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Saturday, March 31, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: New Strain...

HIV+ 01032000: New Strain...: This  article  tells of a new strain of HIV,.located in Saskatchewan, Canada.  For now, it seems to be geographically specific.  I'd ...

Friday, March 30, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Spring Cleaning...

HIV+ 01032000: Spring Cleaning...: There are no articles today, just common sense.  One of the best ways to stay healthy is to keep your home clean.  It' Springtime & t...

Thursday, March 29, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Montana Outbreak...

HIV+ 01032000: Montana Outbreak...: This  article  details a current outbreak in  Missoula County, Montana.  According to their numbers, this county has had 12 new case ...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Female Condoms...

HIV+ 01032000: Female Condoms...: This  article  promotes the female condom as a means to decrease the transmission of HIV & reduce $ spent on matters concerning HIV t...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: HIV & Injection Infection...

HIV+ 01032000: HIV & Injection Infection...: This  article  talks about the possibility of eliminating the spread of HIV & HCV among injection drug users.  This is potentially huge. ...

Monday, March 26, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Paperwork...

HIV+ 01032000: Paperwork...: Today's post is being preempted by paperwork necessary to keep my insurance & assistance.  Will post again tomorrow.  It just kills me th...

Sunday, March 25, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Taking Point...

HIV+ 01032000: Taking Point...: Today's post will be brief.  Not much new in the article world.  What is new, is the same old, same old, funding cut madness & horrid condit...

Saturday, March 24, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Healthcare...

HIV+ 01032000: Healthcare...: I'm doing my best to keep this blog out the political fray.  However, this  article  makes that difficult to do so.  The article describes...

Friday, March 23, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Out Of Date...

HIV+ 01032000: Out Of Date...: Today's post is about expiration dates or things around being out of date.   This happens more often than you think.  Some of it's faddis...

Thursday, March 22, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Resistance Is Deadly...

HIV+ 01032000: Resistance Is Deadly...: This article  talks about a serious problem the rise of drug resistant HIV in the USA.   The study estimates that about 20% of the newly i...

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Detroit...

HIV+ 01032000: Detroit...: This post won't be long, the article says it all.  There are sections of Detroit that have 3X national rate of HIV infection.  So far, ...

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Patches...

HIV+ 01032000: Patches...: These are medical patches, dermal if you will.   These things deliver medicine.  This article  talks about an innovative new HIV therapy i...

Monday, March 19, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Brief...

HIV+ 01032000: Brief...: My net is being a pain today.  So, I'll tell you of a common theme I've been reading lately, co-infection.  Many + people are also infected ...

Sunday, March 18, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: $, $, $ Not So Funny...

HIV+ 01032000: $, $, $ Not So Funny...: This isn't going to be a long post.  Recently I've covered articles concerning budgets & financial crisis in other countries.  I want to m...

Saturday, March 17, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: I'm Still Here...

HIV+ 01032000: I'm Still Here...: This article  discusses how HIV is perceived in contemporary gay culture in the USA.  The sad thing is that the stigma remains high while ...

Friday, March 16, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Failing & Falling...

HIV+ 01032000: Failing & Falling...: I read a scary article today.  It posits that Greece is becoming a 3rd world country.  This is centered on fallout of the country's econo...

Thursday, March 15, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Texting, Telemedicine & Techonolgy...

HIV+ 01032000: Texting, Telemedicine & Techonolgy...: I've written about telemedicine before & how important it is to me.  My outreach is through Oklahoma State University Internal Medicine. ...

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Shattered Children...

HIV+ 01032000: Shattered Children...: This is a rough article .  It talks about  child abuse, sexual & physical, as predictors for HIV.  Duke University did a two-year study in...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Not So Good...

HIV+ 01032000: Not So Good...: No articles today, just me, my meds & my mystery.  After feeling poorly for the last couple of days, I got curious & took another look at...

Monday, March 12, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Treatment Impact...

HIV+ 01032000: Treatment Impact...: It's been said for some time, that those who have been treated & have undetectable levels of HIV in their blood are less likely to transmi...

Sunday, March 11, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: HIV & Color...

HIV+ 01032000: HIV & Color...: According to this article , the HIV rates among Black women in parts of the USA are as high as those in Africa, where the disease has bee...

Saturday, March 10, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Lying In Wait...

HIV+ 01032000: Lying In Wait...: This article deals with a problem with treating HIV, latency.  Latent HIV can hide in certain cells in the body & remain dormant.  They a...

Friday, March 9, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Prevention Pill...

HIV+ 01032000: Prevention Pill...: This article  talks about a recent drive by advocacy groups to have the FDA deny or delay the acceptance of the drug Truvada   as a preve...

Thursday, March 8, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Vaccination...

HIV+ 01032000: Vaccination...: An article  I came across was talking about new research into a familiar subject, a vaccine for HIV.  At this time it seems to be promisin...

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Monthlies...

HIV+ 01032000: Monthlies...: There is a new study out of England making headway with a monthly injection based HIV med. The medication is still in the trial phase, b...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Regimen...

HIV+ 01032000: Regimen...: A recent study from Philadelphia, has found that 1 in 4 people do not stick to their HIV regimen. Only 75% of people given regimens to...

Monday, March 5, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Porn Law...

HIV+ 01032000: Porn Law...: Los Angeles has finally made a law requiring all actors in adult films to use condoms. While I applaud this effort, why the hell did i...

Sunday, March 4, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: EMR...

HIV+ 01032000: EMR...: Kaiser Permanente , a national non-profit, health care center has something to say about HIV care in this article . Their approach to t...

Saturday, March 3, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Tandem...

HIV+ 01032000: Tandem...: + people know that it isn't uncommon for a + person to also have Hep C or TB. Now, research is showing treating ailments like TB & HIV ...

Friday, March 2, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Needles...

HIV+ 01032000: Needles...: A recent study conducted by the CDC reported that the number of people contracting HIV via injection drug use has decreased. They also ...

Thursday, March 1, 2012

HIV+ 01032000: Weirdness..

HIV+ 01032000: Weirdness..: Over the years, I have heard some odd information out there regarding HIV. This is one of those stories. It seems that researchers have...