Hiv Options

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New HIV option Gene Therapy

Hi Dr Henry, you are a sait and bring calm and happiness to many hiv people's lives, l am HIV pos but not on meds, l need to start sooner that later and have been reading about gene therapyCan you explain to me the difference between HIV drug...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is no gene therapy for HIV infection that is currently available other then in some investigational (research) studies. Gene therapies may have several mechanisms of action and are likely to be expensive with no long term data yet available... Read more »

HEP B Treatement Options for HIV + patient

Hi all; my brother is HIV+ since 10 years almost. He's is a pretty good shape and takes no... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

What is my best option for HIV med during pregnancy???

I am planning to try for a second child in August. During my first pregnancy (2002) i was put on... Read more »

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D. »

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HealthHIV and Clinical Care Options Announce Partnership to Deliver Education to HIV Primary Care Providers

HealthHIV and Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in next-generation medical education, information, and publishing for healthcare professionals, announced a new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops. The live meeting... Read more »

Chart Presents Timeline of HIV Prevention Options

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks " blog examines a chart , titled "HIV Prevention Options Timeline," which "was part of AVAC Director Mitchell Warren's presentation at a Jhpiego-sponsored" event on Thursday, titled "The Present... Read more »

The Canadian HIV Fertility Program: Improving Access to Pregnancy Planning Options for People Living With HIV

This article is part of a transcript of a presentation delivered at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria . The original session took place on July 21, 2010. Jump to the table of contents to see other articles in the series. ... Read more »

Study Shows Nevirapine a New Treatment Option for HIV-Positive Infants

A new study shows that HIV-positive babies with stabilized infections "will do just fine switching to a regime of nevirapine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor," from a more expensive protease inhibitor, Scientific American's "Observations " blog... Read more »

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HIV Treatment Option--Paid Study

Posted by JFletcher

Hi!

We're conducting a paid research study with Men and Women Diagnosed with HIV-Positive to take part in our study and ONLY TALK about different treatment options.
Your opinion counts, and we compensate for travel and time with $100 for approximately... Read more »

Current Treatment Options, and Prospects

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just want to know, how good are the currently available treatments, and what are the prospects for newly infected persons? The new drugs, anounced at the Retroconference, when do you think they will be available, and what effect are they going to... Read more »

Paying For Our Meds/Options

Posted by HIVhilarity11, 4 Replies

Hi Everyone~

I'm asking that if you have a moment and have some feedback to share, could you please do so

We are a newly diagnosed couple waiting for all of our bloodwork to come back. We'll have the results with all of our levels in 2 weeks. In the... Read more »

Help! Drugs or no Drugs? Options?

Posted by hblue23, 4 Replies

Hi.

Please excuse the long drawn out story, but I need help and I am scared.

I just had a baby, she's 5 months old now. I was on the HIV meds for the pregnancy because it was necessary to protect her and it is known that your immune system is down... Read more »

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