Is Tea Tree Oil Uses For Herpes

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Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil ( Melaleuca alternifolia ) has become a popular treatment for people with HIV. It is made from a tree that is native only to Australia. Tea tree oil is used to prevent or treat mild cases of a variety of infections, particularly fungal... Read more »

This Positive Life: An Interview With Tree Alexander

Inspiring stories of people living with HIV. brightcove.createExperiences(); Welcome to This Positive Life Video Series ! We have with us Tree Alexander. At 20, Tree thought he had it all -- a wonderful job in Chicago and a... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lab Discovers More Complex Family Tree for HIV

In a development that could have a major effect on AIDS vaccine design, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered that HIV variation is driven by more than a patient's immune response. The common ancestry of HIV strains explains... Read more »

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meds and herbal supplemts such as green tea and omega 3, fish oils,.

I am taking Kaletra and Truvada and doing very well on them. I am also taking a multi-vit,green tea extract, and would like to start fish oil, omega 3, for long term effects of meds on cholesterol.I am in perfect health now and would like to keep...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Not sure I know what your question is...Nelson... Read more »

How to engage safely in petting with oil? (DOUBLE BAGGING) (USING TWO CONDOMS)

Dear Dr. FrascinoI wish you all the best from Argentina.English is not my mother language so I ask for your comprehension if there are any wrongly written word or any grammar mistake, before anything else.I consider giving any female partner an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Carlos,You consider giving "any female" an erotic massage!?!? Wow, I can just imagine hordes of horny gals frantically typing a message to me at this very moment asking for the hot sexy Argentinean guy's e-mail address so they... Read more »

What precautions could you take after a visitor with herpes uses your toilet and bathroom?

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Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Because Herpes and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) are nottransmitted through toilet seats, and other forms of casual contact, youdon't need to take any precautions. You are not at risk of... Read more »

Your room mate has herpes and uses your towell. What do you do?

What about a room mate with herpes who shares the bathroom and dishes? What conceivable risk could ever happen? How do you know? What precautions might be taken?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Because Herpes and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) are NOTtransmitted through toilet seats, towels, showers, dishes, and other forms ofcasual contact, you don't need to take any precautions.... Read more »

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Virgin Coconut Oil

Posted by garcia, 2 Replies

Hi all,

Stumbled across some new and promising developments on the subject of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) which my father put me on to.
Being the skeptic that I am, I'm not about to jump onto any bandwagons, but I thought it might be an idea to spread... Read more »

BABY OIL

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I HAD SEX WITH A SEX WORKER ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO AND I HAD USED MY FIRST LATAX CONDOM. THEN WE WERE GETTING TO THE POINT WHEN WE NEED TO RELAX. AFTER THAT, I USED A NEW CONDOM, BUT BEFORE SECOND TIME INTERCOURSE, SHE USED BABY OIL ON HER VIRGINA TO GET... Read more »

oil a cause to worry?

Posted by jambo, 1 Reply

hi guys, i would appreciate your response on something thats eatin me up.

yesterday i had an exposure with condom, but i completely forgot that the person had been applying hair oil on my penis before we proceedd for vaginal sex. i did not see the... Read more »

Acne or Herpes strain?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I believe I contracted something from a risky exposure several months ago and now I'm worried I might have passed it on to my girlfriend. I've tested negative for HIV after 6 months. So Im not worried about that. However, I noticed my girlfriend is... Read more »

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