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Blood Work: A Complete Guide for Monitoring HIV

Introduction Lab tests, or blood work, can give important clues about your overall health and HIV disease. Many of these tests should be done shortly after learning that you're HIV-positive. This will establish a "baseline" measure of your immune health and show how active HIV is. Knowing this information will help you watch for changes in your health over time as well as check the impact of any treatments that you take. Factors such as age,...

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HIV IN THE WORK PLACE

WHY SHOULD I TELL MY BOSS I HAVE HIV...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

There is not a reason in the world why you SHOULD tell anyone other than sex partners that you have HIV. If you are not having medical problems that necessitate your work place making accommodations for you as per the Americans With Disabilities... Read more »

Using health insurance for HIV at work

I am HIV positive but have told no one at work. If I begin seeing aninfectious disease specialist could anyone in the employee benefits'officefind out the particulars of my situation???...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

An insurance company cannot legally share that information with theemployer. However, it is important to know whether the plan is insuredor self-insured. In an insured plan, the insurer would not share this withthe employer. Under a self... Read more »

HIV+ Working

I have searched everywhere for information on being HIV + and working in the medical field. I am a nurse and have been restricted from doing IV's, Blood draws, ect. What are the rules?...

Response from Lynne Gabriel

WorkPositive, Inc.

All healthcare workers are required to follow infection control practices and these are outlined in Policies of the institution. It does not make a difference if you have HIV, HEP C, etc. you still follow the guidelines that will help to prevent... Read more »

HIV from Working at Police Station

Hi Doctor Bob,I am very worried about something that happened at work the other day.I work in the office at a police station. Where I work is not in the main station part where criminals are but I work in another part of the building.The other day...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,OK, uncross everything, I'm answering and your worries are unwarranted! Why worry so much about a one centimeter "red smear" on your finger? It's more likely to be Ketchup or jungle red fingernail polish than HIV-tainted... Read more »

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hiv & working out/bodybuilding

Posted by windycitypozdude, 2 Replies

hey everyone! i have always been a "working out," active kind of guy, and always been interested in getting bigger/more muscular, etc. i shy away from the term "bodybuilding" as for me that conjures notions of drug-enhanced muscularity that is... Read more »

HIV+ and working in academia

Posted by kuanRC, 6 Replies

I'm looking to connect with anyone who has experience as an HIV+ person working on faculty, as a researcher or graduate student in academia. I'm a PhD student in an extremely competitive program at a major research university and I am not "out" at... Read more »

How to deal with HIV- It really works!

Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply

Take the following suggestions with you. You may find them helpful. I have.

1. Accept responsibility. It's your life. No on can live it for you. Family and friends may be able to help, but the responsibility must come from you.

2. Be objective. ... Read more »

How does the HIV test work?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is a other variant of EIA (Enzyme Immuno Assay), this test are in generally the same but diffrent methods used To detect HIV and other viruses. serum from the patient will be mixed with virus components. If... Read more »

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