Hiv Intervention

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Intervention for Providers Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Clinician-Delivered HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for HIV-Positive People

"Clinician-delivered prevention interventions offer an opportunity to integrate risk-reduction counseling as a routine part of medical care," explain the study authors. A randomized, controlled trial, the HIV Intervention for Providers study,... Read more »

Pregnancy as a Window of Opportunity for HIV Prevention: Effects of an HIV Intervention Delivered Within Prenatal Care

The study team set out to determine if "an HIV prevention program bundled with group prenatal care reduced sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence, repeat pregnancy, sexual risk behavior and psychosocial risks." At two prenatal clinics, the... Read more »

Internet Use Among Ugandan Adolescents: Implications for HIV Intervention

The Internet is quickly becoming a low-cost, powerful method of delivering health intervention programs to sizeable numbers of people, especially youths, over diverse geographic regions, the authors of the current study noted. However, the... Read more »

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nutrition interventions

Describe the nutritional interventions required across the stages of HIV/AIDS...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

That will require a book. Look for Dr. Mary Romeyn's book on nutrition and HIV/AIDS.Alvan Fisher, M.D.... Read more »

INTERVENTION/VIRAL LODE

mY BROTHER WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH hiv, SINCE THEN HE HAS NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUS. hE IS MISSING DOCTORS APPTS. AND HAS NOT TAKEN ANY MEDICATION. i HEARD FROM A FRIEND, THAT WAS CONTACTED BY MY BROTHERS DOCTOR THAT HIS CD4(t-cELL)COUNT IS BELOW...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question and sorry to hear about your brother.There are a couple of issues that you raise. Firstly, it would be important, for point of discussion, to confirm exactly what your brother's CD4 count is. If really (and confirmed)... Read more »

INTERVENTIONS FOR LIPODISTROPHY

Hi. I am a young hiv+ on HAART for the last 4 years. Everything is fine but I am afraid I've developed abdominal fat accumulation, (my tummy looks swollen always).I'm not obese but the problem is just there.Let me tell you why I am so much...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

No good answer here.Metformin may be useful but data is very preliminary.Nandrolone will probably not help this.Xenical - I have no idea whether this would help or not, but I don't think producing fatty stools is the answer.Liposuction is... Read more »

Early Intervention

Dr Young,I've read your 6/28/03 response (14 years healthy...) which mentions starting therapy during acute seroconversion. Can you expand on this idea? I am 38 days past exposure, feeling the effects, and would like to fast track my treatment...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Boy, you've done some digging on the forum-This earlier post came from a patient who had a very low viral load and maintained his CD4 count for many years after initial infection.The consensus about starting treatment during acute infection has... Read more »

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Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention in Los Angeles

Posted by Anonymous

The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention in Los Angeles and Orance County is
currently hiring for new postions. We have positions available for persons
interested in doing HIV prevention work in the Asian and Pacific
communities. If you know of someone or... Read more »

Clinical Coordinator/Crisis Intervention Specialis

Posted by Anonymous

Cambridge Cares About AIDS
Clinical Coordinator/Crisis Intervention Specialist

Summary: This position coordinates the daily activities of Client Services Department staff and student interns while providing case management services. This position... Read more »

Older people with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My mother was just diagnosed with HIV --she's 65 for god's sake! She said she had sex with a man she met in Florida five years ago--someone her age. No one told her she had to use protection. Are there any other people out there with parents with... Read more »

Project Officer: Child focusedHIV/AIDS Interventi

Posted by Anonymous

1. Save the Children - scuk@scuk.netnam.vn

Job Vacancy
Project Officer: Child focused HIV/AIDS Intervention and Management
Project, Vietnam

Save the Children UK (SC UK) is an international development and child
rights agency. SC UK now seeks an... Read more »

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