Pediatric Hiv Medications

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House Approves Bill Requiring Pediatric Testing of Drugs, Including HIV/AIDS Medications

The House on Wednesday approved by voice vote a bill (HR 2857 ) that would require pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of their products, including HIV/AIDS medications, in children, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Abrams, AP/Houston... Read more »

Bush Signs Bill Requiring Pediatric Testing of Drugs, Including HIV/AIDS Medications

President Bush on Wednesday signed into law a bill (S 650 ) that requires pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of their products in children, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (AP/Long Island Newsday , 12/3). The law codifies a... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

We Never Thought This Would Happen: Transitioning Care of Adolescents With Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection From Pediatrics to Internal Medicine

Thanks to life-extending therapies, "transitioning the medical care of children with perinatally acquired HIV from pediatric care to internal medicine practices has become increasingly important," the authors noted. Their work in the current study... Read more »

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Pediatric HIV

Hi Doctor,About 3 hours ago my 14 daughter was diagnosed with HIV. The test was part of a routine blood workup prior to surgery for a deviated septum. I adopted her from a Romanian orphanage in 1991,she was age 2. An HIV test in Romania and another...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Worried Mom,First off, never believe a single test result. It might have been a "false positive." Although, here in the US, positive HIV ELISA tests should always be confirmed with Western Blot tests before test results are released!... Read more »

Information on Pediatric HIV+

I have searched the web over and over, but I can't find a site that answers the same questions adults ask, answered for for HIV+ children. I have 2 adopted (both *) and a 14 year old foster HIV+ children on HAART and i have so many questions....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your pediatric HIV physician specialist should be your best source of specific information, as he knows the children and has access to all their medical records, laboratory tests, physical-examination findings, etc. If you are unhappy with your... Read more »

pediatric hearing loss in hiv+ child

My nine year old son who has Aids and is on epivir,bactrim and zerit has a recently discovered 50 hearing loss. Other than CMV can there be another cause related to the virus or his medications? His Birth Mother did use street drugs ,particularly...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

I am not aware of any ototoxicity induced by antiretroviral therapy; these agents can cause neuropathy so you should check to be sure that that the hearing loss is not sensorineural; there are many causes for eye problems in HIV infected... Read more »

pediatric HIV

My adopted daughter is HIV positive from birth (her mother died of "a prolonged illness" and the baby tested positive at 22 months of age), she is from Malawi, Africa and we are now living with her in Canada. She has been severely...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Hi Alice's Mommy,Congratulations on having what sounds like a wonderful little girl. I will preface my comments by saying that it sounds like she is now thriving and on the path towards what should be a long and healthy life with what sounds... Read more »

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
International Program Officer

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks an international
Program Officer to administer our growing programs in developing
countries. These programs are focused on... Read more »

pediatric aids discussion group

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know of any online pediatric aids discussion groups/forums for parents? Read more »

Medication affecting HIV test

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Where can I find out information about medication affecting results of HIV test? I was on antifungal when I took my test & worried about false negative.

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Medical Text on HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was reading at the medical school's bookstore the textbook they use on HIV infection. In the chapter on the window period, they said it is basically reduced to 5 weeks. They said that an Elisa test @ 6 weeks is most likely to be positive.

Now, we... Read more »

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