What Could People Do To Prevent Hiv

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Why HIV "Crimes" Harm HIV Prevention and People With HIV

For our World AIDS Day 2010 section, we wanted to capture the diversity of the AIDS community. So, we reached out to people across the world -- mostly those who have never written for us before -- and asked them to guest blog. These columns are... Read more »

California HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs to Focus on Training HIV-Positive People to Prevent Spreading Virus

California's HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, which in the past have focused on curbing high-risk behavior, are being "revamped" to train HIV-positive people not to spread the virus, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "new tactic" in HIV/AIDS... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Satellite Broadcast: National HIV Testing Day and Prevention for People Living with HIV/AIDS

The Satellite Broadcast first announced on May 17, will be extended an additional 30 minutes from its original 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm time slot. This additional 30-minutes, from 3:00-3:30 pm, will provide an opportunity for an overview of a possible... Read more »

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Prevention of STDs and why people don't care

Seems to me that alot of time and money is spent on AIDS and STD research. I know of well-educated people who still ignore all risk factors and practice unsafe sex. Can you help me understand why they ignore preventive measures? These are people...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. There are numerous reasons why a person may not practice safer sex, even if they are knowledgeable about HIV/STDs. Some of those reasons include:1) Denial. Many people refuse to believe that they are at risk... Read more »

Hello Italian Stallion...Trying to preventing other innocent people from getting infected

Hi Dr. Robert Franscino. First off I'd like to say that your are truley an angel sent from heaven! You don't know how many lives you touch. I know you have a zillion emails but I desperately need your help. Here's my situation, I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Sleepless in L.A.,You pretty much already "know" you have HIV??? Hmmm . . . . Sleepless, do you know how many times a day folks tell me that? No, of course you don't, because you would have no way of knowing. Right? Well, same... Read more »

HIV between two hiv-negative people?(HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES)

is there a way hiv can develop through a hiv-negative person's vaginal fluid on a hiv-negative's small cut(ripped hang nail) through clothed mutual masturbation?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Here we go again! I find it shocking how often the question of "can two HIV negative people transmit HIV to each other?" comes up! And I find it disheartening to see this question now coming up in the context of mutual masturbation!... Read more »

Recent prevention failure and efforts to cure the disease part 3 (HIV IS 100% PREVENTABLE TODAY, 2010)

Thanks again. I understand your difficulties in managing a prevention forum since your objective is to put more fear on the disease to lower further infections but the general and widespread opinion of doctors and researchers is that HIV is a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Dude, you're spending way too much time on this site and arguing with the wrong guy. Generally you and I agree on most things. It's just that I have the perspective of being HIV infected since January 1991 plus the experience of being... Read more »

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HIV Dating, HIV Community, HIV Positive Dating, Meet people with HIV, HIV chatting room

Posted by JoJo1234

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The Biggest and Best HIV Dating and Support: 700,000+ HIV singles, 15,000+... Read more »

Hiv usually transmitted before people know

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - HIV infection is likely to be transmitted before people are even aware that they are carriers, UK researchers report in the January 3rd issue of AIDS.

"The study demonstrates that a significant proportion of new HIV-1... Read more »

UNITED STATES DISCRIMINATES AGAINST HIV+ PEOPLE

Posted by bradford, 2 Replies

UNITED STATES DISCRIMINATES AGAINST HIV+ PEOPLE

While nearly a million HIV+ American citizens enjoy the freedom to leave and travel outside their country, the United States government prohibits HIV+ individuals from other countries entry to the... Read more »

Beware people pushing "Aloe Vera" for HIV !

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 5 Replies

It's important to remember this Forum can be entered by anybody. Anybody can post here. And some people are here to try and make money out of us by offering to share with us magical cures for HIV/AIDS.

I have just received yet another email from a... Read more »

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