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La Guía Annual de Medicamentos para el VIH: Retrovir (Zidovudine, ZDV, AZT)

Nombre de Marca: Retrovir Nombre Común: zidovudine (ZDV), AZT Clase: análogo nucleósido (también llamado inhibidor de la transcriptasa reversa del nucleósido, NRTI, siglas en inglés) Dosis estándar: una tableta de 300 mg dos veces... Read more »

This Month in HIV: Top 10 HIV/AIDS Stories of the Past Year

Every day a barrage of HIV research is published and presented around the world. Even if you were to read all the journal articles and research meeting coverage related to HIV, how should you evaluate the importance of individual studies? That's... Read more »

Generic Drugs Used in the Treatment of HIV Infection

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) Generic Name Manufacturer Name Approval Date Time to Approval didanosine (ddI) Delayed Release capsules Barr Laboratories, Inc. 03-Dec-04 6... Read more »

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Husband HIV+and WifeHIV- IV

Dear Dr. Benjamim,On Dec 20, 2002 I told you: "on the next letter I will talk about my situation."The last sex relation with my husband without condom was on July 31, 2002. I told you I did the ELISA, WESTERN BLOT and PCR tests on...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your question.I apologize for the delay in my response.It is very good to hear about your antibody testing.It would appear that your husband has had a good initial response to combination therapy with ZDV/3TC/efavirenz. His current... Read more »

HusbandHIV+ and WifeHIV-

Dear Dr. Benjamim,I am heterossexual, 38 years old, married since 1997. In 1996, before to get married, I got Elisa blood test and the result was negative. During 5 years, We have a intensive sexual life as a couple, with oral, anal and vaginal sex...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Sorry to hear about your situation.I think that we can say without any doubt that you have established HIV infection; your CD4 cell count would suggest infection that occurred at least three (maybe several more) years ago (if you have an average... Read more »

HIV treatment during pregnancy

What drugs have been used safely during pregnancy?I just found out I'm expecting while on a combo of Viracept, 3tc, abacavir, and zerit (I haven't been taking the zerit for a few weeks, because I ran out) My Dr. hasn't had anyone on...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Of all the antiretrovirals, we have the most experience with zidovudine (ZDV or AZT) in pregnancy. ZDV appears to be generally well-tolerated by moms and babies. Low red blood cell count (anemia) was the most frequently encountered short-term... Read more »

HIV Dementia

I have been HIV+ for 19 years and have been undetected for the last 8 years. I recently was diagnosed with HIV dementia. My viral load is <60 and my t cell count 660. I am on Viread and Epzicom for the last 8 years. Do I need to have my meds...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Unfortunately, some people develop symptoms of HIV dementia even with undetectable viral load and adequate T-cells. There is not much evidence that some antiretrovirals are better than others for HIV dementia. However, there is a debate in the field... Read more »

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HIV?

Posted by Anonymous

Validation: Search for the Gold Standard

HIV tests should be validated against direct isolation of the virus from people that test positive, and lack of isolation in people who test negative.
Instead of just comparing people with AIDS against healthy... Read more »

Divorced hiv positive dad

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies

Hello,

I am the ex wife of an hiv positive dad. He became positive after our divorce. I am having a hard time dealiing with his status. We have two very small children under 4 years old. I am afraid to leave them with him alone. He has been very... Read more »

the distortion of Science

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HIV, AIDS, and the Distortion of Science By Dissidents

Project Inform - May 2000
Martin Delaney

In the past year, there has been a noisy resurgence of claims that HIV does not cause AIDS and that AIDS is not contagious. Proponents of this view insist... Read more »

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