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California: Drugs Help AIDS Patients Live Well Into Senior Years

Experts predict that in the coming decade, more AIDS patients will join the ranks of seniors, thanks to drug treatments that extend their lives. The proportion of Los Angeles County residents with AIDS age 50 and older has grown from 14 percent in... Read more »

Senior Class

Photographs are by Tomás Gaspar, whose work was featured in the Electric Blanket (Visual AIDS Artists' Caucus). In 1998 his AIDS photography received recognition at the World AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. His work is currently represented... Read more »

U.S. May Pay for Sex Disease Tests for Elderly

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday it is mulling the inclusion of certain STD tests for seniors and the disabled. Medicare currently covers HIV testing, but may include screening for diseases like syphilis and... Read more »

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Nurse - Worried Sick

Hi, I was scratched (probably 1/2 in. long)by an insulin syringe used by our HIV+ patients to inject drugs. The syringe was placed in a biohazard bag and not in a sharps container and when I went to put the bag in our biohazard box, a felt a scratch...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1. Depth and severity of the needle stick and/or laceration can be factors related to HIV transmission risk. How much a wound bleeds is not.2. In prospective studies in health care workers, the average risk for HIV transmission after a... Read more »

That worrying male nurse again

Dear Sir, this is my 4th letter to you, awaiting your reply as before.As less serious as it may seem to you..the situation that I am in has been agonizing to me to say the least...I pray to you my dear Sir..please read my previous letter and please...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Worried Nurse,I have no way to retrieve old questions not selected for posting. See below. Resubmit your question if necessary. OK?Dr. Bobhey doc (WHY DONT YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION)Feb 27, 2008 hey doc, i've been writing you many times,... Read more »

best state for treatment

Hello Dr. Franscisco.First off,many thanks to all of the important information you provide to people in the world through this site. It is surely one of the most informitive sites on the web.To make a long story short, I have been living in Asia for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Brian,The best HIV care, in my opinion, can be found in metropolitan areas that have had lots of experience treating folks with HIV and which also have a well-recognized medical center. I may be biased (and probably am), but certainly California... Read more »

hep c transmission (Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV)

Dear Dr. Bob:How exactly is Hep C transmitted?Best regards,Just Wondering...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I'll post some information about hepatitis C transmission from the archives below.Dr. BobGuide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIVTesting, Coinfection, Treatment and SupportBy Simon Collins and Tracy SwanAugust 2007First Questions We... Read more »

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Paying for Meds

Posted by HIVhilarity11, 3 Replies

Hi Everyone

I really need some help, advice, assurance. I'm very upset right now. My Husband and I were both diagnosed poz last Tuesday 11/1. We had our first appointment with the Infectuous Disease Specialist office yesterday and they were... Read more »

Blood on Cotton Ball & Band Aid - not mine

Posted by Olive, 1 Reply

Hello,

I hope the experts can help me out. I went to get a routine HIV test done at a local clinic here in Kenya. The syringe was new, however after drawing the blood the nurse put a cotton ball on my injected area to cover the blood....I noticed... 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 »

Immigrants living in the USA!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello everyone. The past 2 weeks questions have been posted with regards to travelling outside the USA and coming back into the USA if you are not an American citizen. I must say thank you very much to Scotcharles for the information provided.... Read more »

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