Nutrition counseling can be a valuable tool for teaching people with HIV and AIDS the foundations of good nutrition. A healthy diet is one of the keys to good health. Eating well can help you fight infections, maintain a healthy body weight and...
If you think you have put yourself at risk for HIV, it is important to get tested. The Body states that about 180,000 to 280,000 Americans do not know they are infected. You can go to your doctor, call your local health department or find a...
The National Prevention Information Network reports that many people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, are unaware of their status and unknowingly pass the it on to others. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, or acquired...
Getting diagnosed with HIV can be scary and elicit many different emotions and psychological effects. Take advantage of the support systems you have in place, and understand the community resources available.
Since the birth control pill was legalized in 1960, it and other methods of contraception have given more women the ability to control the size of their families and timing of their pregnancies. Family planning clinics provide birth control,...
Testing Yourself for the HIV Virus Getting tested for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), the virus that causes AIDS, by testing for the presence of antibodies to the virus is very important if you are at all sexually active. Testing...
Getting tested for HIV can be an emotional and difficult decision. Many different implications may be involved. Different implications should not prevent a person from being tested if she has put herself at risk. Public health and health care...
HIV, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a retrovirus that damages the immune system and causes AIDS. HIV infection in one member of the family affects everyone by creating emotional, financial and psychosocial problems. While medications...
The diagnosis of HIV is a two-step process. The initial screening tests, including ELISA and the rapid tests, are highly sensitive and can detect very low concentrations of anti-HIV antibodies. However, these tests are less specific and can lead...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a communicable disease that attacks the immune system. Treatment advances now allow many people with HIV to live for decades. The person with HIV should exercise good self-care, including scheduling regular...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a serious infection that damages the immune system, indicates the Mayo Clinic. In the late stages of the illness, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, develops. Although there is no cure for this...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that at the end of 2006, more than 1.1 million people in the United States had HIV. As HIV progresses into AIDS, patients can develop neuropsychological conditions, such as delirium;...
One way the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is transmitted to another person is from mother to child. This is also known as vertical and perinatal transmission. The infection can occur before or during birth, as well as during...
The human immunodeficiency virus is a chronic, contagious, life-threatening disease. An estimated 39.5 million people have HIV worldwide, according to the MayoClinic.com. HIV can be contracted through blood and body fluids, sexual intercourse,...
According to AVERT, an international AIDS charity, about 33.4 million people were living with HIV or AIDS in 2008. With such a large population, those living with HIV are faced with a plethora of living issues, including how to navigate the dating...
