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Czech Republic Records Increase in Number of People Living With HIV/AIDS

The number of HIV-positive people living in the Czech Republic increased by 122 last year, the highest increase in the country's HIV testing history, Miroslav Hlavaty, director of the House of Light HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre in Prague, said... Read more »

Higher Risk of Certain Cancers Being Recorded in HIV-Positive People

Physicians in the U.S. are reporting a higher risk for certain types of cancers -- such as liver, head, neck and lung -- in people living with HIV/AIDS, raising concerns that a cancer epidemic is imminent in the population, the Baltimore Sun ... Read more »

U.S. Donates Record $56 Million to WFP for Nutrition Programs for HIV-Infected People in Ethiopia

The U.S. has pledged a record $56 million donation from PEPFAR to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) aimed to "dramatically increase resources for programs in Ethiopia providing vital nutrition assistance to people living with HIV (PLHIV),"... Read more »

Ask the Experts

I read on my medical record (website) that I was diagnosed yesterday with HIV 2. Could there be a mistake?

I saw HIV 2 added to my medical record as an ongoing condition based on some blood drawn a couple of days before. However, when I read about the condition, it says that it's very rare here in the U.S. and mostly found in West African...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You need to find out what tests were performed and the specific results of those tests. You are correct that HIV-2 is rare in the US. Although there are people that are infected with HIV-2 in the US, many of those have specific risk factors... Read more »

HIV +ve people carrying needles

Dr. Bob, Now that there are 1 Million HIV +ve people in the USA, I have a fear -- I heard many HIV +ve persons have a revengeful feeling towards the society to make everyone positive and thus carry needles with them to dab into everyone they meet or...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You heard that many HIV-positive persons carry needles with them to jab into everyone they meet or sleep with, because they have a "revengeful feeling towards society???" Now why on earth would you think the million of us who are... Read more »

How long are people living with HIV, IF DETECTED EARLY AND THEY ARE TAKING MEDS AS PRESCRIBED?

hi Dr.Sherer, how long does the average person live who is living with HIV if he /she was diagnosed early enough , take meds as prescribed, exercises, and easts health in these days of the disease? I am 22 and was diagnosed a few month , it is...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

In the current era of HIV treatment, 80-85% of people have a response to ART like yours, with full viral suppression and rising CD4 cells. The estimates for long term survival are highest for someone who 'gets it right' with the very... Read more »

Bush/Reagan not the only ones with a subpar track record

Dear Dr. Bob,I have been reading your forum for a few years now, on and off. I find your approach peoples concerns about transmission very helpful and informative, and I thank you for that. I will agree that more has to be done by ALL to ensure that...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,In general, I agree with you and I, in fact did criticized Clinton for not supporting needle-exchange programs while he was President. However, it is worth noting that he was dealing with a Republican Congress that was not supportive of many... Read more »

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WHERE TO MEET PEOPLE WITH HIV IN "NYC"

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I LIKE TO KNOW OF PLACES OR SOCIAL GATHERINGS IN NEW YORK WHERE YOU CAN MEET OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV. ALSO LOCATION OF SUPPORT GROUPS IN NY THAT ONE CAN ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE LONG PROCESS OF... Read more »

Beware people pushing "Aloe Vera" for HIV !

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 4 Replies

It's important to remember this Forum can be entered by anybody. Anybody can post here. And some people are here to try and make money out of us by offering to share with us magical cures for HIV/AIDS.

I have just received yet another email from a... Read more »

Re: TerryD for the record

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

TerryD, please respond to this copied post from a couple pages back. If you disagree with any of the statements, you now have the chance to correct the record. This is very important. Thanks.

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Looking for people to interview with HIV or AIDS

Posted by Anonymous

Hi,
I am writing a series of articles about AIDS and HIV infections aimed at college students in Pullman and Moscow Idaho. Many students feel their risk of catching such a disease in a small town is virtually non-existant. I have had difficulty... Read more »

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