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What Natural Herb Remedies Help Shingles
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natural remedies?Does anyone know of some natural remedies/herbs etc... which helps in HIV treatment?...
Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.
North Shore University Hospital
This has been a question from the beginning of the epidemic. We have tried many nutritional and herbal therapies without clear benefit. What we do know is that maintaining good nutrition and lean body mass is a definite benefit to help maintain...
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Natural remedies to offset insomnia caused by Combivir and SustivaI have been taking Sustiva 200 mg and Combivir GLX for approximately three months. I was diagnosed... Read more »Natural remedies to lower viral load?Dear Doctor, I am currently making a short film about HIV/AIDs. I am going to be entering my film... Read more »
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Making Decisions About Herbal Therapies: How Herbal Therapies Are PreparedHerbal medicines can be purchased in several forms, any of which may be appropriate, depending on the intended use. Herbal products usually contain a variety of biochemicals found naturally in plants. Many different biochemicals contribute to a... Read more »
Milk Thistle -- Hints of Help for Hepatitis CThe herb milk thistle has been used for millennia as part of traditional European remedies for gastrointestinal and liver illness. This herb contains many compounds, some of which are being studied in lab experiments with cells. In these... Read more »
Zambian Government Launches Clinical Trial of Three Herbal Remedies to Treat HIV/AIDSThe Zambian government on Wednesday announced it has begun clinical trials testing three herbal medicines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, BBC News reports. Zambian Health Minister Sylvia Masebo during a news conference in the capital Lusaka said... Read more »
How People Living With HIV Use Herbal TherapiesHIV-positive people use herbs for a few key purposes: Immune System Therapies Many people with HIV take herbs to support the immune system and to help it repair the damage caused by the virus. This is one of the most important uses for herbs but... Read more »
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Natural remedies? Not on meds yet....
Posted by cassiusp, 8 Replies
Not yet on meds, still have a decent T cell count. Started taking Korean Ginseng. NAC, ST Johns Wort and Lysine (collagen, I am a little paranoid about wrinkles :) ) and a good multivit. Oh and plan to start breathing meditations with my BF (he...
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Help with Herbs
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Can anyone provide me with some information or experiences with Herps or mega-dose vitamins. I am 34, relatively healthy (a little soft around the middle), HIV+ for 13 years. My T4s are at 658 and my viral load is 500, I have been on a med cocktail...
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My sister is HIV+ and has shingles
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I was just wondering if anyone had experience with HIV and shingles. She's been fighting the shingles now for about 5 months and they'll just start to go away and then come back again. She was very thin for a while, but looked really good and had...
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Shingles
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am currently suffering from shingles 2 weeks after unprotected vaginal sex (i am male) with someone whos hiv status i do not know. The symptoms begain 1 and a half weeks after the possible exposure. I am very concerned - how concerned should i be?Read more »
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