Archive for 2009

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March 9, 2009 HIV Infections on the Rise Among Bali Sex Workers   In an attempt to tackle the rising rate of HIV/AIDS among Bali’s sex workers and their clients, 36 doctors on the ... Full story

March 9, 2009 Minnesota Dancers Raise Money for HIV-Positive Kids   A group of students from the University of Minnesota held a 12-hour dance-a-thon and raised $52,000 for children living with HIV, ... Full story

Nobel Prize–winning French researcher Luc Montagnier—credited as co-discovering HIV —is being accused of stealing the intellectual property rights to a revolutionary electromagnetic technique that may be used to combat HIV and other diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, The Daily Telegraph reports. According to the article, Montagnier is engaged in a legal ... Full story

One of the most important tools that you have in fighting HIV disease is your relationship with your doctor. It's worth spending time looking for the right doctor, and being ruthless about changing doctors who don't work for you. Studies have shown that a person with HIV whose doctor treats lots of other ... Full story

What are T-Cells? A T-cell is a type of lymphocyte. Okay, so what's a lymphocyte? Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell. About 15 to 40 percent of your white blood cells are lymphocytes. And they are some of the most important cells in your immune system—protecting you from viral infections; helping other ... Full story

So on to the first big question—when to start treatment. Since useful drugs have become available, many doctors have gotten very excited about HIV treatment, and they often recommend that treatment begin as soon as possible. This may be the right option for you, but it's usually worth taking your time to learn about the drugs before you make a decision about starting treatment. Sometimes ... Full story

I'm not going to pull a Pollyanna and say how great it is to be poz (HIV-positive), but in point of fact, in some ways becoming poz is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I'm not so sure I would have said that when I first had to face ... Full story