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First HIV Specialist Visit

I was diagnosed with HIV infection in August and CD4+ is 274 and Viral load (bDNA)186,000. I have sores on my skin that do not heal and am very fatigued with night sweats and insomnia at times. My F.P. physician says that I will need to start...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Finding out some of your HIV specialist treatment philosophy is a useful discussion point. Finding out about which research studies are available and which questions are being addressed in active research studies is another good talking point.... Read more »

Hepatitis/HIV Concern after Barber Shop Visit

My husband just returned from the barber shop with a cute haircut but when he turned around I saw... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

Hospital is requiring visits to it own M.D. requarding HIV

I am in the post job offer phase of employment at a local hospital. After the offer was made the... Read more »

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Princess Anne Discusses Challenge of Fighting HIV/AIDS During Visit to Papua New Guinea

Britain's Princess Anne during a one-day visit to Papua New Guinea to mark the country's 30th anniversary of independence discussed the challenge of fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic and met with HIV-positive people, the AAP/ 7News reports. During a... Read more »

Sen. Obama Plans to Take Televised HIV Test During Visit to Kenya

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is traveling throughout Africa for two weeks as part of a congressional delegation, on Monday said he plans to take a televised HIV test to help combat the stigma surrounding the virus, the Chicago Tribune reports... Read more »

U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS Lewis, WHO AIDS Director Kim Visit Lesotho to Evaluate HIV/AIDS Programs

U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis on Wednesday began a three-day visit to Lesotho to evaluate the Southern African country's developments in the fight against HIV/AIDS, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. In addition, World Health... Read more »

New Rules for HIV-Positive People Visiting U.S. More Restrictive Than Old Regulations, Critics Say

New regulations for HIV-positive people visiting the U.S. are more restrictive than the old rules , which prohibited issuance of visas to people living with HIV, critics of the rules said recently, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Under... Read more »

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Visiting HIV infected person

Posted by tnk, 1 Reply

Hello Sir, I am from India..Please help me....

My father-in-law is HIV +ve. We came to know about this about 3 months back..
We are supposed to visit him for 2 days this weekend..

What I want to know is what precautions should I take while our visit..... Read more »

Looking for HIV Poz friends visiting Cancun

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If ever come down to Cancun, I will be more than happy to meet you and share experiences and exchange information about living with HIV, and of course, my friendship is open to all of you! I live in Cancun and working in tourism. Being HIV Poz... Read more »

Doctor's Visit!!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I written several times before. I've had several negative hiv tests after possible exposure in Aug. 99(unprotected heter.intercourse)briefly. Unk. status of ex-girlfriend. My last results were negative in May 01(Quest diagnostics) for hiv1... Read more »

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