Hiv Food Health

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Malawi: HIV-Positive Women Grow Own Food to Improve Their Health

Malawi's Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS is encouraging HIV-infected women to grow their own food as a way to meet basic health needs and combat poor nutrition. More than half of adults with HIV in Malawi are women. Studies show that a... Read more »

Kenya HIV Families Torn Between Health or Food

Many poor HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya are struggling with food security issues that threaten their health, experts say. Annual inflation in Kenya is about 20 percent, and wages have not kept pace. Staple food prices in 2011 were almost twice their... Read more »

World Bank Provides $178 Million to Nepal to Improve Health Services, HIV/AIDS Care and Food Security

The World Bank will provide $178 million to the government of Nepal for two projects that will address health delivery, system strengthening, and food security, NepalNews.com reports. "The main aim of [one] project is to increase access to primary... Read more »

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Food and exercise to improve the quality of a HIV life

hi, I have a friend who has recently discovered that he has aids. he does not place much emphasis on hygiene or health. he takes drugs, parties hard and sometimes does not sleep for days. what can i recommend to him to improve his quality of life in...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

It does not sound like anything you tell him will be effective. However,there is no magic here. He should do what his mother would tell him to do. Eat 3 times per day a well balanced diet high in vegetables and fruit. He should exercise aerobically... Read more »

preparing food for the public when HIV infected

Are there rules governing HIV infected employees from handling food that is served to the public? ...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Here in L.A. we have a City Councilperson who proposes a law every year that would prohibit HIV-positive people from handling food. It goes down in flames every year, because it's not based on medical fact. Restaurants are governed by public... Read more »

HIV positive in the food service industry

I am the Human Resources Manager for a food service franchise owner in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. One of our managers in one of the restaurants was just diagnosed as HIV positive. This situation is new to me. I need to know everything regarding...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Good news: you already know a lot of what you need to know. You already have policies in place concerning handwashing and care of wounds so that germs, blood and food do not come into contact. And because the person is a manager, not a cook, the... Read more »

hiv and food

I was recently at McDonalds and in the middle of my biscuit there was something red. It looked like blood. It was very small. Should I be worried if it was blood?...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Given the strict codes that restaurants are supposed to abide by, there should not be any blood--any human blood, that is--on food served to customers. If you're thinking HIV, forget it. If you're thinking other bloodborne illnesses, you... Read more »

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Food, Nutrition, and HIV Conference 12/6 in Boston

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Food, Nutrition, and HIV Conference in Boston, on December 6

The Food, Nutrition, and HIV Conference is a day-long event for HIV-positive persons and front-line service providers.

It is organized by the AIDS Action Committee's HIV Health Institute.

Th... Read more »

online health food stores/Norvir

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My spouse is taking the liquid Norvir and cannot tolerate the taste. We have been buying empty gelatin capsules, filling them with the liquid Norvir. We would like to search for a cheaper price on these empty capsules. Any help would be greatly... Read more »

HIV Through Food?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I was wondering what the odds are of getting HIV through food.

I was eating a crunchwrap from taco bell recently, probably a month ago, when I distinctly tasted iron/blood (which may have been the beef, because I recall having taco bell beef have... Read more »

food prepared by HIV positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I have a family member, with whom I do not live, that has recently tested HIV positive. My concern now is should I eat food that the infected person has helped prepare (canning of fresh vegetables)when I noticed that they have a sore on their... Read more »

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