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"YOU GUYS ARE THE CURE"

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

HEY FELLAS,

im back! and still livin scared:( but from the support i get from you guys evryday is very overwhelming:) it just keeps me thinking straight , with or without hiv...they can come up with a cure today or years down the road.. personally it... Read more »

HIV CURE (Houston

Posted by optimistic2009, 1 Reply

Hey guys, does anyone know if the trials in Houston have begun? It would be amazing if the results are promising and the treatment becomes available in the next 5-8 years!

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Houston - There is real hope that what's happening in a... Read more »

FIRST IN WORLD TO BE CURED OF HIV !!

Posted by cute_butterfly, 3 Replies

In a sensational development that will bring hope to millions dying of Aids, 25-year-old Andrew Stimpson has miraculously tested NEGATIVE for the disease after having it for more than a year.

The results so dumbfounded doctors they repeated the test... Read more »

Dating a Positive Guy.

Posted by thewoodenboy, 6 Replies

Hey there.
I have been seeing a guy for a couple weeks now. He just let me know that he is HIV+. The last thing I wanted to do was react negatively because I was so thankful that he was comfortable telling me. He informed me that he is taking his... Read more »

Guys, should i worry?

Posted by elisa101, 1 Reply

As mentioned earlier, my incident was kissing a karaoke girl and i tasted blood. Took an elisa at 20 over days- result negative. Recently i had high fever for a day. After taking two dosages of paracetamol, the fever went off. Cured in a day. Now... Read more »

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Cure for HIV/AIDS (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

Hi,I have been wondering why it is so difficult for HIV/AIDS cure to be found especially for Americans who nothing is impossible for. I am from Africa living with HIV. Would there ever be a cure for this deadly disease and when?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,See below. I have nothing new to add at this time.Dr. Bobcure (CURE)Feb 6, 2009 what are the limitations in finding the cure for hiv Response from Dr. Frascino Hi, Time for an HIV cure reality check, as this question comes up frequently. Care... Read more »

No cure or vaccine on the distant horizon. Really? (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

You are claiming many times that a cure or a vaccine is not even on the distant horizon and that we shouldn't hope for a treatment break or change for the next years. I was reading about the phase II trials of Geovax for a preventive vaccine...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Actually, I'm probably one of the most optimistic people on the planet. However, I'm also a scientist. There are a number of vaccine trials ongoing. However, even a phase II trial is a very long ways away from being ready for primetime.... Read more »

Cure for HIV and Aids (CURE)

Hi Dr Bob,I bet that you are an angel sent from heaven to help people answer questions concerning this plague.I am negative myself (I think, but all my "acts" were protected, so I hope i am safe)Anywasy, I like to hear your opinion towards...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,"Anywasy"???As for my opinion towards the cure for HIV and AIDS, well, my opinion is that I want a cure yesterday! Unfortunately that's not the reality of the situation.Will there "eventually" be a cure? Yes, I think... Read more »

Sex between 2 poz guys (SUPER INFECTION, 2010) (SEX BETWEEN TWO HIV POSITIVE PARTNERS, 2010)

I've been asked by another poz guy to have bareback sex. I don't know the facts. One would think that since we're both poz it doesn't matter, but I've heard otherwise. I'm the top, but I don't know if that makes...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You've heard correctly! It does indeed matter! Poz-on-poz couplings are at risk for superinfection (acquiring a different strain of the virus) and for other STDs that could make your HIV disease flare out of control. My advice is always to... Read more »

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HIV Frontlines: The Doctor Who Cured HIV

Gero Hütter, M.D. This isn't another story about the "Berlin patient" -- a.k.a. Timothy Brown, the first, and to date the only, man who's ever been considered "cured" of his HIV infection. His story has been told many times, in many ways, and... Read more »

Elite Controllers May Show Way to a Cure

In light of the recent cancellation of two major HIV vaccine studies, unique ideas are desperately needed to help solve the global AIDS crisis. The answer to this scientific riddle may lie in a group of people with HIV who naturally control the... Read more »

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Toddler "Functionally Cured" of HIV Infection, NIH-Supported Investigators Report

A two-year-old child born with HIV infection and treated with antiretroviral drugs beginning in the first days of life no longer has detectable levels of virus using conventional testing despite not taking HIV medication for 10 months, according to... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Rogaine as Possible HIV Cure?

The quest for low-cost HIV treatment may lie in finding virus-fighting properties among the thousands of drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to Vojo Deretic, chair of molecular genetics and microbiology department... Read more »

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