No medication is given as part of the study, and participants may remain on their current medications, including antidiarrheal medications. We'd like to hear about your experiences. Come be part of a research study about living with HIV and taking meds. If you are eligible, you will meet with us eight times over the course of one year, and your blood will be drawn three times to measure viral loads. In addition, you will learn about the specific obstacles to your own adherence, knowledge that can be critical in helping you maintain effective antiretroviral therapy.
Participation involves attending a total of six one-hour sessions.
We are looking for people with AIDS to provide the gift of organ donation. Eligible participants will receive free examinations every three months by specially trained HIV neurologists, who will provide medical follow-up if needed. Beth Israel Medical Center has a free study of methionine, which may help some people with HIV myelopathy. Back to the October 2000 Issue of Body Positive Magazine. This article was provided by Body Positive .