How to treat HIV comprehensively with anti-retrovirals, and complementary therapies, including anabolic steroids. This first-of-its-kind guide promotes the medical use of anabolic steroids, admittedly illegal, for the HIV+ population's long-term survival. The book details everything relevant about anabolic hormones, appetite stimulants, proper diet, new dietary supplements, and optimal exercise programs--all backed with extensive and current research, which is * championed by prominent physicians who wrote the Foreword * co-authored by a man who has been HIV+ for 19 years * supported by anecdotal evidence The aggressive three-pronged approach--anabolic steroids+ nutrition + exercise--is designed to combat the most physically noticeable effect of HIV/AIDS--the loss of lean body mass and weight, wasting syndrome. Improved lean body mass leads to improved health, including mental health, which contributes to good quality of life.

AIDS Update 2005 presents a balanced review of the most current research and information on HIV infection, HIV disease and AIDS. More importantly, the book places this discussion within a biological, medical and social framework, helping readers to more fully understand this devastating pandemic. Included with each book is a subscription to Research Navigator, a web-based research tool that offers articles culled from sources including the New England Journal of Medicine, AIDS Weekly, and The New York Times. Overview of AIDS and HIV, Biological Characteristics of the AIDS Virus, AIDS and the Immune System, Biological Indicators for HIV Disease and Progression to AIDS, Opportunistic Infections and Cancers, Transmission of HIV, Prevention, Anti-HIV Therapy, Testing for HIV, Epidemiology for HIV, AIDS and Society. For all readers interested in learning a balanced review of the most current research and information on HIV infection, HIV disease and AIDS.

"...one of only a few reference works on HIV infection that has a broad focus on both the basic science and the clinical aspects of this disease...comprehensive, well-organized, and as current as it can possibly be...With over 1000 pages of information and extensive references with each chapter, this text is an important resource for clinicians and others who require or desire in-depth information on all aspects of HIV infection."
Steven C. Johnson for CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (June 2005)

Dr.Romeyn has addressed one of the most serious problems facing people with HIV, the devastating bodily wasting that occurs in those struggling with the effects of this disease. Her work is a comprehensive approach to nutritional treatment. She is articulate and yet not patronizing. Her concern and compassion for those who suffer from this dissease is quite apparent. I believe those who see her in her private practice are most fortunate. I am grateful for her work, and have given copies of this book to several men and women both in the parish and in the community at large.There is a great need in the larger community for this quality of information. I highly recommend it.

Close to one million people are infected with HIV-the virus that causes AIDS-in the U.S., and though in the last ten years therapies have been developed to successfully fight both the HIV infection and its associated illnesses, the physical and emotional tolls are devastating. In the tradition of the other titles in the First Year(tm) series, The First Year(tm)-HIV uses a unique approach-guiding readers through their first seven days following diagnosis, then the next three weeks of their first month, and finally the next eleven months of their first year-to provide answers and advice that will help everyone newly diagnosed with HIV come to terms with their condition and the lifestyle changes that accompany it. Starting with the day of diagnosis, author Brett Grodeck provides vital information about the nature of HIV, choosing the right doctors, treatment options, coping mechanisms, holistic alternatives, and much more. The First Year(tm)-HIV will be a supportive and educational resource for everyone who wants to take an active role in the management of their condition.

"This book is a 'must read' for those interested in the prevention of HIV transmission. It has enough breadth to provide a general overview of 'prevention with positives' and enough detail to satisfy and educate those already working in this area. Clinicians who want to develop or refine their approaches to counseling patients with HIV will find this book valuable." (Gary Marks, PhD., New England Journal of Medicine, August 4, 2005) The CDC has made a revision in their philosophy underlying recommended prevention techniques to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. The new approach focuses on "positive prevention", that is, prevention among people living with HIV/AIDS.

This important distinction has resulted in the need to reexamine the behaviors around HIV transmission and the approaches to prevention when working within this diverse population. Positive Prevention is a timely volume containing the latest contributions from the top scholars in the field on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Issues covered include unprotected sex with HIV-positive gay and bisexual men; issues around whether disclosure leads to safer sex; mental health and HIV with young adults; the impact of HIV diagnosis on sexual risk behaviors; interventions in community settings; and more. There is also a important chapter on international perspectives on "positive prevention". This volume will serve as an invaluable sourcebook for all professionals working in the field of HIV / AIDS prevention.

The HIV Drug Book is essential reading and reference. The book is well laid out, and written in a way that is easily understood by both medical professionals and lay-people.

The book lists drugs by indication from Antibiotics to vaccines. There is a table of drug interactions, information on dosing adherence, a glossary, and much more.

From Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns. In No Magic Bullet, Allan M. Brandt recounts the various medical, military, and public health responses that have arisen over the years--a broad spectrum that ranges from the incarceration of prostitutes during World War I to the establishment of required premarital blood tests.

Brandt demonstrates that Americans' concerns about venereal disease have centered around a set of social and cultural values related to sexuality, gender, ethnicity, and class. At the heart of our efforts to combat these infections, he argues, has been the tendency to view venereal disease as both a punishment for sexual misconduct and an index of social decay. This tension between medical and moral approaches has significantly impeded efforts to develop "magic bullets"--drugs that would rid us of the disease--as well as effective policies for controlling the infections' spread.

In the paper edition of No Magic Bullet, Brandt adds to his perceptive commentary on the relationship between medical science and cultural values a new chapter on AIDS. Analyzing this latest outbreak in the context of our previous attitudes toward sexually transmitted diseases, he hopes to provide the insights needed to guide us to the policies that will best combat the disease.

Medication Adherence in HIV / AIDS is both relevant and timely. It deals with the barriers to medication adherence and thoroughly addresses the scope of this problem as it affects various segments of the population, including adolescents, minorities, and drug users. This book is of invaluable importance to the physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, and public health officials who work with HIV / AIDS patients, as it not only focuses on the problems of drug adherence in the HIV community, but it also addresses proposed solutions for overcoming this critical challenge. Medication Adherence in HIV / AIDS

• Defines the problem of medication treatment of HIV infection
• Provides information on various measuring instruments and predictors of medication adherence
• Reviews the specialized problems with medication adherence in groups such as: minorities, drug users, pregnant women, the mentally ill, and adolescents
• Offers practical solutions for health professionals and public health workers dealing with this challenge

As a PWA (Person living with AIDS) and a professional that works in the private Social Services sector specializing in HIV/AIDS patient care, I highly recommend this book!

This book can function as both a personal and/or professional guide to the disease, the services and benefits that someone living with HIV/AIDS may qualify for, and a general overview of some of the drugs and treatment options.

This book is also a wonderful tool to give to friends and family should someone living with HIV/AIDS choose to disclose their Sero-status. Highly recommended without any reservation!

State Univ. of New York, Farmingdale. Textbook focuses on the biological basis of AIDS. Provides history of its roots and emergence, discusses the physiology of the HIV-T cell, and how viral load has become a key diagnostic tool for tracking HIV infection. Each chapter includes an outline, definitions of key terms, and a chapter review.

HIV & AIDS patients are living longer and they (and those that care for them) can learn how they may also live better. No matter how good the doctors and nurses and medications are, the key to living well with any chronic disease is to be a good self-manager. Living Well With HIV & AIDS will help people with HIV & AIDS to overcome the day-to-day physical and emotional problems caused by this viral disease and to work with their medical support team to make themselves as strong and healthy as they can be. Living Well With HIV & AIDS provides self-management techniques on understanding common HIV symptoms, using the mind to manage symptoms, exercise, nutrition, communication, getting the most out of medications, understanding AIDS and the immune system, and planning for the future. All medical, community libraries need to have Living Well With HIV & AIDS in their collections and all HIV positive individuals and their loved ones should have Living Well With HIV & AIDS as a personal reference work.

Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of the leading killers of young black men and women. Medical researcher Mindy Fullilove investigates the epidemic’s links to crack cocaine, the Bronx fires, and national health policy. Desiree Rushing must reconcile her crack addiction and HIV infection with the fate of her city, family, and the black church. David deShazo, a white AIDS worker in Alabama, fights to prevent the American South from becoming the epidemic’s new epicenter. And Mario Cooper, a gay, infected son of the black elite confronts the boundaries of American race politics in Washington, D.C. Seamlessly interweaving personal stories with national policy, Levenson indelibly captures this devastating epidemic and illuminates its potential to expand our understanding of race in America.

The author describes in gret detail his struggles and satisfactions working with AIDS patients in New York. As he continues his work he finds need to look into his own background and discovers the details of his father's death when he was a child. A heartwarming portrayal of how life experiences often unrecognized motivate us in our choice of profession and the way we carry out our responsibilities. A heart warming book. Morris Wessel, M.D.

Evaluating HIV/AIDS Treatment Programs offers new strategies for providing care for substance abusers with HIV/AIDS. This volume offers specific, proven programs designed to help underserved populations--including women, Latinos, Haitians, adolescents, and rural people--overcome linguistic, cultural, racial, and economic barriers to obtaining health care. It also offers specialized medical care models that work within the context of a continuum of services in a medical clinic.