“…HIV dementia among those reporting any antiretroviral use (AZT, ddI, ddC, or d4T) was 97% higher than among those not using this antiretroviral therapy…the findings… seem to confirm…a neurotoxic effect of antiretroviral agents. Numerous studies have linked the use of ddI, ddC, and d4T to the development of toxic sensory neuropathies, usually in a dose-response fashion.” Neurology 1994; 44: 1892-1900

CONDOMANIA - COMMON SENSE OR NONSENSE? by Peter W. Plumley, F.S.A. 17 East Division Street Chicago, IL 60610 Peter W. Plumley, an independent consulting actuary, is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He has had

Let me start by saying I am a gay male. Now let me rant a bit about the noise the gay community has been making over the prohibition on men who've had sex with other men from donating blood. The activists are saying that this is unfair and discriminatory. They say that the new tests are close to 100% accurate and therefore should catch any HIV-tainted blood before it is used in transfusions. That may be true, but they are not 100% accurate and gay men are a thousand times more likely to be...

"20 years into the pandemic there is no evidence that more condoms leads to less AIDS," stated Dr. Edward C. Green of Harvard's' Center for Population and Development Studies. Citing data on condom availability in many African counties, Green went on to say that "we are not seeing what we expected: that higher levels of condom availability result in lower HIV prevalence." Dr. Norman Hearst of the University of California — San Francisco supported this analysis with statistics on Kenya,...

ACTION What’s your MP’s line on latex? Laura Moffatt MP’s early day motion (EDM 1376) calls upon the Department of Health 'to ban the use of powdered high protein gloves known to cause latex allergies and ensure that all ambulance, acute, community and primary care trust workers receive the equipment and the training to avoid harm to latex-sensitive patients; and calls on MPs to raise with Trusts in their constituency how they are minimizing the risks of latex allergy amongst their staff and...

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/othernews-nfrm/040809_aids.htm Having AIDS is macho for some rural Africans Posted August 9 University of Alberta Attitudes towards AIDS in rural Africa are complex and often contradictory, says Dr Amy Kaler from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts. Kaler investigated the ways that young men in rural

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Quick question if anyone can answer. I am a HIV+ gay male (receiver). I got my diagnosis about 15 months ago. My boyfriend of 12 years and I have not had sex since I got my diagnosis primarily due to my own reservations about spreading the infection (he is HIV-). I am on HAART, and while my CD4+ count is going up (now at 305 compared to 135 from first count), my viral load has fluctuated up and down. My last VL was approx 70,000 copies/ml. Resistance tests have shown that my virus is...

DUREX GLOBAL SEX SURVEY I find this survey to be very interesting with regard to South Africa (The Citizen 17th October 2000). From the survey it is stated that "Compared to the world average change of 58%, it is people in South Africa (where 86% changed their sexual lifestyle), the US (a 74% change), Nigeria and Thailand (both averaging a 73% change) who made the most significant changes". These findings suggest that South Africa is a world-beater as far as condom use is concerned. Well done...

“…588 men; 42 were 10-15 year non-progressors. Only 38% of the HLP had ever used zidovudine or other nucleoside analogues, compared with 94% of the progressors .” AIDS, 8:1123 (1994) – Buchbinder, Susan, et al, Aids Researchers

While reading the latest post from the Perth Group on the BMJ debate website, I found myself just laugh and laughing. It would seem the AID$ industry has now topped itself. It would seem that if you get or die from a given disease BEFORE you go on HAART, you die from AIDS. However, N-O-W, if you develop the EXACT same disease AFTER going on HAART, you are now said to have IMMUNE RESTORATION DISEASE (IRD)!!! I DID NOT MAKE THIS UP! If anyone from the orthodox standpoint is following along this...

1) Isn't giving blood the same thing as taking an HIV test. I read that they test it so is it a good idea to give blood as a way to diagnosis? 2) What are the flu like symtoms exactly? I understand they are pretty severe and long lasting and occur a couple weeks after you supposedly get HIV? Or is this another of those "maybe" symtoms?

AIDS Epidemic Poses Serious Threat to Stability in Europe: UNAIDS and WHO Call on Governments to Turn Policy Into Action UNAIDS Press Release - September 16, 2004 http://www.aegis.org/news/unaids/2004/UN040902.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Vilnius, Lithuania - With more than 1.8 million people living with HIV in Europe and Central Asia, the epidemic poses a serious threat to the region's social and economic stability, according

Just great this is the only protease that I am not resistant to and is part of my current regimen, now what?????????????/ Gary Stein September 2004 Dear Health Care Professional:

1. simple rule of supply and demand. High demand plus low supply = high prices. 2. In 1800 human population approximately 800 million; in 2010 7 billion. 3. More growth of developed world and emerging 3rd world = more demand for oil. 4. Rate at which oil can be extracted from the earth is not growing as

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I am male and had oral with a female. That is low risk I know. But what I also did was dildo in her (not in the ass) and then I licked and sucked on it. Is there any chance of HIV transmission from this? The main reason I worry is because I got a fever 6 days later for about 2 days. Could this be acute HIV? Thanks

SOUTH AFRICA: Migrant women at much higher risk of HIV/AIDS - new report UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - September 14, 2004 http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2004/IR040939.html ----------------------------------------------------- JOHANNESBURG, 14 September (PLUSNEWS) - Rural women seeking work