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NHL Twice & survived; Can I stay on growth hormone; my doctor gives me free rein.

Please clarify growth hormone (GH) use after lymphoma. You mentioned in an earlier respone that you do not recommend GH for your non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients becuse you feel it may create tumors. What if a patient is wasting? Would you...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I, in general, do not use growth hormone in my cancer patients because of the concern that it could create tumors. The most important order of the day for you (as I see it) is to do everything humanly possible to ensure that your lymphoma does not... Read more »

re: NHL and haart

referring to the man's question about whether or not to begin haart while on chemo for... Read more »

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NHL with cd4 400, starting HAART?

hicd4: 400, vl: 30.00031 years old, male, poz for 3 years now.not on treatment.just diagnosed with... Read more »

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Lymphoma

What Is Lymphoma? How Is NHL Diagnosed? What Causes NHL? How Is NHL Treated? The Bottom Line What Is Lymphoma? Lymphoma is a cancer of white blood cells called B-lymphocytes, or B-cells. They multiply rapidly and form tumors. Lymphoma of... Read more »

Pivotal HIV Prevention Trial for Women in Africa Finds That Use of Tenofovir Gel Does Not Prevent HIV: What Does This Mean for HIV Prevention for Women?

Johannesburg, South Africa, and Washington, D.C. -- A pivotal trial testing daily use of oral and topical prophylaxis to help prevent HIV has made a decision to discontinue testing tenofovir-containing vaginal gel, according to an announcement by... Read more »

Preliminary Analysis Suggests $258 Million HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in India May Have Prevented Some 100,000 Infections

A $258 million HIV/AIDS prevention program in six Indian states may have prevented an estimated 100,000 infections from 2003 to 2008, researchers from the Public Health Foundation of India and the University of Washington suggest in a study ... Read more »

Thailand's HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Absent, Endangering Country, Advocates Say

Thailand's HIV prevention program has all but disappeared, putting the country's population at increased risk of contracting the virus, according to some HIV/AIDS advocates, Thailand's Nation reports. Several HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment... Read more »

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Director of Prevention Services

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Union Positiva

Director of Prevention Services

The Deputy Director for Prevention Services is responsible for the overall operations of the prevention programs in the agency including counseling and testing, street outreach and prevention case... Read more »

HIV Prevention Job Oppotunities In LA

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Entry level HIV Prevention job opportunities in Los Angeles. Seeking energetic individuals for outreach workers and prevention case managers.

Please visit www.thewallasmemorias.org

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Bush ignores HIV prevention methods that work

Posted by bradford, 2 Replies

U.S. President George Bush ignores HIV prevention methods that work!
Who is informing the president on HIV and AIDS?

Failure of the American president to recognize the need to promote condoms has not only undermined over two decades of HIV prevention... Read more »

Peer prevention in Hawaii

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Life Foundation
Prevention With Positives

Peer Based HIV prevention counseling to HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM). Must be able to assist HIV+ MSM to reduce high risk sexual and/or needle sharing behaviors. Must be able to practice harm... Read more »

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