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How Long Without Meds Until AIDS Develops
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Is it possible to take meds and supress HIV and never develop AIDS?I'm recently diagnosed positive and I have yet to receive my blood results. But if worse comes to worse and I have to take meds, what I want to know is if it's possible for someone to take meds and adhere to it well and live a healthy...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hi J and thanks for your post.Let's hope that you're just a worried well and don't have to confront your questions in person.Yes, indeed, medication have come a very long way and it is entirely possible to be adherent to HIV...
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No meds today, want a baby, meds for how long?Good morning Doctors.I'm a 31 years old woman HIV+ since 1997 thanks to an accident in a non... Read more »How long before medsHIV neg April 05HIV pos Nov. 05Dec 22 05 results CD4: 400 (40%)VL 278Jan 23 05 results CD4:478... Read more »
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AP/Long Island Newsday Profiles Effort to Address HIV/AIDS Through Community Development in KenyaThe AP/Long Island Newsday on Sunday examined the efforts of a mother-daughter team to reduce HIV/AIDS through community development in Kenya. Rosemell Ong'udi and her daughter, Loyce Mbewa-Ong'udi -- who runs the Rabuor Village Project --... Read more »
World Bank Announces Plan to Implement Long-Term Development Projects to Fight HIV/AIDS in AfricaThe World Bank on Wednesday announced a four-year plan to tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa that shifts its mission from providing emergency relief to implementing long-term development projects, Reuters reports (Wroughton, Reuters, 5/14). The strategy... Read more »
HAART Adherence: A Systematic Review of Developed and Developing Nation Patient-Reported Barriers and FacilitatorsIntroduction Methods Results Discussion References Introduction The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been credited with extending the lifespan of people living with HIV/AIDS. 1 However, its efficacy relies on access to... Read more »
Top HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2010Table of Contents Introduction CAPRISA: A Home Run (or at Least a Base Hit) for a Microbicide iPrEx: A Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Pill a Day Keeps the HIV (Doctor) Away Rilpivirine: The New NNRTI on the Block Attention: Quad Is in the... Read more »
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new meds in development as of Dec. 2002
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I posted this to the "Living with HIV" group but thought this group would be interested in it, too. It was released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in December, 2002:Here's the release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 83 NEW... Read more » New meds in development
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I wanted to share this news release and backgrounder from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America regarding the 83 new medicines in development to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It is good news.Here's the release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read more » How long does it take for meds to work?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
After one month on HAAART my loved ones counts are, in comparison to 100000 viral load and cd of under 20, the viral load is now 325 and cd4 is 35. I've heard it takes 3-6 months to get the viral load undetectable and longer to get the cd4 back over...
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HIV/AIDS LONG-TERM SURVIVORS sought for in-depth i
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Gay men who have lived consciously aware of their HIV+ status since at least 1986 are sought to provide their personal experiencesemotional, psychological, spiritual, medical, social, legal, &c.for a book to document and preserve the experiences...
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