What If Blood Was In My Drink

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Blood in drinking water

Dear Dr. Bob,Thanks for being around to assist. I had this rather unusual encounter, I was with some friends cum strangers in a party. We were chatting when one stranger who was drinking water at that point in time suddenly burst into laughter. I am...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Do you worry about getting struck by a lightning bolt even though it's a wonderful sunny day? Are you concerned that a giant meteor might come crashing through your bedroom ceiling while you are sleeping? If the answer is no, then you... Read more »

HIV from drinking blood from a water fountain?

Is it possible to get HIV from accidentally drinking blood from a water fountain?... Read more »

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U. »

Can you get HIV from drinking another persons blood?

I recently ended a period in my life where I enguaged in CONSENTUAL blood drinking(cut one's... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

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My Kind of Life: Not Just Another Healthy Drink

Sometimes the wheel is reinvented and it rolls better. There is a nutritional drink on the market that has redefined the very essence of its nature. Redefined because it is made for the HIV-impacted community and others living with chronic diseases... Read more »

Drugs, Drink'n and Smok'n Part I

This is a two-part series on drugs. This month I'm writing about ecstasy, crystal-meth and cannabis and their side effects. When you take meds of any kind or mix any of the drugs listed, you increase your chances of something going wrong. It's not... Read more »

Drugs, Drink'n and Smok'n Part II

This is the second of a two-part series on drugs. This month I'm writing about cannabis, GHB, ketamine or K, cocaine, alcohol, crack and their side effects. In Part I of this series in the August issue we focused on ecstasy, crystal-meth and their... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Issues High-Strength Hydrogen Peroxide Warning

On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration warned that drinking or injecting high-strength hydrogen peroxide products, which are sold online to treat serious illness including AIDS, can be very harmful. The products are promoted as "35... Read more »

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Drinking

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

What would be the chances of contracting the HIV virus from drinking a bottle of wine in South Africa after the local waiter cut his hand on the corkscrew while opening the bottle? Would alcohol have killed the virus anyway? This may sound like a... Read more »

Drinking straws

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

You know some drinking straws come unwrapped and the person at the restaurant or store touches it when he/she gives it to you, would that be risky if the person had saliva or some other fluid like blood in their hands? This is crazy, I know, I wish... Read more »

a considerable amount of HIV blood in a glass

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am wondering if 20-30 ml of wet HIV-infected blood remained in a glass for more than twelve hours, will the blood be still infectious even if it is still wet after that 12 hours?? Read more »

ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE(Low Salt in blood)

Posted by Jet, 1 Reply

what are some of the known vitamins to buy in store to boost low salt in blood?i am told my blood salt is low and need to increase to avoid dizziness and weakness in bones.
Please drop me what to eat and what not to
fruits_which ones
Food-which ones
Vit... Read more »

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