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HIV and Kidney Disease

Why Should People With HIV Care About Kidney Disease? HIV disease can cause kidney failure due to HIV infection of kidney cells. This is known as HIV-Associated Nephropathy or HIVAN. Other causes of kidney disease include diabetes and high blood pressure. These problems, especially HIVAN, are much more common in African-Americans. Taking some medications used to treat HIV infections or related health issues can also cause kidney disease. Kidney...

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How long do bloodborne diseases or communicable diseases reside on surfaces?

How long do communicable diseases(blood borne pathogens such as AIDS or Hepatitis) reside on surfaces, like in a medical setting were mucous or blood is exposed on surfaces or instruments??...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

It depends on the pathogen (germ). Viruses, which depend on human cells to reproduce and survive, last the shortest time, typically measured in hours. Some bacteria that can form spores may survive for many years.... Read more »

Abacavir - Coronary Disease

Is there there any connection between Abacavir and Coronary disease? And if so what advice is the manufacturer currently offering?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Recent data from the DAD study noted an increased risk for a heart attack in patients that were taking abacavir within the preceding 6 months. The overall risk for a heart attack was small and concentrated among persons at high risk for a heart... Read more »

HAART Therapy & Graves Disease

Good day Dr, McGowan,I have had Graves Disease for many years (over 15 to be exact). I was just diagnosed + last month with a CD4 count of 230 and a VL of 7K. I started HAART (Truvada, Norvir, Reyataz) several weeks ago and was wondering if my...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Thanks for your question.Use of Synthroid and Norvir together may result in loss of Synthroid (levothyroxine) effectiveness. Your should have your TSH level checked to see if you need a dose adjustment. There have been reports of flair-ups of... Read more »

Where does the name Hodgkin's Disease come from? Do I have it?

Where does the name Hodgkin's Disease come from? Do I have it? ...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Hodgkin's disease is named after Thomas Hodgkin. In an historic paper entitled On Some Morbid Appearances of the Exorbant Glands and Spleen presented in London in 1832, Hodgkin described the clinical history and autopsy findings of patients... Read more »

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Questions about vaccine/crohns disease

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My son is concerned that HIV funding is going towards the prevention but not the cure. wHATS GOING ON WITH THAT?

He has Crohns disease and I dont understand yet how that interacts with his HIV.

Any info would be helpful or an online sourse to give me... Read more »

The treatment information of Liver diseases

Posted by wang

I am the administrator of the forum which provides discussion to patients with liver diseases (hepatitis c, fatty liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and NASH liver). You can get much useful information about liver health and let others share your... Read more »

Check for other sexually transmitted diseases too

Posted by Anonymous

How to get the standard STD clinic tests when you go and get tested for AIDS HIV :
Ask the doctor or clinician to check for throat, for urethral, for anal and for blood STDs.

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Alternative to Using an Infectious Disease Special

Posted by Choosing2Liv

As I may have mentioned, Ive been EXTREMELY disappointed with my Infectious Disease doctor and his staff. They have canceled two of my last appointments without notice or apology; they typically schedule blood work AFTER my visits and have been... Read more »

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