Hiv Direct And Indirect Impact

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Initial HAART With a PI Versus a NNRTI: Discrepancies Between Direct and Indirect Meta-Analyses

Roger Chou of Oregon Health and Science University and colleagues reviewed 12 trials over 24 weeks comparing non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral treatment, which can sometimes be administered once... Read more »

Businesses in Asia Should Take Action to Minimize Impact of HIV/AIDS, Survey Says

Companies in Asia should take action while HIV/AIDS prevalence is below 1% or risk having the disease erode their businesses, according to a World Economic Forum survey released on Friday, Reuters AlertNet reports (Reuters AlertNet, 9/9). The... Read more »

Washington Post Profiles Playwrights Who Highlight Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women

The Washington Post on Friday profiled two playwrights who highlight the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the U.S. and abroad. Although "plays dealing with AIDS are practically a subgenre of American theater ... women have been only a small part of... Read more »

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Total and indirect bilirubin high, change treatment?

On November, 2000 I was diagnosed with HIV and had viral load and CD4 of 330,000 and 250, respectively. I started treatment with Combivir and Rescriptor on January, 2001. After 6 months of taking these medications, viral load was under 50 copies and...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Epivir (lamivudine) and Zerit (stavudine) are not likely to be sufficient therapy for you and as you surmised do not constitute highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). You should not restart this regimen until you discuss it with your doctor... Read more »

Answer to an indirect question re: HIV status?

I will be moving to a new company, and the benefits package include group life insurance and group health insurance. The life insurance did not ask any question regarding my health nor did it ask permission to conduct background research on my...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

You should answer the questions honestly. Failure to do so could result in termination due to falsification on your applications and/or retroactive exclusion from the plan. In most companies, if those questions are asked and later, the employee... Read more »

Epilepsy and HIV: are the two DIRECTLY related?

I work with HIV+ individuals and have noticed that quite a large percentage of them have seizure disorder/epilepsy. Is there a direct relation between HIV and epilepsy? Most of my clients are also substance abusers, and I am curious as to which...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many AIDS related infections can involve the brain and result in a seizure disorder. Drug use and trauma can also result in a tendency to seizure disorders (drug use and head trauma often go together). HIV meds per so have not been linked to... Read more »

INDIRECT suspicions

Dear Dr. Wohl, I just had a question about the presence of hiv infection(sorry, wrong forum, but i hope you can still answer this.) What lab values would make you suspicious of hiv infection? You said high overall total protein, can you please...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

This is dangerous territory populated with those afraid to get tested.There is no substitute for an HIV test. Not observing a high total protein or a low absolute lymphocyte in no way should be taken as evidence that a person isn't infected.... Read more »

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Indirect Exposure?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I recently visited a strip club while out of town. During a dance I briefly touched the vaginal area of the dancer. About 10 minutes later, while driving home, I placed the finger in my mouth. I believe the fluid had dried in that time. Would I... Read more »

MTV needs people impacted by HIV

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MTV Needs the Names of Young People for a Programme on HIV/AIDS
Please reply directly to stayingalive@mtvne.com
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Staying Alive, MTV's HIV/AIDS global awareness campaign is looking for
names of young people up to the age of 25 whose lives have been... Read more »

Is there a Financial Impact to having HIV?

Posted by westernbear69, 1 Reply

Just wondering what the financial impact of having hiv is in The USA. I have noticed that a few of the posts from The USA talk a lot about the financial impact. Being from Canada, where the medical care is covered by the government at least we do... Read more »

hiv/aids and impact on family

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My name is Susy. My Dad died from AIDS 9 yrs ago. i am currently in graduate school, (almost finished), with a degree in clinical psychology. I have a project due in oe of my classes about the impact of HIV on the family. i would be interested... Read more »

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