Counseling is an essential part of HIV antibody testing and should always be performed before and after testing regardless of HIV status. Counseling is mandatory in most anonymous testing sites. Counseling prior to the test will help you understand the results of your test, learn how to protect yourself from the virus, and gain the knowledge of … [Read more...]
New AIDS Therapy Nukes HIV With Radioactive Antibodies
February 17, 2012 By
Like guided missiles, radioactive anti-HIV antibodies seek out and destroy HIV-infected cells. The new approach to AIDS therapy -- called radioimmunotherapy -- works in mice, report Ekaterina Dadachova, PhD, of New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and colleagues. "Radioimmunotherapy is supposed to be curative," Dadachova tells WebMD. … [Read more...]
HIV/AIDS Causes
February 16, 2012 By
Most commonly, HIV infection is spread by having sex with an infected partner. The virus can enter the body through the lining of the vagina, vulva, penis, rectum, or mouth during sex. Although initially AIDS cases occurred primarily in homosexual males in the United States, more recently the majority of new cases are in the heterosexual … [Read more...]
HIV Testing Introduction
February 15, 2012 By
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV destroys the body’s immune system and leads to AIDS. People with AIDS develop many diseases and “opportunistic” infections (such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, cancer, and skin infections) that ultimately lead to death. There is no cure … [Read more...]
