Pop Singer Hiv Positive

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BBC Tackles HIV, Disclosure and Criminalization as German Singer's Trial Begins

German pop singer Nadja Benaissa is facing criminal charges for not disclosing her HIV status before having unprotected sex -- and subsequently allegedly infecting one of her partners. World Have Your Say , a BBC podcast, dedicated an entire show... Read more »

First Person: An Interview With Shelley Singer

By Bonnie Goldman I'm here today with Shelley Singer of Los Angeles, California. Shelley was diagnosed in 1997, and she is a long-time HIV prevention educator and activist. Welcome, Shelley. Thank you. When you found out you were HIV... Read more »

Washington Post Profiles HIV/AIDS Advocate, Singer Sherri Lewis

The Washington Post on Tuesday profiled HIV/AIDS advocate and singer Sherri Lewis, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1987. Soon after her diagnosis, Lewis met a researcher at Harvard University who encouraged her to take a position in Boston... Read more »

Ask the Experts

hiv pos singer

dear doc, going to start ART. can u tell me as a professional singer what kind of opportunistic infections can hamper my singing and what should i do to prevent? is it going to be a very difficult to live with the virus as a singer? how long i am...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Although you don't indicate what your CD4 count is currently and whether you would even be at risk for opportunistic infections. That said, once you start HIV meds and your virus gets under control your CD4 count will likely increase... Read more »

hiv pos singer

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

In our clinic we follow many entertainers/patients who sing in choirs do well with their HIV treatment so that they can continue their singing activities. The long term prognosis for HIV+ persons with good access to health care including... Read more »

zit pop into my eye

a girl who was standing next to me was squeezing her face, it did not bother me untill one of her zit pop into my eye.i then turn and whipe my eye with my shirt which was black. i then went to the bathroom to check my eye to see if there was blood...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"So let's assume the worst . . ." ?!?!? Dude (or Dudette), you just had a pimple popped right into your eye. How much worse can things get? Are you expecting someone to drop a piano on your head or perhaps that you suddenly find... Read more »

Low-carb diet & pill-popping?

Sir: Do HIV-positive people with lipodystrophy and wasting symptoms benefit from the currently popular high-protein, low-carb diet? This is important because this is supposed to help increase energy and lose fat. As for nutritional supplements,...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dear MH,I think that a low-carb diet might be worth a try for fat loss. (I have been doing it myself with some luck). However, if the weight loss or body changes are caused by mitochondrial toxicity, the diet will not help, although some people... Read more »

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Is it possible to get HIV from a popped pimple?

Posted by AZT

I'm asking in the area where it's my pimple that been popped, and it's a bleeder. Would it be possible for someone else's blood get into my pimple and give hiv, or would the blood from my pimple just push the other guy's blood out.

Kind of a weird... Read more »

Hiv Positive Dating | Hiv Positive Singles | Hiv Positive Forums | Hiv Positive Chatroom

Posted by Chloe1023, 5 Replies

http://www.Pozspaces.com is a HIV positive singles dating site for individuals who may be HIV positive or have AIDS. We understand that living with this virus/disease can be difficult when it comes to dating. We want to provide the opportunity for... Read more »

Hiv Positive Dating | Hiv Positive Singles | Hiv Positive Forums | Hiv Positive Chatroom

Posted by Pozme

www.Pozspaces.com is a HIV positive singles dating site for individuals who may be HIV positive or have AIDS. We understand that living with this virus/disease can be difficult when it comes to dating. We want to provide the opportunity for those... Read more »

soda pop in my veins

Posted by Anonymous

i was wondering if anyone who tested positive felt like this during their seroconversion.

Soda pop was running thru their veins instead of blood. A tingling sensation all throut thair body ,,,toe to head. Dazed.

Thanks in advance for your reply. Read more »

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