 400-500...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good question. I haven't seen a good study that compares the grey hair rates in HIV+ patients versus a matched control group. In my aging population of HIV infected persons there is wide variation in the rate of grey hair formation so I... Read more »

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my HAIR

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi I,m a 30 year old women HIV pos .I just found out sept 2002.Viral load over 500,000 T-Cell at 74. I,m losing my hair.It's not do to my med cause I just started them 2 weeks ago. why am I lossing my hair will it grow back?

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What generaton is a rapid hiv test?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone know what generaton a rapid hiv test is? I think it is third but I am not positive.

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HIV Rapid Oral Fluid Test Accuracy.

Posted by Baily, 1 Reply

Does anyone know about HIV rapid oral fluid test's accuracy. I have been reading mixed reviews that the rapid oral test has a history of false negitives and does not preform as what the manufactor claims >99%.

I tested with an oral fluid test at... Read more »

Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approval

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Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approval
Friday, March 26, 2004 Posted: 4:02 PM EST (2102 GMT)

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