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Choosing an HIV Care Provider

Why Is Choosing an HIV Care Provider Important? Treating HIV disease is very complicated. There are choices to consider at every stage of the disease. It's best if you and your health care provider work together as a team. That makes it easier to choose and stick to your treatment plan. "Care provider" means a doctor, a physician's assistant, or a nurse practitioner. There are several issues you may want to consider in choosing an HIV care...

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Need Help. I have been asked to train someone HIV +

I am a personal trainer and was approached the other day by a potential client who informed me he is hiv+.I am very ignorant when it comes to this and want to know a few things. What risk am I at of contracting the virus? Do I have to take it easier...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

No problem. It is very good of you to post this question. I am glad you have the initiative to ask! There are no standards for exercise in HIV disease,so I will give you a few pointers that I have learned as a consumer and a trainer myself. 1- You... Read more »

Mouth touched crotch area in crowded train

Dear Dr, I am constantly worrying about acquiring HIV from the slightest of things. I have read many of your posts and know that it is not possible to acquire HIV whilst commuting on public transport with HIV people. However, my situation is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi."I am constantly worrying about acquiring HIV from the slightest things." Yep! No doubt about that! In fact as it turns out, your mouth-crotch collision is another of those "slightest things" worries! Your STD/HIV-acquisition... Read more »

Virus load as a express train... why?

Dear Dr. Holodniy:I hope it's OK with a question from an "international visitor": I'm born (and living) in Sweden, and infected with HIV since two year. This forum is great, and I really want to thank you for the very good way of...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I wish all countries could have the same level of health care and understanding for HIV-infected people as your country does. Your doctor may be correct. Given you have had stable low viral loads, such an increase would be unlikely, unless you had... Read more »

Ironman training

Dear friends!Since September 2005 that I was diagnosed HIV positive, your site is of great help and courage for me. Very often I consult it or suggest it to friends that are either newly diagnosed or want to learn more about the virus.My name is...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Jim is now working for Abbott Labs, maker of KaletraI will forward the email to him Good luck with the triathlon!Nelson... Read more »

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Training Guide for the CDC Window Period

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I read a previous post regarding the CDC's recommendation regarding the window period. It is clearly written in there training manual that all people infected will have a positive test within 4-6 weeks. Only in RARE ocassions, does it take up to 3... Read more »

Training & Information Managment Associate

Posted by Anonymous

SF AIDS Foundation seeks Part-time person to enhance education and moral of volunteers on the CA AIDS Hotline. REQ: 1 yr exp. supervising volunteers; BA degree prefd or exp. working in health ed. or soc. svcs, strong knowledge of HIV/AIDS, computer... Read more »

May 31st Classes for job training - free for those

Posted by Anonymous

New York City nonprofit learning center/job placement

Here is a text version of the flyer that is attached. Please post on bulletin boards or forward in your email newsletters. The courses are provided by MTS a nonprofit started in 1988.

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Testing Nightmare, 4 tests 3 days, 6 tests 2 weeks

Posted by sms988, 1 Reply

I got tested after exposure and the results were negative, yay right? Well I'm kind of doubting my result... not out of "should I have waited longer" because I waited the right amount of time, it's how the test administrator performed the test. He... Read more »

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