Nelson Vergel’s Vitamin and Mineral Supplement RegimenAugust 2001This is the second installment in our series “What Supplements I Take and Why.” This article looks at the supplement regimen taken by Nelson Vergel. Nelson, a native of Venezuela and 17-year survivor of HIV, is a leading treatment advocate for HIV-related wasting, lipodystrophy, and wellness in HIV […]
Title: 9th Annual POZ Cruise Wellness RetreatCity: Los AngelesState: CACountry: United StatesDates: 10/21/2006 – 10/29/2006Event Type: Special EventSubject: Peer Support; Persons with HIV/AIDS; Support GroupsDescription: This eight-day cruise aboard the Norwegian Star is a retreat for the HIV community, either straight or gay, and their friends and family. The group will be confidential and provide
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I’ve been positive since 1983, and like many other long-term survivors, I took each new drug as soon as it became available. Even after combo therapy arrived, I often mixed one new med that worked with others that were already failing. The practice proved to be a recipe for resistance. In the past two years,
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New Drugs Can Save Lives; AIDS Activists Urge Tibotec to Be Compassionate Towards HIV Salvage PatientsHOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ — AIDS Activists, seeking to expand access to new drugs for people living with HIV who have run out of treatment options, are urging Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, to provide compassionate access
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Well, this will be a good experiment. It seems easy enough. I hope it serves a purpose somehow. I have been HIV positive for 21 years and have developed resistance to all available drugs. I look great, actually…I look much better than I usually feel. Fatigue is common in my life. But I have learned
