1. Health

From Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com Guide

CDC Issues Guidelines for using Truvada to Prevent HIV

Sunday January 30, 2011
The drug Truvada as been an approved part of HIV multidrug regimens since 2004. A recent study conducted by Dr. Robert Grant of the Gladstone Institutes of Virology and Immunology ... Read More

HIV and a Healthy Heart

Friday January 28, 2011
The announcement linking HIV and heart disease is not the first example of the connection. In 2005, a European study examined the impact of HIV medications on the human body. ... Read More

Michigan Lawmaker Wants to Cut HIV Funding to Fix Airports

Saturday January 22, 2011
The state of Michigan has felt the brunt of the economic disaster as much or more than any other state in the US. Lawmakers are constantly looking for creative ways ... Read More

Scared Straight - Frightening People into Safer Sex

Thursday January 20, 2011
In 1978 a television documentary followed hardened criminals as they taught troubled teens the reasons adolescents should avoid a life of crime. They did so by frightening teens into a ... Read More

North Carolina Politician Says Cut AIDS Care

Sunday January 16, 2011
North Carolina State Representative Larry Brown says government funded AIDS care should be cut for people he described as "living perverted life styles". Speaking out of ignorance and fear, Brown ... Read More

Medication Adherence Tips that Work

Saturday January 15, 2011
The advent of HAART therapy has given those infected with HIV a new lease on life. But the benefits of these therapies do not come without a price. The biggest ... Read More

Depression and Stimulant Use a Predictor of Poor Adherence

Monday January 10, 2011
Years of longer, healthier lives prove that HIV medications do work. HIV medications keep HIV at bay and allow the immune system to grow stronger. Simply put, HIV medications work. ... Read More

What Are the Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

Wednesday January 5, 2011
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common causes of illness in the world. In some populations, the sexually transmitted disease syphilis is at epidemic proportions. In fact, sexually ... Read More

HPV Vaccine Approved to Prevent Anal Cancer

Sunday January 2, 2011
Gardasil, the HPV vaccine approved for the prevention of HPV related cervical cancer has now been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used to prevent anal ... Read More

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