When Admitted In The Hospital Do They Check For Hiv

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Fearmonger admits identity..

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Well, after posting the following Pinky came unglued and admitted that these fearmongering posts are hers.

The following caused Pinky to blow a gasket:
It looks like Pinky/Imnotcrazy is at it again. The following was first posted:

"And what about the... Read more »

Won't admit she is Positive

Posted by Anonymous

My Cousin is Positive - Won't be honest...

Recently, I found out a cousin has AIDS. She won't admit it. All
the symtoms are there. She's gone from a size 24 to possibly a
size 8 or 10 within a year. She went in the hopital for pnemonia
for 3 weeks,... Read more »

A New Conspiracy Theory! Check it out.........

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

ok, thebody uses google for a search engine for their site. AND if you put in any type of HIV symptom into google.com you get multiple results for thebody.com. so google is getting paid some mad cash to direct people to the body so they can make... Read more »

Fiance in the hospital with PCP

Posted by schedir81, 4 Replies

Hello, I just brought my girl to the hospital today and she is being treated for pcp. She stopped taking her meds around 3 to four years ago after an incident in her life threw her in complete denial.

She was afraid of me leaving her and for not... Read more »

Just out of hospital and still Ill!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was admitted to hospital on 12-21 and they administered antibiotics while in hospital. They gave me Levaquin IV and breathing treatments due to severe shortness of breath.
I was discharged the next day on 12-22.
On 12-23, I had a severe breathing... Read more »

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Will you admit you were wrong Doctor?

When it finally comes out that what has been affecting me and my wife for the past 10 months is indeed HIV , will you admit that you were wrong and that it it possible to test negative beyond the 6 months that is automatically excepted even in the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello M,I have absolutely no difficulty admitting when I am wrong. However, my chances of being wrong about your HIV status are beyond remote. As I have told you before, there is a world of difference between thinking you are HIV positive and... Read more »

i admit i'm now a nervous wreck

i'm very distressed. i just had protected vaginal sex with a prostitute and after the intercourse, as we chat, she revealed that 10 days ago she had an encounter of spilled semen of another client. i'm extremely worried that my durex...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1.Yep! HIV cannot permeate intact latex. Consequently if your "durex extra-safe" was used properly and did not break, your risk would be essentially nonexistent.2.There have been no documented cases of HIV transmission from rimming or... Read more »

Follow up question: Why wont you admit you could be wrong Dr.Bob? Process of simple elimination!

Hi dr.bob;K here with you. Just a quick follow up, at 10 weeks post exposure, have had chronic dry cough since 6 weeks post exposure. Developed vomitting and diahrrea at 7 weeks post, vomitted twice on that same day, but it ceased after that. had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello K,As I have stated before, no matter how many times you write in or how absolutely certain you are that you are HIV positive and that I am wrong, my assessment and advice will not change. I again ask you to hold off on sending more posts until... Read more »

Can hospital equipment transfer HIV?

Recently I went to a private women's hospital (in China) for a check up (my bladder, cervix, etc). They used different tools to check my area and some of these tools were inserted into my vagina. And they put a condom on the tools before using...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,There is <b>no risk for HIV</b> from the situation you're describing. For HIV to transmit to someone we need HIV positive body fluid coming out of someone's body and going immediately/directly inside... Read more »

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Researchers Admit to Fabricating Interviews for Study on HIV/AIDS Prevention Model for Teenagers

Three University of Maryland-Baltimore researchers have admitted that they fabricated interviews with teenagers for a study on HIV/AIDS prevention, which received more than $1 million in NIH funding in 1999, the Washington Times reports. ... Read more »

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Greece to Improve Blood Transfusion Checks After Two Hospital Patients Get AIDS

On Tuesday, Greece announced it will screen blood for transfusions with the more sensitive nucleic acid testing (NAT). The announcement follows reports that two people were infected with HIV after a donor's blood tested false-negative under the old... Read more »

Kenyan Government Admits Failure to Distribute Funds to Fight HIV/AIDS Following U.S. Ambassador's Criticism

The Kenyan Ministry of Health on Wednesday admitted a day after a speech by U.S. Ambassador to Kenya William Bellamy that it has failed to distribute $54 million in funding to fight HIV/AIDS, the AP/ CNN International reports. Bellamy in a speech... Read more »

Texas: Center to Admit AIDS Patients

On Tuesday, Bexar County commissioners voted to give San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SFAF) $26,000 from general funds to permit it to continue operating the county's only skilled nursing and hospice facility for ill and indigent HIV/AIDS patients. At... Read more »

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