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	AIDS education and HIV positive People
		People can react to learning that they are HIV positive in many different ways, but counselling is an important part of helping people to deal with the result and informing them about what it means.
		HIV positive people who are informed are better equipped to decide if they will let people know about their HIV status, and better equipped to challenge discrimination and stigmatisation.
		Many HIV positive people are keen to share their stories, as many do on this website, often telling their stories of how they became infected to warn people who are not HIV positive about the risks they may be running.
	www.avert.org /positiveeducation.htm (2382 words)

	WHO \| Frequently asked questions about TB and HIV
		People with HIV are up to 50 times more likely to develop TB in a given year than HIV-negative people.
		People who are HIV-positive and infected with TB are up to 50 times more likely to develop active TB in a given year than people who are HIV-negative.
		HIV infection is the most potent risk factor for converting latent TB into active TB, while TB bacteria accelerate the progress of AIDS infection in the patient.
	www.who.int /tb/hiv/faq/en (1442 words)

	HIV/AIDS Education
		When AIDS education with HIV positive people is considered at all it is frequently seen only in terms of preventing new infections by teaching HIV+ people about the importance of not passing on the virus.
		HIV positive people have varying educational needs, but among them are the need to be able to access medical services and drug provision and the need to be able to find appropriate emotional and practical support and help
		People who are not HIV positive must learn about how the virus is transmitted in order that they are able to protect themselves from infection.
	www.factlv.org /education.htm (1201 words)

	Lipodystrophy - HIV Research of the Nutrition Infection Unit - Tufts Med
		However, studies show that unless HIV-infected people with high blood lipids have other risks that increase heart disease, such as smoking, obesity, or high blood pressure, their chances of heart attack are no greater than HIV-negative people.
		The diet, also recommended to healthy people and those at risk for heart disease, is low in fat, especially saturated fat, and refined sugars (such as candy, soft drinks, cakes, cookies, ice cream) and alcohol, and high in fiber-rich whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
		For people who are not used to exercising, experts suggest they start slowly and gradually increase the amount of the time they exercise.
	www.tufts.edu /med/nutrition-infection/hiv/health_lipo.html (1571 words)

	Do two HIV positive people need to practice safer sex with each other?
		People who are infected with HIV and have unprotected sex can contract other STDs and blood born diseases against which they will have less immunity.
		For some HIV positive people, having unprotected sex with other positives is worth the risk, especially since most feel that the jury is still out on reinfection.
		I have heard many positive people say that they are not willing to put their sexual desires on hold waiting for an answer from scientists that might never come.
	hivinsite.ucsf.edu /insite?page=ask-01-01-07 (321 words)

	Criminal Law and HIV/AIDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		By contributing to the perception that HIV positive people are potential criminals, laws also could increase the burden of stigma HIV positive people often already bear from society and may even encourage human rights violations against people living with the virus.
		In addition, HIV positive married people are not liable for putting their partners at risk under any circumstances.
		This clearly contradicts public health advice that everyone, HIV negative and positive alike, should be aware of the risks and endeavour to protect themselves and others by practising safer sex, sticking to one partner and using condoms.
	www.medguide.org.zm /aids/crimlaw.htm (1424 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : A Report from the Frontline of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
		These incidents are likely the tip of the iceberg, for even people who reported egregious breaches of confidentiality were typically too afraid to confront the problem if it meant disclosing their HIV status to more people.
		After their HIV status was disclosed, several people were literally driven out of Paris, Texas with hate mail and vandalism of their homes.
		People living with HIV and AIDS are particularly vulnerable to housing discrimination.
	www.aclu.org /hiv/gen/11548pub20030101.html (1472 words)

	ICAAC: "Older" HIV-Positive People Benefit from Treatment
		In addition, older people are less likely than younger people to talk about sex or drug use with their doctors, and many healthcare providers don't ask their older patients about sex or drug use.
		Finally, older people often mistake the symptoms of HIV and AIDS for the aches and pains of normal aging, so they are less likely to suspect HIV or to get tested.
		For those who are diagnosed with HIV at an older age, there have been lingering questions as to whether or not HIV treatment is comparable to the results typically seen in younger people in terms of viral load decreases, CD4 count gains, and disease progression.
	www.aidsmeds.com /news/am20061010.html (1042 words)

	Positive living eclipsed by ARV (Antiretroviral) drive
		There are many people who have been living with HIV as long or longer and who are not taking medications.
		When people are infected with HIV and live without the necessities of life, the results are progressive illness and many more deaths.
		There are infected people throughout the world, who live without HIV medications and who have continually fought to bring attention to this fact.
	www.positivelypositive.ca /articles/positive_hiv.html (679 words)

