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Traditional Chinese Medicine and AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Andrographis Paniculata has been used for hundreds of years in China and India to fight off colds, flu and respiratory infections. There is some tantalizing evidence that suggests it may also help fight the AIDS virus. A study was done in 1988... Read more »

AIDS Medicine Recycling Project

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Hi!

Our organization, Recycle4Life, collect unused AIDS/HIV medications and deliver them overseas at no charge to people who cannot afford them or dont have access to them at all. Visit our web site www.recycle4life.org.

Marina Tonkonogy

Recycle4Life

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Dying from AIDS for lack of medicine

Posted by BabyPeanut, 2 Replies

Dying from AIDS for lack of medicine

More than 36 million people are living with HIV or AIDS. Ninety percent are living in developing countries where the high prices of medications are effectively condemning them to death. Without drastic changes to... Read more »

Medicine - To be or not to be

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have also posted a note on the Living W/ Hiv board, but thought I would try here too. Over there, all I got was a message filled with hate...
Anyway I was just diagnosed after having trouble with chronic yeast infections, all this trouble started... Read more »

Free HIV medicine

Posted by new2this2010, 1 Reply

I have figured out a way to get my HIV medication for free. It does not cost me one penny at all, thank God! Im sure no one is interested so I wont bother posting the details. Read more »

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Hi (Medicine for AIDS)

Respected Doctor,I just heard that one of my friend in India is suffering from HIV pasitive. He is around 33 years old.So i thought of helping him by finding some information and as well as some medicine if it is affordable.Could you please tell me...

Response from Don Kurtyka, ARNP

University of South Florida School of Medicine

Ravi,Unfortunately there is still no cure for HIV infection. However, there are a number of medications which treat and control HIV disease. There are many agents that also prevent and/or treat opportunistic infections that can be associated with... Read more »

robert theres medicine for hiv/aids (HOO-IMM , 2010)

i know a person in mumbai who was tested hiv positive in 1997 (through western blot metod)and after getting treatment(the name of the medicine is hooimm plus) from hakh research and medical foundation in mumbai, he again got tested for hiv, and the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Ah yes, another HIV cure! Wow, why didn't anyone tell me or Magic Johnson? Here we go again. HOO-IMM is a fraud, a total SCAM.Let's start with your testimonial about the person who tested HIV positive. He was tested only with a... Read more »

aids medicine versus lifestyle changes

i'm not going to take my aids medicine. instead, i will avoid food allergies, eat healthier, get 3 squares a day, stop smoking crack, stop drinking, and stop smoking cigarettes. i will also begin an exercise regimen of...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Is this a trick question? I vote for a complementary approach positive lifestyle changes plus medications when appropriate.... Read more »

if you don't take medicine for HIV or AIDS?

If you don't take medicine for HIV or AIDS how long do you live?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

In the days before effective treatments were available, the average time from the initial diagnosis of HIV infection in someone without symptoms and a relatively well preserved immune system to the development of full blown AIDS was 10-12 years.... Read more »

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Mind-Body Medicine and HIV/AIDS

Mind-body medicine is a new way of understanding health and disease which recognizes that emotional and psychological issues influence whether we are sick or healthy. Mind-body research has shown that our emotions, beliefs, relationships with... Read more »

PLoS Medicine Publishes HIV/AIDS-Related Articles

PLoS Medicine on July 19 published on its Web site several HIV/AIDS-related articles in advance of its July 2005 issue. The articles include: "A Microchip CD4 Counting Method for HIV Monitoring in Resource-Poor Settings " (Rodriguez et al., ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Botswana President Says He Had No Choice but to Give His People AIDS Medicine

Botswana started distributing medicine to patients with AIDS because it has one of the highest infection rates in the world and its skilled work force is dying off, President Festus Mogae said Tuesday. This diamond-rich nation is the first country... Read more »

South Africa: Study to Test Effectiveness of Medicinal Plants in Treating AIDS

Scientists at the recent African Traditional Medicine Conference in Durban announced a study to determine whether a medicinal plant can be used to halt HIV's progression to AIDS. Some 124 HIV patients will participate in the trial of the... Read more »

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