Hiv Treatment Plan

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New York Times Examines "Potential, Potential Peril" of China's HIV/AIDS Treatment Plan

The New York Times on Friday examined the "potential and potential peril" of China's plan to distribute antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive people in the nation. The program is the "first significant effort" by the government to fight the... Read more »

South African Health Department Says Country's HIV/AIDS Treatment Program Plan Behind Schedule

The South African Department of Health on Tuesday said that it was behind schedule in the rollout of its "Operational Plan for Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment" and would not meet its initial goal of having 53,000 people on... Read more »

Indian Health Minister Announces Plan to Provide Treatment to HIV-Positive Mothers, Children

Indian Health Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday speaking to members of parliament on the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 's consultative committee announced a plan to treat HIV-positive mothers and their HIV-positive children, the Times of... Read more »

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Re: Should I ask doctor to change treatment plan?

Original Question: I am a 29 yr old man who has been positive for a little over 2 years. My doctor has me on 3 medications: Reyataz, Isentress, and Prezista. My viral load/cd 4 have both been up and down. Currently, my cd4 is 241 and my viral load...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You must get your treatment regimen changed ASAP. Norvir is another HIV protease inhibitor that is used in small doses to boost the levels of reyataz or prezista; which for prezista, must be given with norvir, and for reyataz, it is highly... Read more »

Acute HIV, Diahrre & Medication; Medical reasons for early testing?; Acute HIV treatment??

Dear Dr Bob,first of all let me thank you SO MUCH for running this fantastic site, and for providing such a positive inspiration for coping with HIV.Now several questions (please answer, altho by comparison with some of the qus asked here, these are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Nick,Thanks for your kind comments.Proceeding directly to your specific questions:1.Even though I have no idea what "possibly lesious" means, I would absolutely agree your HIV risk is negligible to nonexistent.2.Whether it's... Read more »

hiv+couple want to plan a pregnancy

husband viral load <20,CD4 687Wife's viral load 18115 and CD4 673. The woman is NOT on antiretrovirals. How do we advise the couple? ...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

In this case, the major concerns would be to optimize maternal health in order to optimize the chance of a healthy baby and to minimize the risk that mom will transmit HIV to the baby. While current guidelines do not recommend therapy for a... Read more »

suspected hiv + ,planning to suicide after confirmation

I am suspected hiv + and waiting for window period to complete. After cofirmation I am planning to suicide due to horrible future. Please give your suggestion how can I avoid that?...

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.

HelpWithBenefits.com

Learn! Learn! Learn! Everything you learn about HIV will make you more confident you will be fine, even if positive. First, there is a good chance you are not HIV+, however, for this, we will assume the tests come back positive. You may not have... Read more »

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Early HIV Treatment Failure Linked to Didanosine/T

Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 23 - The combination of the antiretroviral agents didanosine, tenofovir, and efavirenz is associated with a high virological failure rate in treatment-naive patients with HIV, British investigators report.

Dr. Desmond... Read more »

HIV News - Treatment - Vacc.

Posted by Frank1964

There are very positive results from new vaccine research, so I thought to share this with you all. I know and hpoe that a cure is not far away. GOD bless us all.

1. Here is the first one:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/231252.php

2. Here is... Read more »

Community Member Sought for HIV Treatment Guidelin

Posted by Anonymous

Community Member Sought for HIV Treatment Guidelines Panel

The Panel on Clinical Practices for Treatment of HIV Infection is seeking nominations for a community representative to serve a 3-year term on their Adult Guidelines Panel. The ideal... Read more »

Cool video on HIV treatment side effects

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

http://aegis.healthology.com/webcast_transcript.asp?f=hiv&c=hiv_nrtisidefx&b=aegis Read more »

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