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Recent Development In The Treatment Of AIDS

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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Recent Releases: Guidelines Outline HIV/AIDS Treatment Strategies; Study Examines Access to Treatment; Essay Discusses Fighting AIDS in Developing Countries

"The Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Adults and Adolescents ": HHS on Saturday released revised guidelines for HIV treatment in adults and adolescents that include changes in recommendations concerning when to... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Recent Developments in AIDS Drug Research, Access

Several drug makers announced developments in HIV/AIDS treatments intended to increase drug access in developing countries. Summaries of recent news articles appear below. GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim on Monday announced that the... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Recent Scientific Progress in Developing New HIV/AIDS Interventions

Kaitlin Christenson, coalition director for the Global Health Technologies Coalition, "reflects on recent progress made by the scientific community in developing new interventions to combat HIV/AIDS as a result of leadership from the U.S.... Read more »
Ask the Experts

recent sero conversion and when to begin treatment

I had a negative HIV test April 18th, followed by a positive test May 5th which was confirmed by Western Blot. I was very ill for 5 days when I had the first test with flu like symptoms, sore throat, and swollen glands but no fever. My doctor...
Gerald Pierone, M.D.

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast
Based on what you have outlined it sounds like you had seroconverted by May 5th and the symptoms of primary HIV infection occurred about 3 weeks before that. A viral load of 107,000 is not out of range for this May 5th time point. Very high viral... Read more »

recent sero conversion and when to begin treatment

I had a negative HIV test April 18th, followed by a positive test May 5th which was confirmed by Western Blot. I was very ill for 5 days when I had the first test with flu like symptoms, sore throat, and swollen glands but no fever. My doctor...
Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine
Sounds like this was a recent seroconversion given the 2 test results. Early treatment has not conclusively been determined to affect long term outcome. It certainly will turn off viral replication and preserve immune function to a greater degree... Read more »

recent sero conversion and when to begin treatment

I had a negative HIV test April 18th, followed by a positive test May 5th which was confirmed by Western Blot. I was very ill for 5 days when I had the first test with flu like symptoms, sore throat, and swollen glands but no fever. My doctor...
Renslow Sherer, M.D.

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals
It's not possible to estimate the duration of infection from the level of the viral load and CD4 cell count. Usually the viral load values are quite high with a recent infection (often one million or more), but the range is fairly wide, and... Read more »

Considering the recent new treatments, when's the best time to begin treatment?

I've been HIV+ since late 1998 (diagnosed in January 1999.) I have NEVER been on any meds. I have been getting blood work done regularly to keep an eye on my health (below is a chart of my test dates, viral load, CD4%, CD4 Abs, CD8% and CD8...
Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine
An increase in CD8 count is a natural reaction to HIV infection. CD4 cells are the major cell infected and killed by HIV, and CD8 cells are the major cell that kills HIV. I don't like the trend in your CD4 count, particularly your CD4... Read more »
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AIDS Treatment News on Denialists

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
John S. James, AIDS Treatment News

AIDS Treatment Improves Survival: Answering the "AIDS Denialists"

by Bruce Mirken

A sharp decline in AIDS deaths in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia began in 1996, coinciding with the widespread... Read more »

recent news on late seroconversion: read last line

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
http://www.thebody.com/confs/retro2006/wilkin1.html


Morpeth et al also described a single unusual case in which an individual did not develop an antibody response for one year after first having a viral load of more than 10 million copies/mL. This... Read more »

currently pregnant/recently gave birth

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am currently writing a story for the magazine HIV plus (hivplusmag.com) on the options available and optimal treatments for HIV-positive individuals who are choosing to have children. I am interested in speaking with women who recently gave birth... Read more »

hows this for a recent infection

Posted by c1no1, 3 Replies
i recently found out i was hiv+ and the entire ordeal has opened my eyes to so many things that i needed to make changes to in my life...i didnt truly get the positive result back until last week, however my story goes like this....one day i had a... Read more »

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