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Hiv And Emphysema
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HIV Treatment 101Forget what you've heard about treatment for HIV. HIV treatment in 2009 is a world away from what it was even two years ago. Important new medications and older, proven medications can now be taken less frequently with reduced side effects. Nonetheless, choosing HIV medications and determining when to begin treatment are big decisions. Fortunately, newly infected people not on treatment typically can go 10 years without a single symptom. This...
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hiv question (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES) (HIV FROM TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009)can you get hiv if you bleed during unprotected sex but both people are unifected?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,You're wondering if two HIV uninfected people could get HIV having unprotected sex with each other!?!? Once again a QTND (question that never dies) rises like a phoenix from the ashes. See below for the ATNC (answer that never changes).Dr....
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Smoking & HIVSmoking&HIVIs smoking with HIV harmful to the immune system, or does it matter about the amount of smoking one does?...
Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.
University of Utah, School of Medicine
Smoking is bad for you, especially if you have HIV (duhhh). We try hard to help people quit.There are a number of specific issues for people with HIV. Studies have shown that people with HIV who smoke have more pneumonias, and more severe pneumonias...
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suspected hiv + ,planning to suicide after confirmationI am suspected hiv + and waiting for window period to complete. After cofirmation I am planning to suicide due to horrible future. Please give your suggestion how can I avoid that?...
Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.
HelpWithBenefits.com
Learn! Learn! Learn! Everything you learn about HIV will make you more confident you will be fine, even if positive. First, there is a good chance you are not HIV+, however, for this, we will assume the tests come back positive. You may not have...
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smoking and HIVI recently read in a response to a posted letter that you said it was important for people with HIV to quit smoking. Isn't this advisable of people in general and not just relegated to people with HIV, or is there something unique for HIV...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Is it advisable for everyone to quit smoking? Absofrickinlutely. Smoking will indeed kill you. Smoking-induced emphysema, lung cancer, heart attack, stroke . . . take your pick, they are all uncomfortable and undignified ways to depart this...
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Smoking cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more » Smoking Cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more » Smoking Cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more » Smoking Cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23, 1 Reply
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more »
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