Is Hiv No Longer A Death Sentence

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AIDS Myths and Misunderstandings

Why Are There so Many AIDS Myths? When AIDS first showed up, it was a very mysterious disease. It killed a lot of people. There are still many unanswered questions about the disease. A lot of people reacted with fear and came up with stories to back up their fear. Most of these stories had to do with how easy it was to get infected with HIV. Most of these are not true. Myths About "Catching" HIV Many people believed that HIV and AIDS could be...

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Not a death sentence?

BY, I think anyone without HIV would have a hard time understanding the amount of mental positivity it takes to stay hopeful living with this disease.I try to be as realistic as I can without losing hope and there is one thing that I keep coming...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and comments.I hope that I don't give the impression that I know everything that it means to have HIV. I can't, because I don't have HIV.I also tend (or try hard) not to use the phrase "death sentence"... Read more »

HIV =Death Sentence?

Dr. Young:Hello. Is HIV infection still a death sentence? And What is HAART?Thanks,Orla...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

In places in the world where access to HIV medications and medical care is good, I believe strongly that HIV infection need not translate to AIDS and death. This does not mean that HIV (or it's treatment) cannot cause complications, or that... Read more »

is hiv a death sentence

Dr. Bob,Im sure many readers have this question: there seems to be a debate whether hiv is a death sentence in 2008 or whether it is possible for one who gets infected today in 2008 to live a normal life able to pursue a career have a family and so...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello TJ,This is actually a debate that can never be definitively settled for at least the next 50 or so years. We'll need that long to see what actually happens to people who get infected today in 2008. None of us has an infallible crystal... Read more »

Dr Bob's Divine Sentence - "We could stop HIV cold in its tracks!"

Dear Dr Bob, I just write to express my heartfelt "thank you" for your definitive (and kind) answer to my question, "What exactly is mycoplasma?" dated Feb 3, 2010. Your answer addressed my irrational fears, and also I hope, of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Worried Devotee,Many thanks for your very kind comments! They are warmly appreciated! Be well!Dr. BobWhat exactly is mycoplasma? Feb 3, 2010Dear Dr Bob, I was one who asked you the questions titled "Insertive Oralisterine Sex, Dry... Read more »

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HIV not a death sentence!

Posted by paman1964, 1 Reply

They have new meds today that can prolong life for years! Bombivir and Sustiva are a few to name!
@ friends of mine have lived for 20 yrs on the new drugs! Read more »

Not given a date, but dealt a death sentence

Posted by Anonymous, 12 Replies

I was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in November of 2002. My whole life was turned upside down. I have suffered from severe depression all my life. I have been a homeless person, thrown out of home at 15 yrs old, and have survived any and every... Read more »

A DEATH SOCIAL SENTENCE PLEASE HELP ME URGENCY

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello,

My name is Walter, Im brazilian, 38 years old, positive since 1999, retired and I have a big financial problem. If someone read this message please help me to solve this terrible situation. I have no money to eat, pay my counts and Ill loose... Read more »

AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer

Posted by ScotCharles

From the Sunday January 6, 2008 New York Times Front Section

CHICAGO John Holloway received a diagnosis of AIDS nearly two decades ago, when the disease was a speedy death sentence and treatment a distant dream.

Yet at 59 he is alive, thanks to a... Read more »

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