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WHO Bulletin Includes HIV/AIDS-Related Articles; Lancet Publishes Reports on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Treatment Access Issues

"Bulletin of the World Health Organization ": WHO 's February bulletin includes articles on treating HIV/AIDS in low-resource settings, prevention and treatment reviews, how public health institutes can improve global health conditions, and the... Read more »

International Community Must Adopt Integrated HIV Prevention, Treatment Efforts, BMJ "Education and Debate" Article Says

In order to stem the spread of HIV, the international community must adopt a comprehensive strategy that integrates prevention and treatment efforts, a group of AIDS experts writes in an "Education and debate" piece in the Nov. 8 issue of BMJ . ... Read more »

Recent Releases: N.Y. State Health Department Index of Methamphetamine-Related Journal Articles; Updated HHS HIV Treatment Guidelines

"A Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature ," New York State Department of Health : Mark Hammer of the health department's AIDS Institute compiled this index of methamphetamine-related journal articles. Each citation is hyperlinked to the... Read more »

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Does this new article on HIV possible cure in future promising?

Hi Dr. Bob, just read this article on a new approach in Germany of killing HIV infection. What caught my attention is a part that says HIV goes to sleep in memory T-cells and becomes impossible to cure. Does that also mean that when one goes for an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Yep, you are indeed misreading the information. It is true that HIV can get into long-lived "resting" CD4 T-cells and remain quiescent for many years. This is a very small population of cells, comparatively speaking. New strategies are... Read more »

Nano-Bees, Cancer treatment and HIV

Hi Dr Bob. I just finished reading your article about 20 years with HIV and just happened to watch the PBS special "Making Stuff:Making Stuff Smaller" linked here:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.htmlIn a segment of the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Well, it's a theoretical way to attack infected cells. However, nano-technology is still in its early stages of research and development as a possible treatment for any disease. I'll keep you posted if the noon-bee (or nano-rhinoceros,... Read more »

Could it be trush and should I start Hiv Treatment

Should I start treatment?Dear Docor I have read every article here about thrush and even looked at the website Hivdent.org and still i cannot tell if i havve thrush. Everytime I go to the doctor what ever it is, it goes away.I see to have a white...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

Thrush is most often on the tongue and the insides of the cheeks. It is rare to get thrush with acute infection, but it can happen, usually in the setting of a lot of other symptoms. If you are having fevers, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue and perhaps... Read more »

MS treatment and HIV

I just read an article about a new treatment for Multiple Sclerosis which involves total destruction of a persons immune system though radiation and chemotherphy. I was recently diagnosed with, Multiple Scerlosis and HIV. Will this procedure help...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

While persons with HIV can sometimes successfully undergo treatment which destroys the immune system for other reasons, such as during a bone marrow or liver transplant, or for chemotherapy of a cancer, there are certainly risks. If as I suspect,... Read more »

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Article on living with HIV

Posted by Ryan_Handy

Hello,

My name is Ryan Handy and I am journalist from Columbia University. I am writing an article that focuses on the lives of HIV patients, and discusses everything from dealing with side effects of HIV medications, to adjusting one's life style... Read more »

Article on living with HIV

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ABC News article

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Second Opinion
ABCNews.com
February 16, 2000

The Drawbacks of Anti-HIV Drugs
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Taking a Closer Look at 'Cocktail' Therapies

Commentary
By Nicholas Regush

It is taking on the appearance of a mass slaughter. A drug
induced-nightmare
of... Read more »

HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

Posted by Anonymous

HIV & Hepatitis Treatment Educator

NATAP is a non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 Federal tax status. Its
mission is to educate individuals about HIV and hepatitis treatment as well
as to advocate on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. NATAP... Read more »

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