In a time of rising HIV drug resistance and increasing treatment choices, the use of an HIV drug resistance test may help people living with HIV to make optimal therapeutic choices and avoid treatment failure caused by drug resistance.
Hepatitis is the term used to describe a nonspecific inflammation of the liver. The causes of hepatitis can be many, such as viral, parasitic, infiltrative, drug or alcohol induced, or non-specific. The initial clinical presentation of the acute phase of hepatitis may range from asymptomatic (without any noticeable signs) to severe fatigue, jaundice (yellow looking eyes or skin), nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
There was an AIDS walk on April 24, 1999, held right here in Los Angeles. I am sure many of us were unaware of the event. As HIV positive women and especially as women of color, we should strive to become more aware of these types of events which are intended to help us.
It's no surprise to us that women experience HIV infection quite differently than men. Whether it's particular symptoms or drug side effects, there are clear gender differences -- and not just in obvious areas, like gynecological complications. The fact that women have less access to state-of-the-art AIDS care is an appalling fact in 1999.
The Clinton administration is caught in the cross fire between pharmaceutical firms protecting their patents and AIDS activists who want to get cheap, generic drugs to sick South Africans.
Yes! It's that time again! Time for the National Conference on Women and HIV/AIDS. Final plans are being completed for the 1999 National Conference on Women and HIV/AIDS scheduled for October 9-12, 1999 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Debra Johnson, NP, PA-C and Judith Currier, MD - Spring 1999
Anemia can be a very common finding in HIV-infection. There may be many causes; low red blood counts, low vitamin B12 stores, iron deficiency, a thyroid that may not be functioning correctly, a lot of blood loss during menses, low hormone levels, an effect from medication or an infection that invades the bone marrow (parvo B19, MAC, or a deep fungal infection).
My name is Shelley and I have HIV. I am not a doctor or registered dietitian, I am a full-time student of HIV. I want to share with you what I am learning about anemia.
Brandon Abernathy, Deputy Director of Absolutely Positive +, Inc. - Spring 1999
On December 1, 1998, the Department of Health and Human Services published the latest Guidelines for HIV Treatment. Treatment guidelines are developed by medical professionals, treatment experts and patient groups to provide recommendations on standards of clinical practice for any disease.
Before you decide that you don't need to read this article, did you know that: Signs of clinical depression can be mistaken for advancing HIV disease; Over half of all people with HIV are likely to end up with clinical depression; Women (HIV+ or HIV-) are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men; Clinical depression is one of the leading causes of non-adherence to HIV medications.
"A Time for Healing" was the theme at the 4th Annual Women and HIV Conference held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 3-5, 1999. The event, sponsored by The Clark County Coalition of HIV/AIDS Service Providers and the State of Nevada Dept. of Human Resources Health Division-HIV Prevention Program, was quite a success.
My name is Beverly. I am HIV positive. I currently live at CCWF/Chowchilla. I have a very hard time trying to understand why a Facility this large would, be unable or unwilling to properly care for and monitor HIV/AIDS prisoners?
Patients with HIV infection and the clinicians caring for them have recently been expressing interest in the possible long-term effects of the potent anti-retrovirals currently in use. Reports of new-onset diabetes mellitus (increase in blood sugar), abnormal distribution of body fat, and hyperlipidemia (increase in cholesterol, decrease in HDL, increase in LDL and increase in triglycerides) occurring during treatment with protease inhibitors regimens have gained widespread attention.
Compiled from several sources by Nancy MacNeil - Winter 1998-1999
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease report that HIV-positive women may have a higher risk of progressing to AIDS than HIV-infected men with the same viral load.
I'm Latina and I have AIDS. I recently had to move back home with my parents because I can no longer support myself. Although, I've educated my family about the disease, and they have had years to adapt, they still behave really ignorantly.
Hello everyone, my name is Cathy and I am an HIV/AIDS outreach educator for Women Alive. Every month we receive letters from women living with HIV/AIDS who are incarcerated in prisons and jails all over the country.
In the first of two reports describing novel approaches to the sexually-transmitted disease herpes, a new animal study suggests that a cream applied before sexual intercourse may prevent infection with the disease.
Well, its that time of year. Time for me to call the Doc for a pap smear. Pap smears are right up there with root canals and shoving knitting needles in my eyes. I hate them! But I have come to realize how important they are.
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