Mentoring For Hiv

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Los Angeles Times Profiles Group Training S. African Women on Preventing Vertical HIV Transmission, Mentoring Other Women

The Los Angeles Times on Friday profiled Mothers' Programmes, a group that provides training for South African HIV-positive pregnant women about how to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission and later mentor other HIV-positive pregnant women.... Read more »

Al Brown: Creating Mentors, Paying It Forward

One in an occasional series about members of the Black Treatment Advocates Network , a collaborative of HIV/AIDS advocates who connect Black people living with HIV/AIDS to care and treatment, strengthen Black leaders, and advocate for change in... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Adult Mentor Relationships May Help Reduce High-Risk Behaviors Among Teens

A study in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found that teens with adult mentors are less likely to participate in high-risk behaviors. Researchers surveyed 294 youth between the ages of 12 and 23 who were... Read more »

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female semen?????

Hi my name is Joanne and i am a mentor for a group of kids and one of my 14 year old kids came up to me and asked me this question and i didnt know the answer. I told here i would get back to her. Men have semen what is the technical term for a...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Women have vaginal secretions which can contain HIV like semen, but I would not call these secretions the equivalent of semen since semen contains sperm. Vaginal secretions do not contain eggs.BJ... Read more »

needles sharing HIV stats.

HEllo Dr. B.Youve mentioned coutless times that the risk for penile-vaginal non protected penetration risk of aquiring HIV is 5 in 10000 and Male-2-male is 10-10000. what about needle sharing.. No, im not a drug user, but was just curious as u have...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Glad to be of service!The estimated per-episode risk of acquiring HIV from sharing needles with a partner confirmed to be HIV positive is 67 per 10,000 exposures.Be well. Stay well.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Dealing with the possibility of having permanant liver damage from HIV medications

I have been trying to deal with this possibility for a few weeks now. My antidepressants have been halted as well as HIV meds because of liver damage. I have been off my HIV medication for 2 months (doctor recommended). It is of great concern that...

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

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

I'm sorry to hear about the concern with your liver. There are times when it seems there is one setback after another and emotional resilience can become low. During those times I think it's a good idea to really focus on the present and... Read more »

HIV/AIDS, a good investment?

Ben,I wanted to get your take on what has been thrown about in hiv/aids forums I attend. I know you are an advocate for us and this is why I ask. Given the amount of money Pharma makes off of an HIV/AIDS patient, why would a cure or substantial...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

hi Eric,Great to hear from you. First off, let me say that too many people in the world and this country can't afford healthcare.I also believe (as someone who was mentored by a Nobel laureat) that investment in new drug discovery should be... Read more »

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Don't want to talk about it.

Posted by bertuccio, 2 Replies

I find myself being really reluctant to even want to think about the fact that I am poz, much less wanting to talk about it. My wife has given me a phone number of her mentor (who works for the Lighthouse Project, I think) and I am very... Read more »

Overseas Volunteer Positions for HIV Providers

Posted by Anonymous

The International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA) is recruiting experienced physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physician assistants to volunteer for up to 12 weeks in developing countries. Using clinical mentoring techniques,... Read more »

HIV+ brain cancer survivor marathon runner

Posted by richardbpc

NEWS FROM THE RICHARD M. BRODSKY FOUNDATION
1247 Mara Court, Atlantic Beach, NY 11509
Contact Richard at 516/432-1254 cell ph 516-770-7724
or at www.richardmbrodsky.org or www.worldaidsmarathon.com
E-mail: richardbpc@aol.com
HIVers & cancer... Read more »

Catholic Relief Services- HIV/AIDS Chief of Party

Posted by hrrecruiting

Requisition Number: I 08 001

Background:
CRS is the consortium lead for AIDSRelief, which is operational in 9 countries in Africa and the Caribbean. The Consortium in Rwanda comprises CRS as the prime, in partnership with the Institute... Read more »

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