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Which cities have highest HIV populations?
Posted by livesinadream
I'm wondering which cities in the US and frankly worldwide have the highest population living with HIV. I'm wondering because I live in the midwest with a rather small population and I am considering moving somewhere were the prevlance is much...
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single and living with HIV
Posted by Anonymous
Hi! I am tired of being alone, living with this disease. It seems as though it is impossible to find someone who is not drug-dependent or an ex-con or really bi-sexual to date when you have HIV, among our population at least. Trying to date someone...
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Smoking cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more » Smoking Cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more » Smoking Cessation & HIV
Posted by beautiful23
Did you know..People with HIV have higher smoking rates than the general population? People with HIV who smoke are more likely to have HIV medical complications, such as: *bacterial pneumonia *HIV related pulmonary emphysema * hairy leukoplakia *oral... Read more »
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Prevent HIV in populationHi, Dr. Horwath. Is it possible to contract HIV if both male and female are HIV negative, while they don't use any contraceptives at all?...Infection rates of HIV/AIDS on populationHow much of the population is infected with HIV and developed AIDS?...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
You can check it out at the UNAIDS or WHO websites....
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High population & HIVI have a doubt on the spreading of aids through means other than sex. Mostly , the facts seen in the internet talk about a U.S Scenario, but take the case of populated nations, where some places are crowded & unhygenic, Is there greater chance...
Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.
Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question. HIV is clearly spread in ways other thansexual contact. However, it is not transmitted through any form of casualcontact, since HIV will not survive outside the body. It has also beenproven for many years that...
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Why is the prevalance of HIV increasing among the young and gay populations?Hi Dr. Bob,I just saw this really troubling article on Yahoo News and thought you might have some feedback on it. In particular, it's really troubling that the rate of HIV infection among youth and gay men has increased so significantly over...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,This is a highly complex issue and I could write a thesis on all the factors potentially contributing to these epidemiological trends. They would include such disparate issues as biology, sociology, politics, religion, perception, funding...
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Baltimore HIV Population Is Becoming Increasingly OlderTwo-thirds of Baltimore residents living with HIV are ages 45 to 64, according to a recent survey by the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning Council. The previous survey was conducted in 2004; then, most HIV-positive city dwellers were... Read more »
Indonesia's HIV Population Among Fastest-Growing in AsiaOn Saturday, a senior Indonesian health official said a joint government-World Health Organization review found the nation's HIV infection rate is among Asia's highest. "In the past few years there has been an increase in the number of cases among... Read more »
HIV Testing Among Populations at Risk for HIV Infection -- Nine States, November 1995 - December 1996Extending acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) case surveillance systems to include confidential (name-based) reporting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections provides data representing recent HIV transmission patterns (1 ) . These... Read more »
Health Service Utilization for People With HIV Infection: Comparison of a Population Targeted for Outreach With the U.S. Population in Care"Many persons with HIV infection do not receive consistent ambulatory medical care and are excluded from studies of patients in medical care. However, these hard-to-reach groups are important to study because they may be in greatest need of... Read more »
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