	HIV-positive people floundering as economy sinks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Francis pointed out that a growing number of people were finding it harder to obtain ARVs in the present economic climate, making resistance to first-line medication inevitable, as "it only takes a few [missed] doses to develop resistance".
		"People wait for a long time, there are long waiting lists, we are told there are no doctors, and now, because the prices in the private sector are too high, they are coming to government hospitals and causing even more bottlenecks," the HIV-positive grandfather of three commented.
		Accessing medication is also vital to people who are not yet eligible for anti-AIDS treatment, but are suffering opportunistic infections; they often find there are no medicines in clinics.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=53274 (922 words)

	HIV positive people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HIV positive people are people who have the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS.
		HIV positive people are often discriminated against, on the one hand because of (often irrational) fears of infection, on the other hand because the infection is often seen as a consequence of promiscuity, homosexuality or drug addiction.
		On January 20, 2004, the Bombay High Court ruled that HIV positive people cannot be denied jobs because they are HIV positive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HIV_positive_people (360 words)

	MSF Access Website \| The Campaign \| Target Diseases \| HIV/AIDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		An estimated 40 million people are currently infected with HIV worldwide, 95% of whom live in the developing world.
		HIV positive people are often rejected by their families, fired from their jobs, and even denied care at hospitals.
		As a result, most infected people do not know they are carrying the virus, and unknowingly continue to spread the infection.
	www.accessmed-msf.org /campaign/hiv01.shtm (1144 words)

	FHI - India's HIV
		Founded in 1997, INP+ is the largest network of people living with HIV in India, with a 350-strong membership spanning the length and breadth of the country.
		People living with HIV were often directly or indirectly refused hospital admission and care.
		In his speech, Pillai told the audience that the focus of HIV prevention efforts in the country was confined to the vast majority of the population who were uninfected.
	www.fhi.org /en/HIVAIDS/pub/Archive/articles/IOH/ioh21/ioh21-2.htm (5233 words)

	Nutrition and HIV/AIDS - Research Abstracts 1997-1998
		HIV- positive people are faced with the task of maintaining optimal nutritional status despite an increasing insult to immune system integrity.
		People living with HIV infection are faced with the task of maintaining optimal nutritional status despite an increasing insult to immune system integrity.
		HIV positive men, unlike HIV-positive women, may start out with weights that place them at increased risk of complications from weight loss.
	www.gate.net /~sameyer/abstracts.htm (2362 words)

	Some HIV-Positive People Choose Sexual Abstinence - HIV: health and medical information about HIV and AIDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Of the 1,339 people in the study, 415 were sexually inactive, but only 201 of them said they'd deliberately chosen to be abstinent.
		People in all three groups were less likely to decide to be sexually inactive if they had a spouse or partner.
		The survey was conducted in 1998, but the researchers said they believe the findings are still valid, because there have been no major changes in HIV treatment since then that would cause people with HIV to change their behavior.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=61833 (343 words)

	HIV Treatment
		The study is examining the patients' medical histories, recorded in their medical files, and will continue to follow the patients for at least another two years.
		However, not all people taking protease inhibitors experience increases in their cholesterol and triglyceride levels – and this study has not yet separated those with high cholesterol levels from those with normal cholesterol levels to determine how high cholesterol levels might factor into the equation.
		After all, numerous studies in non-HIV-infected people have documented that high cholesterol levels (and triglyceride levels) does increase the risk of cardiovascular disease – and there have been plenty of studies indicating that HIV-positive people taking various combinations of anti-HIV drugs can experience profound increases in their cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
	www.planetout.com /health/hiv/treatment/?sernum=2323 (505 words)

	HIV Treatment
		OHL is often one of the first opportunistic infections to occur in HIV-positive people.
		HIV-positive people with more than 500 T-cells have developed OHL, but it is most common among HIV-positive people with fewer than 200 T-cells.
		It is also important to note that OHL can occur in people with healthy immune systems, including those not infected with HIV.
	www.planetout.com /health/hiv/treatment/?sernum=2460 (247 words)

	Counseling reduces risky behavior in HIV-positive people
		A year after receiving behavioral counseling about risky sexual behavior, HIV-positive people had two-thirds fewer episodes of unprotected sex with HIV-negative individuals or those who do not know their status, according to new research.
		Three different counseling interventions were tested in the study, and all produced the same average decrease in unprotected sex a year later, say Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues.
		The 387 individuals, mostly white, male and gay or bisexual, were chosen at random to receive one of three different behavioral interventions that focused on using condoms, negotiating safer sex practices and telling their partners about their HIV-positive status.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-04/cfta-crr042903.php (451 words)

	New Medicare rules bring trouble for HIV+ people
		People who need the coverage, and their case managers, are scrambling to choose from HMO-like plans before then.
		The changes will hit HIV positive people living on disability with an income between $12,000 and $20,000 per year the hardest, requiring payment of around $4,000 out of their pockets each year to continue getting medications.
		The largest segment of the HIV positive population, people with incomes less than around $12,000 per year who are totally dependent on Medicaid, will not be affected.
	www.gaypeopleschronicle.com /stories05/november/1125052.htm (1172 words)

