Articles written by Jamie Robertson
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Helping Patients Adhere to ART: Tips to Help HIV Patient Remember to Take Pills
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
There are a number of ways to help HIV patients remember to take their antiretroviral treatment medications. Adhering to these medications helps to prevent resistance. more...
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
Providers often face issues of confidentiality, stigmas, cultural difference, and patient education when treating HIV-positive patients. more...
WHO Clinical Staging for HIV Infection: Symptoms of the Four Stages of HIV
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
The World Health Organization developed a list of symptoms to help health care workers decide which of the four stage of HIV an individual is in. more...
Treating the Side Effects of ART: Using Over-the-Counter Medications and Lifestyle Changes
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
Over-the-counter medications and lifestyle changes can help minimize a number of the side effects caused by antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS. more...
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Contribute to the AIDS Memorial Quilt commemorate the life of a person who has died of AIDS. Contributors are able to be creative, but must follow a few guidelines. more...
The Creation of the Red AIDS Awareness Ribbon: A Project of the Visual AIDS Artist Caucus
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
The red ribbon was developed by Visual AIDS in 1991, through The Ribbon Project. The red ribbon quickly became and international symbol for AIDS awareness. more...
The AIDS Memorial Quilt: Raising Awareness for HIV/AIDS through Art
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Since its inception, the AIDS Memorial Quilt has traveled around the United States raising awareness for the HIV/AIDS pandemic and memorializing those who have been lost. more...
History of World AIDS Day: Remembering Those with HIV/AIDS on December 1
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
For twenty years, World AIDS Day has stood as a time to remind people of the AIDS crisis and to rembmer those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS. more...
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to François Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of HIV. more...
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on Halloween: Collecting Money to Help the World's Children
Category: Kids Holiday Activities
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has been helping the world's children for almost 60 years. Children gather candy as usual, but also collect coins to benefit UNICEF. more...
Herpes Treatment Helps Suppress HIV: Acyclovir Keeps HIV from Replicating
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
New research has shown that acyclovir, a commonly prescribed drug for genital herpes, is an effective treatment for those individuals infected with both herpes and HIV. more...
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
A new study conducted in South Africa shows that tuberculosis treatment medications may make HIV anti-retroviral treatment less effective. more...
New Children's HIV Toolkit: Helping Children Take an Active Role in HIV Treatment and Management
Category: Aids/HIV Education
A toolkit has been designed to help children living with HIV understand their disease and treatment. The toolkit involves children in the management of their HIV and ART. more...
HIV/AIDS in South Africa: An Overview of the Country's Epidemic
Category: Aids/HIV in Africa
South Africa currently has the worst AIDS epidemic in the world, with more than 5.6 million cases of HIV/AIDS. Every day, 1,000 South Africans die of AIDS related causes. more...
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh: Four Unique Museums Founded by Andrew Carnegie
Category: Pennsylvania Travel
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum are the four museums that make up the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. more...
What is an Epidemiologist?: A Career in the Public Health Field
Category: Health Field (general)
Epidemiologists are at the center of the public health field. They perform studies to determine what factors cause or contribute to disease. more...
Indications for Starting ART: Clinical and Patient Indications for Starting HIV Treatment
Category: Aids/HIV Treatment
Starting an HIV patient on antiretroviral treatment requires them to be ready both clinically and mentally. The decision should be made by both the patient and provider. more...
HIV/AIDS Funding in Malawi: Major Contributors to HIV Programming Budget
Category: Aids/HIV in Africa
Malawi receives funding for HIV programming from a number of sources around the world. These funders allow them to provide care, treatment, and education to citizens. more...
The Four Stages of HIV Infection: Primary, Asymptomatic, Symptomatic, and AIDS
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
There are four stages of HIV infection: primary, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and AIDS. Knowing what stage an individual is in helps physicians to design treatment plans. more...
Inspired Gifts Helps Fight HIV: UNICEF's Store Offers Christmas Gifts to Support HIV Work Worldwide
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Inspired Gifts, an online store run by UNICEF, offers Christmas and holiday presents that help fight HIV by supporting the work being done around the world. more...
What are Microbicides?: Topical HIV Prevention Agents
Category: Aids/HIV Research
Microbicide research is developing a new method of HIV prevention that will allow individuals to apply a gel, cream, or film prior to sexual activity. more...
Holiday Gifts to Fight HIV/AIDS: Gift Giving through Changing the Present's Website
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Changing the Present's website offers gifts that help fight and prevent HIV/AIDS around the world. The perfect gift idea for the person who already has everything. more...
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
A Day With(out) Art is an annual event supported by Visual AIDS to raise awareness about the AIDS crisis through the use of artwork. more...
Rapid Screening Tests for HIV: Advantages and Disadvantage of Rapid HIV Tests
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Rapid HIV tests have cut down on the time it takes for individuals to receive their test results, reducing patient anxiety and loss to follow up. more...
Theories on the Origin of HIV: Three Explanations for the Emergence of the AIDS Epidemic
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Numerous studies have attempted to trace the origin of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. While many theories have been developed, only a few persist. more...
Overview of HIV/AIDS in Zambia: Testing, Treatment, and Prevention in a Southern African Country
Category: Aids/HIV in Africa
In Zambia, one in every five adults is infected with HIV. In the last few years, this southern African country has worked to create policies to curb the epidemic. more...
The Differences Between HIV-1 and HIV-2: Two Strains of the Virus that Causes AIDS
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
HIV-1 and HIV-2 are two different strains of the virus that causes AIDS. While there are many similarities between the two strains, there are also important differences. more...
Overview of PEPFAR Program: US Money for HIV/AIDS Programs Around the World
Category: Aids/HIV Politics
Started in 2003, PEPFAR provides $48 billion dollars over five years for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention services for 15 focus countries around the world. more...
HAART as HIV Prevention Technique: Individuals on Treatment Less Likely to Pass on Virus
Category: Aids/HIV Research
Recent studies have shown that providing HIV-positive individuals with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may slow the spread of HIV in the population. more...
Category: AIDS/HIV (general)
Every year nearly half a million children under the age of fifteen are infected with HIV. Of these, ninety percent result from mother-to child transmission. more...
Nurse-Midwife or Direct-Entry Midwife: The Differences Between Two Categories of Midwives
Category: Health Field (general)
There are two categories of midwives in the US, certified-nurse midwives and direct-entry midwives, that differ in education and licensing requirements. more...
Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?: An Account of Writing a Lonely Planet Guidebook in Brazil
Category: Travel Writing
Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? (Three Rivers Press, 2008) is the exciting and revealing account of Thomas Kohnstamm's first guidebook writing job with Lonely Planet. more...
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