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 »

Former Pop Star Sherri Lewis Talks About Living With HIV - HIV/AIDS Resource Center for Women

Former Pop Star Sherri Lewis Talks About Living With HIV By Bonnie Goldman Listen to Audio (50 min.) Download Audio This podcast is a part of the series This Positive Life . To subscribe to this series, click here . About Sherri ... 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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I'm a female teen whos HIV positive

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hello,
I'm new here. I'm 13years old and I'm HIV positive. I don't know alot of teens who have AIDS/HIV and I'm starting to want to have more contact with teens like me. It gets boring talking to my dad about all my teenage issues that always end up... Read more »

Just notified today I tested positive for HIV

Posted by spike, 19 Replies

My health department contacted me, before my doctor today at work. I found out the HIV test I took came back postive.
I am so afraid!. I don't want to go to sleep. I know I will discuss this with my personal doctor in the morning. But this first... Read more »

I am HIV positive, I tested positive a year ago.

Posted by DELRAELADAMSCH, 1 Reply

Hello I am HIV Positive and I have been taking the necessary medication and I tested positive a year ago. Read more »

It'z HIV positive so look 4 the positive side

Posted by lilmisskathy

HEY my name is kathy im 12 and im nt real sure that im ment 4 love sence im +... im black so half the kids at my school already think i got it because of my color.. im suppa athletic, i love runing track, playin basketball and singing.. im good at... Read more »

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