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Lipodystrophy, Body Changes and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What Is Lipodystrophy? Body Shape Changes Metabolic Complications What Causes Lipodystrophy? Can Lipodystrophy Be Treated? Caring for Yourself What Is Lipodystrophy? Lipodystrophy means abnormal fat changes. It is used to describe a number ofunwanted changes in body fat that are experienced by many HIV+ people.Lipodystrophy can also include changes in fat and sugar levels in the blood ofHIV+ people. ...

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aids drugs timing when travelling to another country with different time zone

Hello,my mother would be visiting me here in US very soon. Currently she is on truvada and efavirenz. In india she takes truvada in the morning and efavirenz before going to bed.Since there is a time difference of 12 hours, is it ok if she...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.Since efavirenz (Sustiva, part of Atripla) is typically taken around bedtime and has lasts in the body for a long time, the easiest thing to do is to simply take it according to local time. So, when your mother... Read more »

Research on HIV and Travel Restrictions (ON THE ROAD WITH HIV) (TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS)

The other day I asked you to help me with sources for making a research on HIV related Travel restrictions but I coudn't see the answer. So Can you help me please if it is not something you can not display it on your website you can send it to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Aron,See below.Dr. BobTraveling Abroad for the HIV+Nov 14, 2007 Hi, Can you tell me where I can find a list of countries that bar HIV+ people from entering their country? I will like to travel abroad, but I've heard some countries will not... Read more »

Argentina (TRAVEL) (HIV TRAVEL ISSUES)

Dr. Frascino,I was wondering if you could answer this question: I have an opportunity to move to Argentina for 2 years in the next couple months. Specifically, Buenos Aires. I currently live in Cleveland, OH. I was wondering what you could tell me,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello O,Now let's see. Where would I like to live more, Cleveland, OH or Buenos Aires, Argentina?????? Cleveland or Buenos Aires???? Cleveland or Buenos Aires???? Knowing both cities well, it would take me exactly one tenth of a nanosecond to make... Read more »

HIV is HIV - is what is is..isn't it? Obama (TRAVEL BAN, 2010)

Hi Doc!!HIV is what is is: an incredible danger. Why, then, are some body fluids more infectious than others? If a person has got HIV, than they've got HIV and that's it! Anything can be infectious! The virus in the blood is still the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You are incredibly misinformed abut HIV/AIDS on multiple levels. Fact: Not all bodily fluids are infectious for HIV. Sweat, tears, nasal mucous, urine, vomitus and feces that do not contain visible blood are not considered infectious for HIV!... Read more »

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Houston Chronicle Examines U.S. HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

The Houston Chronicle on Sunday examined U.S. HIV/AIDS-related travel restrictions for visitors and immigrants. According to the Chronicle , the U.S. is one of 13 countries -- including Armenia, Iraq and Qatar -- that has such restrictions... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Travel Ban Finally, Officially Over

The ban on travel or immigration to the U.S. by people living with HIV/AIDS is officially over today. It was an ugly law that had been in place since 1987 and caused countless humiliations. Most students applying for visas to study in the U.S. could... Read more »

China Lifts Decades-Old HIV/AIDS Travel Ban

Late Tuesday, China's State Council lifted a decades-old restriction that banned foreigners with HIV/AIDS from entering the country, Reuters reports (Buckley, 4/27). The amended rules, which appear on the government website, also lift a travel ban... Read more »

Signs of Change: Ryan White Reauthorization, Travel Ban Removal

People in the HIV/AIDS community could be forgiven for thinking that, despite the election of Barack Obama, they still did not have a close friend in the White House. After all, despite all the recent cacophony about health care reform, HIV/AIDS... Read more »

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Travelling

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I will be flying from Newyork to Atlanta with a friend from my club for a Tournament. My worry is i will carry the Meds with me and i don't know what will happen at the Airport when they find out that i have the drugs on me which i will have to... Read more »

TRAVEL

Posted by JustMeHIV, 2 Replies

Just to let those know, I travelled to England and Costa Rica within the last 7 months. Being HIV+, I had reservations about playing the 50,000 question game with authorities. I got a letter from my doctor stating that I had to take certain... Read more »

travel restrictions

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Is it OK to travel to Mexico with my HIV meds? Read more »

UK travel restrictions

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I live in Australia. I'm wanting to travel to the UK next year for a holiday. I'm HIV positive and on meds. Will this stop me from entering the UK? I've heard conflicting information and would like to clear this up.

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