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What Is AIDS Prognosis
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AIDS PROGNOSISTwo years ago a relative progressed to AIDS. He has a viral load of 8,000 and CD4 of 87. I had read at one time that once you had progressed to AIDS, the life expectancy was 3-5 years after diagnosis. Is that still true or has the prognosis changed...
Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
No one really knows how long patients treated with the new drugs will live because they've only been available for 4-5 years. A viral load of 8,000 is pretty modest, and should be able to be suppressed to undetectable again with a change of...
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Aging/AIDS/PrognosisIn the early 1990s I was diagnosed as having AIDS based on a CD4 count below 100, wasting syndrome,... Read more »General prognosis of recently diagnosed Full blown AIDSDear Dr. Henry,Thank you for the sound & judicious information you take the time to share with... Read more »
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NINDS Neurological Complications of AIDS Information PageWhat Are Neurological Complications of AIDS? Is There Any Treatment? What Is the Prognosis? What Research Is Being Done? Clinical Trials Organizations Related NINDS Publications and Information Publicaciones en Español Additional resources... Read more »
HAART Reduces Incidence and Improves Long-Term Prognosis of Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaBackground It is clear that HIV infection markedly increases the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In the era before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the more advanced the HIV infection, the greater the increase in the... Read more »
How Normalised Is HIV Care in the UK? A Survey of Current Practice and OpinionThe prognosis for individuals infected with HIV has changed dramatically over the past 10 years, with patients living longer and requiring other specialist services," the authors of this study explained. In the United Kingdom, they wrote, it is... Read more »
Poor Prognosis Seen in TB Patients With Extensive Drug ResistanceIn a retrospective study, researchers assessed the impact of a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) on treatment outcomes and long-term survival of mostly HIV-negative South Korean patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). ... Read more »
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Coping with HIV/AIDS: How the Perception of Stigmatization Affects Adherence to Medical Treatment and Disease Prognosishttp://hivstigmastudy.webs.com/ My name is Eric, a graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. I am working on a research... Read more » Feeling effects of stigmatization towards HIV/AIDS
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Coping with HIV/AIDS: How the Perception of Stigmatization Affects Adherence to Medical Treatment and Disease Prognosishttp://hivstigmastudy.webs.com/ My name is Eric, a graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. I am working on a research... Read more » AIDS researcher sues cedars for suppressing cure w
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Ten Million awarded AIDS and Cancer researcher. Friday, August 11, 2000. See www.remissions.org for full story MSNBC INTERVIEW Nancy Batchelder A Los Angeles US District Court awarded over $10,000,000.00 in damages to Cancer and AIDS... Read more » Can you work full time through life with hiv/aids?
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Hello,I have been positive for a year with cd4 468 and viral load of 13K. No meds yet. I am only 36. I have been divorced twice with four children and very very large child support obligations. I have talked with my doctors and read about the... Read more »
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