	Antiretroviral Therapy for All HIV Positive People Could Reduce Transmission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Treating all HIV positive people with antiretroviral therapy could reduce the rate of HIV transmission by as much as 70%, according to a study presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference and published in a special August 5, 2006 issue of The Lancet devoted to HIV/AIDS
		In the second, or “current-uptake model,” antiretroviral use in low-income and middle-income countries would be similar to that now observed in high-income countries such as the U.S. The researchers used future population growth estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and mortality rate estimates from UNAIDS and ART-LINC.
		Calculations showed that 249 (range 193-371) million new HIV infections could be prevented if the prevention-centered approach were implemented instead of the current-uptake approach.
	www.hivandhepatitis.com /2006icr/16aids/081506_c.html (708 words)

	WHO Director-General Lee Appeals for Better Nutrition for HIV-Positive People - The Body
		According to WHO, studies have shown that HIV-positive people have greater caloric requirements on average than HIV-negative people and that good nutrition could delay progression from HIV to AIDS-related diseases, IANS/Keralanext.com reports (IANS/Keralanext.com, 4/11).
		Although good nutrition is a "critical aspect of the care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS," it has been "ignored" by the international community, Lee and James Morris, executive director of the World Food Programme, write in a opinion piece in Japan's Daily Yomiuri.
		Ensuring HIV-positive people have the basic recommended levels of micronutrients and "adequate energy" should be the "bare-minimum" standard, Lee and Morris say, adding that the Durban conference should "trigger governments and donors to integrate nutrition in their HIV/AIDS policies and programs," which could "provide huge savings" for both entities.
	www.thebody.com /kaiser/2005/apr11_05/nutrition_hiv.html (549 words)

	National Association of People With AIDS
		National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.
		Founded in 1983, the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) is the oldest coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world and the oldest U.S. national AIDS organization.
		Ask HIV-positive people to help you develop the message, speak at your event, write your materials, etc. The involvement of HIV-positive people in any way is something we support and value.
	www.napwa.org /hivtestinfo (926 words)

	Is it Safe for Two HIV Positive People to Have Unprotected Sex?
		Many people with HIV, regardless of whether they are taking antiretroviral drugs, have questions about the risks associated with having unprotected sex with their HIV-positive partners.
		The concern is that someone whose initial HIV infection is well controlled will become sicker once she/he is superinfected, either because the second virus is more difficult for the immune system to control or because the second virus is resistant to different HIV medications than the first virus.
		HIV InSite is a project of the UCSF Center for HIV Information.
	hivinsite.ucsf.edu /insite?page=ask-05-08-10 (563 words)

	"The HIV Dating Game"
		When the epidemic started ten years ago, people became sick so quickly that romance was not a top priority for those HIV-positive individuals.
		HIV-positive people usually go through a period of celibacy while coping with their diagnosis, but eventually acknowledge the need for companionship and intimacy.
		Kevin Dimmick, a 35-year-old California computer programmer, who contracted HIV 12 years ago, believes that most of the major AIDS organizations have ignored the needs of heterosexuals who are affected by the disease.
	www.aegis.com /news/ads/1992/AD921875.html (513 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| 'Why can't people with HIV marry?'
		The city of 2.4m people is the headquarters of India's diamond cutting and polishing centre and has a large population of migrant workers.
		Indian authorities draw solace from the fact that India is still behind South Africa as the country with the largest population of HIV positive people.
		As the authorities and NGOs quibble over Aids statistics, and the ways and means to combat the proliferation of the dreaded virus, both agree that initiatives such as the marriage bureau for people living with HIV are a step in the right direction.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/4595273.stm (864 words)

	13 HIV
		Although a test for HIV was developed and made widely available in the early to mid-1980s, the lack of available treatment until 1995, negative implications of treatment (including concerns about lack of confidentiality), and possible discrimination and stigmatization resulted in barriers to the reporting of HIV infection.
		HIV infection rates appear to have stabilized since the early 1990s at about 40,000 new infections per year, which represents a slowing from growth rates experienced in the mid-1980s.
		The objective to lower the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection exceeded its target, and the objective to protect workers from exposure to bloodborne infections was met with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bloodborne pathogens standard in December 1991.
	www.healthypeople.gov /Document/HTML/Volume1/13HIV.htm (5426 words)

	USAID Telling Our Story: Thailand - Positive Partnerships Destigmatize HIV
		Positive Partnerships links people who have HIV with non-infected people, provides them with vocational training and helps them start small businesses together with an initial loan of $300 for each partner.
		One widow who participated in Positive Partnerships said that she is grateful not only for her personal gains, but also for being allied to a cause that can benefit her whole community.
		She said that her personal experience shows that people with HIV who get medical and social support can continue to meet family obligations and keep contributing to society.
	www.usaid.gov /stories/thailand/pc_thailand_hivpartnerships.html (343 words)

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