Articles written by Jamie Robertson
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Helping Patients Adhere to ART
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.
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Indications for Starting ART
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.
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HIV and the Primary Care Provider
Providers often face issues of confidentiality, stigmas, cultural difference, and patient education when treating HIV-positive patients.
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HIV/AIDS Funding in Malawi
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.
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WHO Clinical Staging for HIV Infection
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.
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The Four Stages of HIV Infection
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.
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Treating the Side Effects of ART
Over-the-counter medications and lifestyle changes can help minimize a number of the side effects caused by antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS.
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Inspired Gifts Helps Fight HIV
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.
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How to Contribute to the AIDS Memorial Quilt
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.
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What are Microbicides?
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.
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The Creation of the Red AIDS Awareness Ribbon
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.
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Holiday Gifts to Fight HIV/AIDS
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.
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt
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.
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Day With(out) Art Event Raises HIV Awareness
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.
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History of World AIDS Day
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.
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Rapid Screening Tests for HIV
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.
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Discoverers of HIV
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to François Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of HIV.
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Theories on the Origin of HIV
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.
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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on Halloween
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.
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Overview of HIV/AIDS in Zambia
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.
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Herpes Treatment Helps Suppress HIV
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.
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The Differences Between HIV-1 and HIV-2
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.
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TB Treatment Makes HIV Treatment Less Effective
A new study conducted in South Africa shows that tuberculosis treatment medications may make HIV anti-retroviral treatment less effective.
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Overview of PEPFAR Program
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.
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New Children's HIV Toolkit
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.
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HAART as HIV Prevention Technique
Recent studies have shown that providing HIV-positive individuals with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may slow the spread of HIV in the population.
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HIV/AIDS in South 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.
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Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
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.
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Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
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.
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Nurse-Midwife or Direct-Entry Midwife
There are two categories of midwives in the US, certified-nurse midwives and direct-entry midwives, that differ in education and licensing requirements.
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What is an Epidemiologist?
Epidemiologists are at the center of the public health field. They perform studies to determine what factors cause or contribute to disease.
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Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?
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.
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