Treatment Options For Herpes

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Persistently detectable viral load - next treatment options?

Dear doctors, I hope you can help me think through my next ARV treatment move. I was diagnosed in 8/09 with VL 8000 and CD4 360 (22%), and no drug resistance on my genotype test. I began taking Atripla in 12/09, and recorded the following...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Thank you for this question, I am sorry to hear about this vexing issue.I have had a few patients who have had low level persistent viremia or blips. One thing to look for may be a concurrent infection (usually a herpes virus) that may be... Read more »

antibiotic resistant herpes treatment

I, recently began iv-theraphy treatment w/Cidofovir, after 2 infusions the genital lesions... Read more »

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

what options do I have now

Doctormeds are viramune/combivir/viread. Long time on combivir. My VL is going up, what options do... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

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Articles

Joan J., a Treatment-Naïve Patient Who Isn't Naïve About Treatment Options

Joan J. has known for several years that she is seropositive. Her CD4 counts have consistently been above 500 cells/mm 3 since her diagnosis, and she has consistently expressed reluctance to begin antiretroviral therapy -- citing data from trials... Read more »

FDA Approves Complera (Edurant + Truvada), a Second "All-in-One" Option for First-Line HIV Treatment

When it comes to single-pill HIV treatment regimens in the U.S., Atripla is no longer the only game in town. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just approved Complera, a once-daily tablet that contains Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) and the NNRTI... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

USCA 2010: Listen to Stories of AIDS Victims

"Advances in treatment options, as well as natural limitations of our nation's collective attention span, have contributed to a general decline in the public's sense of urgency when it comes to HIV/AIDS. "But while the epidemic has largely fallen... Read more »

Better Drugs Encouraging AIDS Complacency: Nobel Doctor

Robust HIV/AIDS treatment options mean "some people in my country, France, and other Western countries have become complacent -- they see HIV/AIDS as a chronic disease -- not as one that can kill," Francoise Barre-Sinoussi said on the sidelines of... Read more »

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AIDS Treatment Options

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm a journalism student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism looking for New Yorkers living with AIDS to talk with me about the complexities of AIDS treatment options. I'd like to speak both with people considering cocktail... Read more »

Current Treatment Options, and Prospects

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just want to know, how good are the currently available treatments, and what are the prospects for newly infected persons? The new drugs, anounced at the Retroconference, when do you think they will be available, and what effect are they going to... Read more »

Treatment options for Neuropathy

Posted by Neuropathypain, 1 Reply

I have suffered from Neuropathy since 2000. At first they thought it was the Zerit that I was on becuase a side effect was Neuropathy and it could go away, it never did it just got worse. I have tried every drug from Neurotin to Lyrica with no pain... Read more »

HIV Treatment Option--Paid Study

Posted by JFletcher

Hi!

We're conducting a paid research study with Men and Women Diagnosed with HIV-Positive to take part in our study and ONLY TALK about different treatment options.
Your opinion counts, and we compensate for travel and time with $100 for approximately... Read more »

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