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Talking About Being HIV-Positive

Along with your doctor, you should tell also your mental health care providers, such as a therapist, Lightfoot says. The next step is to decide who...

What is HIV?

HIV is a virus that grows in your body and weakens your immune system. Call your doctor or get emergency care right away if you think you have a se...

Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

Here are tips for dealing with some of the most common problems. For example, you may experience extreme weight loss, infections, or diarrhea. Anot...

Children with HIV and AIDS

Up to 3.7 million kids (under age 19) are infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS. Kids with HIV and AIDS can safely go to school. But w...

HIV/AIDS: Resources

It's also one of the best places on the web for AIDS information. The Harvard AIDS Institute: This site offers authoritative information on HIV and...

Federal Disability Insurance When You Have AIDS

It's a good idea to seek legal advice when you apply for Social Security Disability. Also, what it takes to win benefits claims often doesn't make ...

Why and How You Should Talk to Your Kids About HIV

If you have more than one child, talk to them separately. And many parents don't want to think that their child could get infected with HIV. You do...

How CD4 Counts Help Treat HIV and AIDS

The CD4 count is a test that measures how many CD4 cells you have in your blood. HIV damages your immune system because it targets CD4 cells. When ...

Alcoholic Hepatitis

Heavy alcohol use is binge drinking at least 5 or more times in the past month. Most people who are diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis are between ...

Hepatitis a Treatments, Complications, and Prognosis

Unlike other types, the hepatitis A virus is rarely dangerous. If you have liver failure, you’ll need a transplant. If you think you’ve been expose...

Hepatitis a Vaccine for Adults

But in very rare cases, people can have a severe allergic reaction to the hepatitis A vaccine. There are also combination vaccines for adults that ...

Hepatitis a Symptoms

Some people have symptoms that can last more than 3 months or have problems that come and go for 3 to 9 months.