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Is being HIV-positive an innate part of our identities as positive people, or has the concept of “HIV identity” become less significant in the post-HAARTHighly Active AntiRetroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together. era? DAVID MENADUE investigates. read more »

Non-nucleosides are a powerful option for treating HIV, but cross-resistanceHIV which has mutated and is less susceptible to the effects of one or more anti-HIV drugs is said to be resistantHIV which has mutated and is less susceptible to the effects of one or more anti-HIV drugs is said to be resistant.. can mean you only get one bite of the cherry. This is the final instalment in a three-part series looking at key drug classesA group of anti-HIV drugs with the same target of action. Anti-HIV drug classes include nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitorsA type of anti-HIV drug that works by preventing the production of an enzyme, protease, that HIV needs to replicate. and non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, as well as several others. Combining drugs from three or more classes is the basis of Highly Active AntiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. Therapy (HAARTHighly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together.).. read more »

Thirty-two quick and easy strategies to help you take your medications on time. read more »

Why is adherence – taking your antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. medications on time and not missing doses – such a big deal? read more »

If we take the time to understand how HIV is – and isn’t – transmitted, we are that much better armed to protect our partners. This issue's Backgrounder explains the ins and outs of HIV transmission. read more »

Does HIV cause AIDS? This Backgrounder explains the relationship between the virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. and the disease, and the scientific basis that our knowledge is based upon. read more »

One of the most rewarding things that has happened since I had my autobiography, Positive, published last year has been the number of positive people who have come up to me and thanked me for sharing my story, a lot of which they found in common with their own experience of living with HIV. read more »

Getting an HIV diagnosis inevitably raises deep emotions and sometimes crippling fear, but it can also be a moment of catharsis and empowerment, the beginning of a process of taking charge and deciding what’s most important to you in your life. read more »