What Are Ways To Fight Hiv

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What Do You Think Is the Best Way to Fight HIV/AIDS Stigma?

Stigma: It comes in many forms and can have a profound effect on people's relationships, their careers, their health, their lives. In fact, because of the ways it creeps into and clouds judgment on other aspects of the epidemic, many who are living... Read more »

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Tennessee: Condoms No Way to Fight HIV in Prison, Officials Say

With reported incidents of sexual misconduct at Tennessee prisons on the rise, some HIV prevention advocates are calling on the state to allow inmates access to condoms to curb the spread of STDs. Prison officials disagree, saying there is no... Read more »

A New Way to Fight HIV: CCR5 Inhibitors

The past year has brought so many new drug approvals that even some HIV experts are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how all of these meds work and how they can best be used to treat people with HIV. Today, we're going to look at... Read more »

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My doctor has me worried ( donation to fight this virus is on the way)

Dr. BobI wrote to you yesterday about me thinking my wife has seboriec dermititis (did alot of research) she doesnt have it now but she has in the past especially during the winter. Called my doc and he said even if she does have it that it is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I think the advice your physician provided was right on target!So, it's as easy as 1-2-3:1. Stop worrying needlessly.2. Get tested to calm your fears.3. Yell WOO-HOO.Dr. Bob... Read more »

make hiv fight it self

hi doc why can,t you take hiv change the way it works to fight it self? what i am saying the new hiv that we change put it back in the body to fight off the old hiv this way it control itself and people whould not need drugs or mabay very little we...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Interesting thought. What you describe is really the basis of vaccine work. Make an HIV virus that won't infect and kill T cells, but cause an immune reaction, so the body creates a better immune response against the virus. They are working on... Read more »

One more lymph node question. Could my body be fighting HIV in only one place.

Dr. Dezube:I did a deeper search and found that you answered an almost identical question. (Swollen lymph nodes in one place only)Please excuse..Allow me to modify my question: The body has countless lymph nodes...wouldn't I be able to detect...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

HIV needs to be viewed as a systemic illness (that is to say, it affects many and most areas of the body). It is inconceivable to me that only one lymph node is fighting off HIV. This is simply not the nature of the HIV beast. Even if only one... Read more »

new way treatment cure for HIV

AUSTRALIAN scientists have revealed the most complete picture yet of the way HIV maintains its grip on the body, pointing to new ways to combat it. The Melbourne-based research has explained how the virus hides dormant versions of itself in a...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Possibly. The key to HIV eradication will be the elimination of long-lived infected cells. If drugs or mechanisms can be developed to purge/destroy these infected cells then a cure is possible.... Read more »

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Efavirenz: ways to fight its sleep-reduction.

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 2 Replies

If Efavirenz (and Efavirenz along)is really wrecking your sleep quality, then the only solution is to stop taking Efavirenz (and substitute it with another drug).

However, there are ways to ensure your sleep is as good as possible.

Important discovery: Read more »

is aids way worse than hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

everything i read or at least the best news relates to hiv it says nothing about AIDS. Read more »

How to fight HIV - Public Health Reform

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

http://www.monthlyreview.org/nfte0904.htm
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~josephwd/Cuba/delaVega.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2014854&dopt=Abstract

Many won't like this but I think... Read more »

The way we address HIV is cause for concern

Posted by bradford

The way we address HIV is cause for concern.

The truth is that there are millions of people living to whom HIV has not caused illness and death. This information brings joy and hope to the heart of any person who has ever dreaded the onset of AIDS.

Ini... Read more »

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