Hiv Protein Synthesis

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Sexual Risk Reduction for Persons Living With HIV: Research Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials, 1993 to 2004

The authors of the current study conducted a meta-analytic review of interventions to reduce HIV-positive persons' sexual risk. Studies that examined a deliberate sexual risk-reduction strategy in a sample that included HIV-positive participants;... Read more »

House/Ball Culture and Adolescent African-American Transgender Persons and Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Synthesis of the Literature

Young men of color who have sex with men (YMSM of color) and transgender individuals have been severely impacted by the US HIV/AIDS epidemic. In the United States, "houses" and "balls" have historically been a primary meeting ground for YMSM of... Read more »

Researchers Identify 273 Human Proteins That Play a Role in HIV Transmission, Progression

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 human proteins that HIV uses to infect cells and reproduce, according to a study published Thursday in Science magazine, the New York Times reports. According to the Times , the... Read more »

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elevated protein in HIV urine test

Elevated proteins in HIV urine tests indicates what?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Elevated protein in the urine is a very nonspecific marker. It could be the result of infection, inflammation or kinds of kidney disease.... Read more »

C-reactive protein production in HIV

Apparently my c reactive protien levels are quite elavated! What does this mean? Is it bad and if so how do I lower it??I am on Sustiva,ziagen,reyataz and retinovir. My cd4 are 900-1300 I am in reasonable health although my energy levels are lower...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You don't indicate what the elevated level is, or why the test was ordered in the first place. C-reactive protein is a very nonspecific marker of inflammation. It can be increased with infections, drug reactions, heart problems, among many... Read more »

proteins block hiv

Hi. I read somewhere that they discovered 220 proteins in the body some of which might block HIV. Does this sound promising in the next 5 years as a long term treatment? What is the average HIVer living with on meds these days on the current meds?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Many new approaches are being looked at (including using the body's own proteins to help fight off HIV). New treatments using these strategies are problay 10 or more years away. The average life span of someone who responds to HIV meds is now... Read more »

Protein Power Diet & HIV

I was diagnosed with HIV about 1 1/2 yrs ago. (Last test results VL 374, CD4 563)Not on any HIV meds. I am overweight (60lb) and high blood pressure. My doc said I have to avoid fad diets and the sort. How safe is the Protein Power diet? Is it true...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

There are no musts for HIV diets other than they must be well balanced. I agree with avoiding fad diets. Exercise is also key to weight loss and blood pressure control and that would be key to any weight loss program. Good luck! DTD... Read more »

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Protein in Tears???

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Tuesday March 16 on the Discovery Channel there was a news brief saying that scientists had discovered a protein in human tears and saliva that was deadldy to the AIDS virus and that it would be a significant force in new treatments.

Since then i... Read more »

Red Grapes, Protein Supplements & Noni Juice

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 3 Replies

Recently, a guy who's been infected for almost four years and is healthy as an ox gave me this advice: "...pay attention to things that can boost your immune system..such as red grapes, Noni juice, protein supplements, etc."

Is there any truth to... Read more »

hiv rna by pcr ultra testing

Posted by nomoreworry4me, 1 Reply

if someone had 15.000 rna copies wont this test will pick up any copies from 50 and up thanks i took alot of this test and 400 copies was not det also from two weels all the way to 20 months , my last test was rna / nat elisa taken at 20 months from... Read more »

how to reduce hiv infection

Posted by Anonymous

Ok I hear that saliva has a protien that kills hiv.So if one gets hiv blood on a fresh open cut is the best thing to do to wash it off with soap and water or put saliva on your cut?just curious.

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