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Researchers Use HIV Database Technology to Create Hepatitis C Genetic Database

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have used technology developed for HIV databases to create an Internet-based hepatitis C genetic database, the AP/USA Today reports. Researchers at the lab began working on the HIV databases 20... Read more »

China to Establish National HIV/AIDS Database; Provinces to Provide Free HIV Testing

China plans to establish a national database of people living with HIV/AIDS in the country in order to "get a better grip" on the epidemic, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. Although 840,000 HIV-positive people... Read more »

UNAIDS Launches Shared Database to Bolster HIV/AIDS Technical Support Coordination

"Coordinating AIDS Technical Support Database ," UNAIDS : The group and its partners recently launched the database to enhance the HIV/AIDS technical support provided to countries worldwide. The database has the latest information on technical... Read more »

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HIV + Database

Hi there, I was wondering if you could help me out here, I would like to know if the US government has a database of HIV+ people who were diagnosed in the US, I'm English but after falling ill in the US three years ago I was diagnosed HIV+ and...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Good grief! We haven't gone THAT far over the edge! Physicians report HIV+ test results to the public health service by a variety of means--sometimes names, sometimes numbers, sometimes other identifiers. None of that goes into a national... Read more »

Responsive Database Initative

I have spent a good part of my life studying numbers used in the predictive analysis of world markets, financial outcomes, etc...I have read something with great interest about an organization callling themselves RDI, HIV Resistence Response...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

An interesting concept-thanks for the message. I usually make check the resistance profile before starting HIV meds (which are chosen by the patient after a discussion of a wide range of options). I generally recommend starting treatment... Read more »

Responsive Database Initative

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

You pose an interesting question. The two key issues are that the current treatments will NOT cure HIV infection and that, when one commits to therapy, it may well be for the lifetime of the individual.So...however hard you hit up front, it will... Read more »

Stocrin does not exist in US pharmaceutical database True or False

Dear Doctor, I've been taking Stocrin for about 6 months now. I've gotten this medicine from my home country. I do not have any insurance so getting it from another country seems to be less expensive. Although, I'm waiting to be...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Stocrin is a brand name of efavirenz outside the US, where it is Sustiva. You need to contact the physician who wrote the prescription and ask that they call the pharmacy to clarify.I suspect that by law, the pharmacist can not fill a precription... Read more »

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Database Coordinator/Webmaster Washington DC

Posted by Anonymous

The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is the premier national organization developing leadership in communities of color to address the issues of HIV/AIDS. If you seek a career dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS in a workplace that values... Read more »

HIV Research Team

Posted by DiversityHIV

Diversity Builder http://www.diversitybuilder.com finds free HIV friendly businesses and doctors nationwide - Diversity Builder also lists Aids Organizations for free in our database, as a way to give back....Send us any suggestions! Read more »

Will US Custom find out my HIV status on border?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am a Canadian and in USA now. I will go back to Canada in the near future(Air or Driving). I am worried if I come back form Canada, will the US Custom officers find out my HIV status by checking my Canadian passport or US Social Security Number in... Read more »

HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

Posted by Anonymous

HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

NATAP is a non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 Federal tax status. Its
mission is to educate individuals about HIV and hepatitis treatment as well
as to advocate on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. NATAP... Read more »

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