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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 »

Will I lose My Job because of my criminal record? caused by my HIV diagnosis?

Hi. i live in California. in 2007 i was diagnosed hiv +. Prior to my diagnosis, i had a spotless driving and no criminal records. but since i was diagnosed, i completely lost myself-if you will- and lost my driving due to racking up 12+/- tickets in...

Response from Christa Douaihy, Esq.

Member, City of NY Bar Association Committee on AIDS

Dear Writer,Thank you for the submission. You ask if there is any legal ground to use your HIV diagnosis to mitigate potential damage caused by your criminal convictions. You raise a legal topic that I believe is exceedingly important in the fight... 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 »

One for the record books

Hi. I know I am going to be one of those people who seroconvert after six months. I had a definite exposure. I had unprotected sex once with a man who I later found out to have HIV. Fever five days later, Intertrigo under my breasts, one small skin...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll be brief.1.Three negative HIV tests out to seven months means you are definitively and conclusively HIV negative. Period.2.How many more tests should you get? None. Why? See #1 above.3.You are not an interesting case study. In fact,... Read more »

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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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Anonymous wrote:

Here are some facts... Read more »

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 »

For the Record

Posted by Anonymous

1) Oops is Oops. Never have I seen anyone else post under my name.

2) I have never received bad advice from Jocko, Shane, or Jackie.

3) Jocko and Shane are not the same person - I'd bet my negative tests on it.

4) In my opinion, it should not be a... Read more »

Beware people pushing "Aloe Vera" for HIV !

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 5 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 »

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