Tea Tree Oil And Hiv

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Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil ( Melaleuca alternifolia ) has become a popular treatment for people with HIV. It is made from a tree that is native only to Australia. Tea tree oil is used to prevent or treat mild cases of a variety of infections, particularly fungal... Read more »

Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Neem

Neem ( Azadiracta indica ) is a tropical evergreen tree sometimes known in India as "the village pharmacy." The essential oil of this tree is an antibiotic used against a variety of micro-organisms. It is particularly useful for skin conditions,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer to Create the Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are using the ultimate supercomputer to analyze genetic sequences from more than 400 HIV-infected people to help find a vaccine against HIV/AIDS. The "Roadrunner" computer is being used to compare... Read more »

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Ozonated Olive Oil for HIV Answer

Well.. I'm not surprised by your answer, THE BODY website is totally funded by Pharmaceutical companies - I've never seen such a looooonnng list as the one you've got putting money into this website. When you open this site, you ARE...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Please note my work here on The Body is completely voluntary and my advice is based on nearly 30 years as a board-certified immunologist and HIV specialist physician who has treated literally thousands of patients with HIV/AIDS, done research... Read more »

meds and herbal supplemts such as green tea and omega 3, fish oils,.

I am taking Kaletra and Truvada and doing very well on them. I am also taking a multi-vit,green tea extract, and would like to start fish oil, omega 3, for long term effects of meds on cholesterol.I am in perfect health now and would like to keep...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Not sure I know what your question is...Nelson... Read more »

green tea / te verde

Hola Doctor Nelson , quisiera saber si tomar te verde afecta o beneficia a las personas con HIV , yo tomo muchisimo y me hace sentir bien ,al menos me limpia , tomo truvada/norvir/reyataz mi cd4 759 y mi Virus indetectable 4 semanas despues de...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Hay un poco de informacion del te verde y sus efectos de controlar el virus pero solo en el laboratorio. No se han hecho estudios en humanos todavia.Yo tomo te verde dos veces al dia para un poquito mas de energia. Tambien tiene antioxidantes que... Read more »

Quercetin-Black Tea/Green Tea and Atripla

Is there any interaction between Black or Green Tea and Atripla. Both teas have the antioxidant quercetin which is supposed to help the immune system, according to The University of Michigan. Please advise! ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

to my knowledge no data on drug interaction (or effectiveness) between black or green tea and efavirenz or Atripla. If any reader knows of a reference please post. I would not expect a clinically significant interaction but recommend informing your... Read more »

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hiv subtype tree

Posted by Anonymous

http://hiv-web.lanl.gov/content/hiv-db/COMPENDIUM/1994/PART-III/HIVsubtypes94.pdf

you can't even imagine how many of these beasties are out there...

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Virgin Coconut Oil

Posted by garcia, 2 Replies

Hi all,

Stumbled across some new and promising developments on the subject of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) which my father put me on to.
Being the skeptic that I am, I'm not about to jump onto any bandwagons, but I thought it might be an idea to spread... Read more »

On failed rubbers, tree attacks, & sex in Africa

Posted by GaryNPA, 1 Reply

Ok, enough with the insanity folks. I do very much understand the stress, anxiety, guilt, and fear that most all of us have at some point had as we made our way through the testing window for this dreaded illness. This board becomes a source of... Read more »

Seeking information for my decision tree

Posted by FactFinder, 4 Replies

Hi, All:

I have several questions, the answers to which I can't seem to find on the internet. I am hopeful that someone in this forum might be able to point me to the appropriate resources.

By way of introduction, I am a 38 y.o. male; my wife is 32. ... Read more »

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