Hiv In Adolescents

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PLoS Study Examines Burden of HIV on Adolescents in Zimbabwe; Perspective Calls for More HIV Services for This Population

A PLoS Medicine study examines the causes of acute hospital admissions among adolescents in Zimbabwe, with the goal of assessing HIV infection and its contribution to illness and death among this population. Based on a survey of 301 adolescents,... Read more »

HIV Treatment Series: Care of the HIV-Positive Adolescent

As I was leaving the stigma workshop sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council in St. Louis in May, it was obvious that we physicians don't perceive ourselves the way others perceive us. Enlightened by a group of non-physicians about why... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States

The study authors proposed to describe the current status of the HIV epidemic among adolescents and young adults in the United States. Despite reported declines in sexual risk behaviors among adolescents in the past decade, little has been published... Read more »

Ask the Experts

adolescent & hiv/aids

how does hiv/aids effect the aadolescent...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Adolescents infected with HIV will have symptoms like adults; swollen lymph glands, recurrent infections, pneumonias etc;JLS.... Read more »

adolescent HIV

How can I find out my state's laws regarding the confidentiality (with regards to the parents) of adolescent HIV testing?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Your best bet is to call your city or state's department of health. You can often obtain information about state law by carefully researching records made available to the public through the state's website. You can also take a look at... Read more »

weight wasting being an adolescent hiv positive

My daughter is 17 and a year has passed since she began wasting weight. Now she weights 37 kg. We are from Argentina, Ive tried many psychological therapies with no result. My daughter is constantly depressed and deserts every treatment we start. Im...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The wasting is not a psychological symptom. In most people with HIV infection, it is a biological manifestation of caused by some of the chemicals released by the inflammatory response that the virus causes. You should consult her doctor for advice... Read more »

Adolescent AIDS & treatment

Do you think adolescents with AIDS should get different treatment doses than adults?...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

In general, we tend to use pediatric dosing guidelines for children and young adolescents (< 13 years) and adult dosing for individuals > 13 years. However, as children with perinatally-acquired HIV age into adolescence and an increasing... Read more »

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Adolescent Health Educator Miami

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Channge Incorporated Centre for AIDS Services for Women

Adolescent Health Educator

HIV/AIDS case manager/educator for adolescent females from ages 14-21 in Miami, Florida. Social Service experience.Degree required in a related field. Valid state... Read more »

where do i find info on hiv stats

Posted by Anonymous

I am doing a paper on hiv in teens I need stats on teens in calif. and I would like to narrow the search to my own county. does anyone know where to go or how to do this. thanks for the help! you can E-Mail me at brezep@yahoo.com

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Living with HIV? Get your story published!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Teen Voices, the magazine written for and by teenage girls, is currently planning on running a feature on HIV. If you are a teen girl with HIV or know of one who would be interested in writing, we'd love to hear your (or her) story on what it's... Read more »

Living with HIV? Get your story published!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Teen Voices, the magazine written by and for teenage girls, is currently planning on running a feature on HIV. If you are a teen girl with HIV or know of one who would be interested in writing, we'd love to hear your (or her) story on what it's like... Read more »

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