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Expert Panel Revises U.S. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines; Recommends Starting HIV Meds Earlier

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents (PDF) On Dec. 1, the U.S. health department released an updated set of HIV treatment guidelines. Although these guidelines aren't official U.S. policy,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Text Message-Based HIV/AIDS Campaign Set to Start in Los Angeles

A grant from Cable Positive -- the cable industry's HIV/AIDS nonprofit -- will allow AIDS Project Los Angeles to proceed with an innovative new campaign using text messaging, APLA announced on Oct. 8. The health initiative will employ text... Read more »

U.N. Secretary-General Praises China's Role in Combating HIV/AIDS; New Programs Start to Fight Disease

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday praised China's role in combating HIV/AIDS, saying that the world is counting on China to meet Millennium Development Goals , which include halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015, Agence... Read more »

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When to start HIV and AIDS treatment?

When is the best time to start the treatment for HIV and AIDS?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The treatment guidelines regarding HIV may be found at this <a href="http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/adult/AA_111003.html" target=_new>link</a>. Here one can find the rationale for antiretroviral treatment, the references,... Read more »

start or not to start HIV meds.

Please help! I am in a need of second opinion. I stopped my HIV meds 14months ago, due to severe hyperlypodistropy side efect. The combination of meds that I was taking were Ziagen, Videx, and Sustiva. But my new lab test showed VL 32K and t4 236....

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

This combination is not particularly known for producing lipohypertrophy (buffalo hump and abdominal visceral fat deposition). However, everyone is different and we don't really know what causes lipohypertrophy anyway except that it is more... Read more »

Sex life and aids (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES) (HIV FROM TWO HIV NEGATIVES)

Can you get aids from any type of sex, such as fingering, oral, or actual sex, if you and your partner both dont have aids? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,This QTND (Question That Never Dies) continues to, well, never die! It's a direct consequence of Dubya's abstinence-only sex education programs or perhaps of home schooling. See below.Dr. BobBareback possibility (HIV TRANSMISSION... Read more »

AIDS vs HIV (HIV VERSUS AIDS DIAGNOSIS DEFINITION 2008)

Dr Bob,First I would like to thank you for all the wonderful work you have done for HIV/AIDS. I enjoy your wit also. My question might soundstupid to you but I don't know if I stillshould be labeled as having "AIDS" or not. I have...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,First off, 55+ is not an "oldie" and can still be a "goodie" (as well as a "hottie!"). Next, I agree folks shouldn't get hung up on labels, particularly HIV versus AIDS. AIDS is a somewhat arbitrary definition... Read more »

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starting a HIV/AIDS charity

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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lm an HIV positive African woman living in America.Long before l tested positive ,I wanted to start an orgaization to help people with HIV/Aids in my country of birth and Africa .Now l feel the need everyday as l read about the many hardships... Read more »

World AIDS Day 2006: raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

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World AIDS Day 2006: Raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

We urgently need to raise 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness to stop the epidemic spread of AIDS-related Myths, HIV-related Lies and Pharmogenocide: Iatrogenic 'AIDS' ('AIDS' caused by anti-retroviral' drugs).

World... Read more »

HIV+ & recently started Truvada or Atripla

Posted by HENNEHIVSTUDY, 1 Reply

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Starting a relationship with someone who is hiv+

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Many years ago I fell in love with with Kath but failed to start a relationship due to our fear of communicating our feelings toward each other. This year I had heard she had left her husband. Being older and less bashful I decided to pursue my... Read more »

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