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Report Card Research Background: Pharmaceutical Company HIV/AIDS Report Card -- Research Methodology and Scoring

Research Methodology ATAC's Drug Development Committee completed its independent review of the pharmaceutical industry in June 2009. The information in the HIV/AIDS Report Card was gathered from interviews with pharmaceutical companies and data... Read more »

Background and General Questions

This booklet aims to help you get the most out of your own treatment and care if you are considering pregnancy or during your pregnancy. We hope that the information here will be useful at all stages -- before, during and after pregnancy. It should... Read more »

Background on 20th Anniversary of AIDS

On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of a new disease which was hitting gay men. This report ushered in what we now know as the AIDS pandemic. In the United States alone, almost... Read more »

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3 Questions with some Background Info

My spouse has AIDS, and was diagnosed in 1999. Although his cd4 count has increased, (up to 338 from 7), he did have an OI, with PCP at the time of diagnosis in 1999. Therefore, I understand that "once AIDS, always AIDS", regardless of...

Response from Steve Berg

Insurance & Benefits Advocate AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)

First off, the federal Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits discrimination against employees and dependents based on their health status. Your husband cannot be excluded from the new plan. You can get more... Read more »

Background checks and applying for jobs

This is the second time I have asked this question (but got no answer the first time). I moved to New York State earlier this year from Massachusetts and am looking for a full-time, permanent job. Can a potential employer find out my HIV status or...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Difficulty in finding a job could certainly arouse your suspicions, but your medical history is not easy to obtain for a prospective employer--yet. (Be vigilant as this Congress begins to chip away at privacy protections, and get ready to email your... Read more »

Rapid test results/light pink background

hey there Dr.Bob, I want to thank you so much for a fantastic site and all the help you provide everyone. I hope you will answer my question and maybe my situation can provide help for many others. In 2007, I was tested via numerous times for hiv. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Anyway, Dr. Bob, I know all of this sounds crazy to you . . . ." Hmmm . . . you mean things like testing innumerable times (three times in one week!!) using various methodologies (rapid tests, Home Access, standard ELISA) at... Read more »

Ethnicity and HIV

Is it known whether a person's ethnicity plays a part in the rate of HIV progression? I just read a post where a guy states that his doctor in LA informed him that he was probably a slow progressor given his great lab results over time and his...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There is no data to suggest this, other than caucasians have a higher likelihood of having mutations in cell co-receptors that allow HIV to gain entry into cells. If a person has two copies of this mutation, then it is unlikely they will get... Read more »

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Oraquick HIVrapid test light pink background

Posted by timemachine, 2 Replies

hi. I have a quick question and maybe someone here can help me. last year I took a number of HIV Rapid tests, Oraquick. and they all came back negative. I do however have a question. One of the last ones I took, was done a bit differently.. the NP... Read more »

HIV/AIDS jobs in S.CALIFORNIA

Posted by tre, 1 Reply

I have a science background and years of experience in HIV/AIDS education, outreach and research and would like a F/T or P/T job in the southern california area. Any suggestions? Read more »

Florida HIV Doctor

Posted by Anonymous

I live in Palm Beach Florida and I am looking for a doctor that has some background in working with AID's patients the ID doc that that I am seeing now has no clue. I was told that in Fort Lauderdale FL there are doctors that are specialist in HIV,... Read more »

Casting Call for HIV+ Adult Men and Women

Posted by castingcall

Hello,

Hope all is well. I will be producing a Video and Photo Shoot for a pharmaceutical company later this month. I am looking for HIV+ Men and Women in the tri-state area willing to tell their story and talk about their experiences. There will be... Read more »

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