Hiv Risk Management

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Smoking-Related Health Risks Among Persons With HIV in the Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy Clinical Trial

Smoking prevalence is higher among HIV-positive persons than among the general population. In the current study, the researchers sought to determine smoking-related hazard ratios (HRs) and population-attributable risk (PAR) percentage for serious... Read more »

Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Behavior and Risk Management Among HIV-Positive Adults Over 50

The study authors "examined the prevalence and correlates of sexual behavior, sexual risk and behavioral risk reduction strategies among a diverse sample of HIV-positive adults over age 50." A total of 914 HIV-positive adults age 50 and older (640... Read more »

Ethnic Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Methadone-Maintained Women Receiving Contingency Management for Cocaine Use Disorders

The study's goal was to identify ethnic differences in HIV risk behaviors among cocaine-using women receiving methadone maintenance for opioid dependence, and further to evaluate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for cocaine use disorders... Read more »

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Difficulty managing anxiety triggered by assumed HIV risk "Please Mr. Glenn answer me!"

Answer me doctor for last time. i want your clarification. Please show patiense. You give me strength.Case I)It was before a week that I went on a strip club. I didnt come in sexual contact with any of the strippers but there is an incident that is...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Dear forum reader,I can't answer any better than <a href="http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q219553.html" target=_new>Dr. Wohl already has</a>.It sounds like you're having trouble accepting that you have no... Read more »

Death (HIV/AIDS A CHRONIC, NOT ALWAYS SO MANAGEABLE, CONDITION, 2010) ( HIV AND ACCELERATED AGING, 2010)

I think the p.c. word is morbidity . I recently had an argument with one of the very few friends iv disclosed to who stated , "people don't die from aids anymore". For whatever reason after 4 years despite three meds ( kaletra,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Pillboy,Morbidity means illness. Mortality refers to pushing up daisies.Your friend is woefully misinformed. HIV/AIDS is a slowly progressive disease that does not have a cure. That makes it a terminal (fatal) condition. Yes, we have made... Read more »

Managing Hiv and side effects of treatment

For a CD of 234 to drop to 213, does that indicate that I'm in dire straits?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

No. The risk for AIDS related events is clustered among those with CD4 counts < 150 though risk for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is increased with CD4 count < 200. The % CD4 count is often useful to interpret changes in the CD4 count which... Read more »

Side Effects of Drugs vs Managing HIV Disease

How does a person weigh the risks of the drugs, side effects, unknown long term effects, and iatrogentrogenic disease with allowing, supporting and promoting the body's own ability to defend itself. In essense, is the cure worse than the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Treatment is not worse then the problem. My patients at one point were dying one a week at the average age of 32 after developing 4-5 sequential AIDS defining infections that caused terrible misery and suffering. My patients used to tell me that... Read more »

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Bilingual HIV Prevention Case Manager Seattle

Posted by Anonymous

Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Bilingual HIV Prevention Case Manager

Description: The Prevention Case Manager is responsible for the provision of prevention case management services for HIV+ clients in need of HIV risk reduction counseling. This... Read more »

Manager, Health Programs (HIV/AIDS)

Posted by hresources

Founded in 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois and others, the NAACP is the nations oldest nonprofit civil rights organization. With its long history and deep rootsover 2000 local branches, youth and college chapters, and prison chapters in 50 states and... Read more »

hiv risk from unprotected oral (giving MSM)

Posted by anxious66, 4 Replies

Hi guys, just wanted to know

I gave a guy i know head who said he was 'clean'. he didn't ejaculate and i'm pretty sure there was no precum. the whole thing lasted under a minute.

now about a week later, i am worried i have developed ars symptoms.... Read more »

just HOW low is the risk of HIV from oral sex?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have read on the other forums from the doctors and experts replies have said countless number of times that the risk of HIV from unprotected oral sex is extremely, extremely low. And am wondering just how exactly low the risk is? I have asked... Read more »

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