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Selections From Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women With HIV

From Chapter Thirteen: "HIV and Beyond" Recently a friend who lives in the country by the ocean pointed out a house -- a cream-colored gingerbread Victorian with white wooden doilylike trim -- across the street from her. Its small front porch... Read more »

WHO Identifies Areas Where Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis "Particular Problem," Including Eastern Europe, China

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a "particular problem" in areas of Eastern Europe and China, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance -- a joint project between the World... Read more »

Interleukin-2 Expands Select CD4+ T-Cell Populations, but Has No Effect on HIV-Specific Immune Responses

Previous studies have shown that the use of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in HIV-infected persons on antiretroviral therapy generally increases naive and central memory CD4+ T cells. The French ANRS 119 study is a randomized trial assessing whether the use... Read more »

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After resistance - keep selective pressure of antivirals?

We've heard of studies where a viral rebound following extensive antiviral therapy has not yet been found topredict either clinical progression or a CD4 decline, at least in the short term follow-up of the studiesconducted so far.The prevailing...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Very recent reports hae described multiresistant strains (to nucleoside analogues and protease inhibitors) which can be transmitted. This demonstrates the fitness and cytopathic effects of such strains. It had been previously thought that such... Read more »

risk of infection. A particular case

dear Dr.I am a doctor, 25 and HIV positive. Asymptomatic, and treatment. I wrote a few days ago, asking whether it is appropriate that I make a medical specialty such as Internal Medicine. Or if there is a risk of infecting my patients, or whether...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.You report you are asymptomatic and on treatment, but you didn't mention your CD4 count/CD4%. If your counts are good and your antiretroviral therapy is well tolerated and has driven your HIV plasma viral load to low or undetectable levels,... Read more »

methadone interactions with protease inhibitors/particularly reyataz

i have some very severe neourapathy which has led me to take methadone. I have been fortunate to not need the use of protease inhibitorstill now.Actually , i was on kaletra for a short period of time but found that i started feeling withdrawal...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Indinavir, ritonavir (Decrease methadone levels about 37%), saquinavir (decrease methadone levels about 20%), nelfinavir, Kaletra (decrease methadone levels about 50%) have been evaluated with little evidence of withdrawal and are said to be OK to... Read more »

Selective employmee group (commercial divers) annual physical-HIV blood test?

We are a small engineering company, but a substantial part of our work force are commercial divers. There is a company requirement as well as an (ADC)Association of Diving Contractors requirement for an annual dive physical. One of the blood test...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

If your testing found an HIV-positive diver, what would you do? The answer to that question should tell you that you don't need to do an HIV test. Why would HIV status matter? If the helmets are washed out with antiseptic--or even sea... Read more »

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Feeling effects of stigmatization towards HIV/AIDS

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Coping with HIV/AIDS: How the Perception of Stigmatization Affects Adherence to Medical Treatment and Disease Prognosis

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My name is Eric, a graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. I am working on a research... Read more »

Safe, Natural & Effective HIV/AIDS Treatment

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SEEKING CLINICAL TRIALS SPONSORSHIP & VOLUNTEERS

We are trying to get HIV Groups & Organizations, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institutions, and Universities and the Medical & Scientific Communities aware, informed and interested in MM-1,... Read more »

Catholic Relief Services- HIV/AIDS Chief of Party

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Requisition Number: I 08 001

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CRS is the consortium lead for AIDSRelief, which is operational in 9 countries in Africa and the Caribbean. The Consortium in Rwanda comprises CRS as the prime, in partnership with the Institute... Read more »

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