Is There Treatment For HIV/ AIDS

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HIV/AIDS and Lipodystrophy Treatments Part II: Treatments for Fat Loss

Table of Contents Fat in the Body Switching HIV Drugs Fat Loss in the Face Temporary Facial Fillers Permanent Facial Fillers Taking Care of Yourself Fat in the Body Fat is needed for the body to function. It plays an important role inkeeping the skin and hair healthy, protecting body organs, and maintaining bodytemperature. Fats also stores energy. There are different types of fat found in the body. Visceral fat is...

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HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment) and HIV / AIDS

I've read bits and pieces about the positive effects of HBOT for both managing the progression of HIV and secondary infection related issues. What are you throughts?Thanks,Mike HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment) and HIV / AIDS I am not...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

I am not aware of, nor have I been able to find any scientific data that suggests to me that there is documented value of HBOT in the management of HIV infection.Best,Eric... Read more »

Associated Costs of Treatment for HIV/AIDS

I'm not sure if you can help me. If not, perhaps you can direct me on where to get the info. I need. I'm looking fora ballpark figure for average cost of treatment once one begins to develop full blown AIDS to final resolution?...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

For a discussion on the cost and cost-effectiveness of HIV care, see "Update on the Cost of HIV/AIDS Care and the Cost-Effectiveness of New HIV Therapy," in theMay 1997 issue of "The Hopkins HIV Report," now available on the Johns Hopkins AIDS... Read more »

negative side affects treatment against possible hiv aids

A relation of mine was mugged and bitten several times,as a preventation against possible hiv aids he was given the normal medication ATR.Now he has no energy,has large weight loss,has to lay down many times daily.What can we do to bolster his...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Symptoms due to HIV drugs vary depending on which regimen is used. Those symptoms generally reverse quickly once the meds are stopped (used for up to 4 weeks for prevention situations like you describe). There is no vitamin therapy proven to... Read more »

When to start HIV and AIDS treatment?

When is the best time to start the treatment for HIV and AIDS? When to start HIV and AIDS treatment? The treatment guidelines regarding HIV may be found at this <a href="http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/adult/AA_111003.html"...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The treatment guidelines regarding HIV may be found at this link . Here one can find the rationale for antiretroviral treatment, the references, and ideas about when to start treatment.Here is the first portion of the guidelines regarding... Read more »

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From Treatment to Prevention: The Interplay Between HIV/AIDS Treatment Availability and HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming in Khayelitsha, South Africa

The authors undertook the current study to describe the role that public access to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) has played in the development and efficacy of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Khayelitsha, a poor township in South Africa's Western Cape.... Read more »

HIV-Positive People in Developing Countries Risk Having No Antiretroviral Treatment, HIV/AIDS Advocates Say

Hundreds of thousands of HIV-positive people in developing countries in a few years will have no antiretroviral drug treatment unless more focus is placed on drug costs and access, HIV/AIDS advocates said Wednesday at the XVI International AIDS... Read more »

Rights Group: Zimbabwe Slum Demolitions Disrupt Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients

Scores of HIV/AIDS programs in Zimbabwe have been disrupted by the country's widely condemned Operation Murambatsvina ("Drive Out Trash") slum demolition campaign, according to a report released Sunday by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). The... Read more »

Studies Examine Effects of Circumcision, Hepatitis B Treatment on HIV/AIDS

The following summarizes recently released studies on HIV/AIDS. Hepatitis B Treatment and Resistance to Antiretrovirals: The hepatitis B drug entecavir might increase HIV-positive people's likelihood of developing resistance to antiretroviral... Read more »

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Botanical Treatments For HIV, AIDS, and STDs

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NEW HIV/AIDS TREATMENT

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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 »