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What Is a Vaccine? How Does a Vaccine Work? What's Different About AIDS Vaccines? How Are AIDS Vaccines Tested? How Close Are We to an AIDS Vaccine? What About People Who Are Already Infected? What Else Is Being Studied? Next Steps What Is a Vaccine? The body's immune system normally reacts to anything it recognizes as foreign and tries to eliminate it. A vaccine is a substance that helps the immune system respond to a...

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Latest on rimming?

I'm HIV+ and have been undetectable (<50 copies/ml) for about a year. I'm dating an HIV- guy who loves to rim me. I don't bleed or have hemorrhoids, but I'm still concerned that he might get it from me that way. I've...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is unlikely that your partner would be at risk for HIV infection through insertive/giving anilingus (rimming, oral-anal contact). A person putting their mouth on an HIV positive person's anus/rectum poses a very low-risk for HIV infection.... Read more »

Swine Flu, to vaccine or not to vaccine

Dear Dr. Bob,There's talk that a swine flu vaccine will be rolled out in Australia (where I live) in the near future. However, I've also read that the proposed multi-dose procedure is not safe from a cross-infection perspective. Have a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is no risk to the public if the vaccines from multi-dose vials are appropriately administered. I have not heard similar concerns from other professional medical or public health organizations around the world. Certainly single-dose vials... Read more »

low cd4 count in latest labs

Hi Dr, I have been very disappointed with my latest lab results. I have been HIV+ for 4.5 years now, and since I started regular monitoring in late 2003 my CD4 count varied between 650 and 450 (latest 2 were 500 and 640) and my VL has been between...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I think if your numbers are consistent with the last result, I would recommend that you start HIV treatment.... Read more »

Latest findings on cognitive impairment of undetectable HIV positive people?

Dear Dr. Fawcett,My boyfriend is HIV positive for four years and undetectable for approximately the same time. His memory is, however, failing and he is only in his mid 30s. He has no recollection of some things I told him. He has trouble focusing....

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. As you know, combination antiretroviral therapies (CART) have reduced the incidence of cognitive impairment in both symptomatic and asymptomatic persons living with HIV. Despite this decrease, cognitive impairment remains a... Read more »

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Spirulina Latest Scientific Research

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Effects on the AIDS Virus, Cancer and the Immune System.
by Richard Kozlenko DPM, Ph.D M.P.H. and Ronald H. Henson. Copyright 1998

Spirulina is gaining more attention from medical scientists as a nutraceutical and source of potential... Read more »

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by my continued posting,however please think of my situation.im only trying to get at the truth,soon i will have to stop testing for hiv.i will have to "give up"and if i have it just watch... Read more »

Dr Holodniy's latest on DNA PCR...

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If you are wondering about The HIV test, please go to this link and read what Stephen Fallon. PHD are stating and PLEASE remember this are the latest information and Mr Fallon have contacts with... Read more »

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