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How Are You Feeling?

Ace Your Tests

Complete Blood Count

Our Cover Guy

Chem Screen

What's "Normal?"

 
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Ready to Quit? The Risks and Rewards of a Potent Smoking-Cessation Drug (17)

Mandatory HIV Tests Before Marriage? (15)

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Herpes Simplex Virus

Syphilis & Neurosyphilis

Shingles

The HIV Life Cycle

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Treatments for Opportunistic Infections (OIs)




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How Are You Feeling?
No, really... If your viral load is down, your CD4 cell count is under control, and you’re happy, cool.   But what if your numbers are good but not your quality of life? Say the meds are making you feel down, sluggish or nauseous?
Ace Your Tests
Bethsheba Johnson, MSN, nurse practitioner at Chicago’s Luck Care Center, shows you how to get the most from lab work and chats with your doc.
Complete Blood Count
If you’re feeling sluggish or fatigued, this report can tell you why

Our Cover Guy

Chem Screen
Even if you’re feeling great, this report can head sneaky problems off at the pass

What's "Normal?"
How to Read Your Lab Results


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What to do if you've just been diagnosed
How to find a support system
Things you should know before starting treatment
How to handle side effects and other concerns
How to tell someone you have HIV/AIDS

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Question: Which of the following best explains why the AIDS epidemic is disproportionately affecting the African-American community?
Early prevention campaigns were geared toward gay white men
Since HIV is considered manageable, people are less concerned about contracting it
A history of social inequality--institutionalized racism, sexism, classism and homophobia
African Americans' disproportionate access to health care and treatment
Denial/stigma around HIV/AIDS
Mainstream hip-hop's lyrics that perpetuate a culture of unprotected sex and disrespect of women.
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