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What Does Hiv Effect In The Body
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Hiv virus effect on the bodyHi, I have had hiv for aprox. 8 years and from the last three years I started getting fat accumulation and wasting on my body and face. That is when I decided to take a break from the medicines. My questions are eventhough my virus has not effected...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Lipoatrophy (fat loss) and lipohypertrophy are two different conditions. For information about fat loss in the face, buttocks and extremities (lipoatrophy), I suggest you review the information provided in The Body's "Lipodystrophy Resource...
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Understanding HIV+ psico effects The Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex QuestionsHello Reverend, I'm Chris, HIV-, 31 years old male guy, living in Brazil. I have a very... Read more »does paroxitine or any anti depressants effect hiv anti body testDr Bob ,your humour filled answers are indeed delightfull.I am really scared,i have been on... Read more »
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À la Carte -- 5. Managing the Effects of HIV and Meds on the BodyFood-Drug Interactions Following the food guidelines for your meds will reduce the chance of resistant virus. Check with your doctor or pharmacist about food requirements. The interactions between you, HIV, medications and nutrition are... Read more »
Transcript of The Body's Live Chat on HIV Treatment Side Effects With Dr. Joel GallantFollowing is the transcript of The Body's live chat on HIV treatment side effects, which took place on Oct. 17, 2007, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. The chat was sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc., moderated by The Body's editorial staff and hosted by Dr.... Read more »
Poster Session 42351: The Effects of Oxandralone on Body Weight and Composition in Patients with HIV-Associated Weight LossA variety of anabolic steroids are in use to help counteract the severe loss of body weight that effects many patients with advanced HIV disease. Studies have previously shown that HIV-related wasting causes the destruction of body cell mass (or... Read more »
TheBody.com Examines Effects of Hurricane Katrina on HIV-Positive People, ServicesHurricane Katrina's Impact on the AIDS Community ," TheBody.com : TheBody.com has published several articles examining the impact of Hurricane Katrina on HIV-positive people, health care workers and HIV/AIDS-related services in the affected region.... Read more »
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HIV side effects? (heart attacks & seizures)
Posted by Carrie, 1 Reply
I'm starting to post more here, and hope I'm not bothering anyone by it. I'm just looking to get further educated. Anyways, my 33 year old boyfriend is pos and I who am 27 are neg. We've been talking about having a baby (in another post) but another... Read more » BBC Report on Brain Scan of HIV Effects
Posted by ScotCharles
Link below to copies of MRI brain scans of HIV+ peoplehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/4319952.stm Scans show how HIV attacks brain HIV, which attacks the body's natural defences, also damages the brain, three dimensional medical scans... Read more » body image
Posted by gabe, 3 Replies
Hi allI've been living with HIV for 13 years now and I'm not unhappy to have made it this far. My biggest personal issue at the moment is how I look thanks to lipo. I find myself seeing HIV whenever I look in the mirror. Its hard enough to feel good... Read more » HIV outside the body
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How long does HIV live outside the body? HIV outside the body There is no definite time frame because it has a lot to do with the environment that HIV is placed in. But from what I've read, it can typically survive for only several minutes. I... Read more » Advertisement Advertisement
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