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American Academy of HIV Medicine Endorses New HIV Testing Guidelines; Remains Concerned About Funding for Tests and Treatment

Washington, DC -- The American Academy of HIV Medicine has endorsed the revised recommendations for HIV testing in health care settings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommend significant expansion of routine HIV... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: New Medicine Access Scheme for New South Wales HIV Patients

On World AIDS Day, the government of New South Wales debuted a plan allowing HIV patients to have their medications delivered to their home or workplace. "The Enhanced Medication Access Scheme will give people living with HIV better access to... Read more »

New England Journal of Medicine Examines HIV/AIDS in U.S. Prison Systems

"Sex, Drugs, Prisons and HIV ," New England Journal of Medicine : All U.S. prison systems "fall short" of international guidelines for reducing HIV transmission risk in prisons, according to an article in the Jan. 11 issue of NEJM . The World... Read more »

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new HIV medicine AK602

Hello from Belgium.Dear Doctor,I am on HIV medicines and still around 450 T4 and viral load under 50. But they make me so sick (fatigue, muscle pain in my whole body) etc. They have checked everything they could check in my blood and everything is...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. Sorry to hear that you are experiencing side effects from your cocktail. Before I discuss AK602, it is important to mention that there are many available antiretroviral medications that may be substituted for someone... Read more »

scared and confused, can you tell me how new hiv medicines are improving?

Dr. Ben,Hi. I'm quite sure many of us are scared and wondering about this question. In your opinion and in your practice, are you seeing hiv patients now doing better even with the advent of drug resistant virus, drug toxicities, and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Maria-Thanks for your question.Yes, many patients with drug resistant virus are doing much better than in previous years-- better tolerated and easier to take options; fewer metabolic complications.Take for example of my patient, I'll call Sue,... Read more »

is use of homeopathic medicine for sinusitis during window period of hiv has any effect on hiv??? (HOMEOPATHY, 2010)

sir...i am using homeopathic medicine for sinusitis(sinus in nose) disease since nov 2009 and is continuous using that till now....on 30 mar 2010 i had a sex with a prostitute 0f unknown hiv status and on 01 sep 2010 and on 15 sep 2010 i...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Homeopathic medicine will do nothing to affect the validity of your HIV test results. (See below.)Homeopathic medicine will also do nothing to treat your sinusitis or any other ailment. In fact, homeopathic medicine does nothing! See below.Dr.... Read more »

New medicines

Doctor Boyle, When you say that patients with hiv can live relatively normal lives does this include growing old and holding a job. WHere have we come with the pills and what are the expectations of people with hiv? A family member of mine was...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

You provide only limited information, but presuming she is otherwise healthy and does not have advanced HIV disease, she should do very well and should be able to hold a job and do all of the things that HIV-negative people do... Read more »

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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 »

New HIV virus - Is this the final answer?

Posted by TwinsDad, 2 Replies

My question is:
Why we Humans do not create a new virus strain that will merge with the original HIV virus and create a different mutation that will replicate until it reaches several mutations that are not bad for our organism or changes the... Read more »

new hope for possibility of HIV treatment

Posted by lalamma, 3 Replies

This new treatment proposes to successfully control the virus in those infected, destroying a constant region of the virus and thus inactivating it's activity. The treatment may also prevent infection in high risk groups. This has been all over... Read more »

New HIV test Coming Window will be 12 days.

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

What will losers like Aids2Hiv say when this test comes out ? Just proves that the newer generation tests are more accurate than what the 13 week nazis are still saying. The Elisa test out there right now can detect HIV Antibodies in 21 days making... Read more »

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