THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE THREE CLASSES OF HIV

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Three Different Med - Three Skin Rash

Help..I'm scared. I first started with Atripla, and after 9 days I developed a severe skin rash all over my body, legs, and arms. Then I was switched to Truvada, Reyataz and Norvir. Again, after 9 days I developed a severe skin rash all over...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many patients will develop rashes for a variety of reasons during first months on effective HIV treatment. In some cases may be due to a reaction to a specific drugs while in other situations can be due to immune reconstitution causing flare-ups of... Read more »

Dr. Cohen, how does treatment for HIV2 differ from HIV1?

Dr. Cohen: Hello. Thanks for your very complete answers concerning HIV and its treatment. My... Read more »

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cold symptoms for three weeks after sex with positive person of different status

Hi i had sex on the 18th of Dec with someone whos also positive he told me he takes atripla im on... Read more »

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Introduction: Why Do We Need a New Class of HIV Medications?

This material was developed independently through an unrestricted educational grant from Trimeris. Reason #1: Resistance to Current Drugs Treating HIV infection involves many challenges, including occasionally troublesome side effects and the... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Class-Sparing Regimens for Initial Treatment of HIV-1 Infection

A regimen of either efavirenz or lopinavir-ritonavir plus two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) is recommended for HIV-1 patients starting initial therapy; however, it is not known which of these two regimens has greater efficacy.... Read more »

Two New Classes of Drugs Found to Control Viral Loads Among HIV-Positive People Who Have Developed Drug Resistance, Studies Say

Two new classes of antiretroviral drugs, called CCR5 and integrase inhibitors, have been found to control the viral loads of HIV-positive people who have developed drug resistance, according to studies presented Tuesday at the 14th Annual Conference... Read more »

Early Treatment With Three Classes of Antiretrovirals Quickly Reduces Viral Loads, Study Says

Early treatment with a combination therapy that contains three classes of antiretroviral drugs can reduce viral loads quickly -- raising the possibility that HIV can be eliminated in people with already low viral loads following aggressive treatment... Read more »

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Good god... 3-class-resistant strain in NYC!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=71000001&refer=&sid=aDEfEZh52ykY

NYC Health Officials Find New, Virulent HIV Strain (Update2)

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- New York City doctors have discovered a previously unseen strain of HIV, which appears... Read more »

up date on my hiv education class

Posted by Brandy, 2 Replies

first I want to thank everyone who gave me in put on my essay I wrote to get into the class..................
GUESS WHAT????????????
Im now ceritfied to educate in schools and recovery centers here in oklahoma........
is that cool or what????
I just got... Read more »

Looking for personal stories for HIV class THANKS!

Posted by collegestudent, 1 Reply

I'm currently taking a course on HIV and have also recently bought a great book by Carl Zimmer called "A Planet of Viruses." I have grown increasingly interested in the HIV and for my final project I would love to get some personal stories on coping... Read more »

A Novel Class Of HIV Drugs - Some GOOD News!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

http://www.msnbc.com/news/715890.asp

Clinical trials underway. Some are likely to be available THIS year. Some will be mass-produced within the next 1-2 years. More importantly, read on! So far, no side effects, easy regimen, great results!

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