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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. ... Read more

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This module is designed to improve the awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals on poverty and gender concerns in the field of HIV/AIDS. Experience increasingly shows that the socioeconomic factors contributing to the rapid spread of HIV in the Region include low education, limited access to health care services and increased mobility within and between countries — factors that are largely determined by poverty and gender inequality. The growing commitment to curbing the HIV/AIDS epidemic requires that health professionals at community, provincial, national and international levels have the knowledge, skills and tools to more effectively respond to the health needs of poor and marginalized people and address the gender inequalities fuelling the epidemic. However, many health professionals in the Region are not adequately prepared to address these issues. This module is designed to help fill this gap.

This module, which is part of a Sourcebook for health professionals, is intended to be used in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. It is divided into six sections: Section 1 provides a brief overview of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and an understanding of HIV/AIDS; Section 2 examines What the links are between poverty, gender and HIV/AIDS; Section 3 discusses why it is important for health professionals to address HIV/AIDS, from efficiency, equity and human rights perspectives; Section 4 discusses how health professionals can address poverty and gender concerns in HIV/AIDS; Section 5 provides notes for facilitators and finally Section 6 contains a collection of tools, resources and references to support health professionals in their work in this field. ... Read more

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Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN. Reference manual for the common types of diets HIV-positive people may find useful or be directed toward by their physician. Hardcover, softcover available. ... Read more

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Great book!
This book quality shows in the variety of recipes for varing ailments though not limited to HIV infection.Unfortunately, it is not geared for island residents/living as the ingredients are not easily accessible here. ... Read more

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In November 2007, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) published data showing that HIV prevalence has stabilized, even though the number of people living with HIV continues to rise. The following year, a joint UNAIDS, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and WHO report announced that 3 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral therapy, an unprecedented increase of 1 million from the previous year and a 10-fold increase from five years earlier. ... Read more

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Features targeted programs combining Chinese and Western medicine

New treatments and therapies allow people with HIV/AIDS to live longer and live better. Now, the focus is shifting toward improving the quality of their lives and finding new ways to manage the often-debilitating symptoms of the diseases and related conditions.

Misha Ruth Cohen, a noted specialist in the healing arts, here offers programs, combining the best of Chinese medicine and Western science, for treating digestive disorders, respiratory problems, diarrhea, skin problems, fatigue, pain, anemia, depression, and other maladies. She explains how to incorporate herbs, acupuncture, diet, nutritional supplements, stress reduction, and massage into a sensible comprehensive medical plan, which also addresses the spiritual, mental, and emotional needs of people with HIV/AIDS.

The HIV Wellness Sourcebook, the first book featuring such a multi-faceted approach, will empower readers to learn to coexist with HIV/AIDS and take control of their lives.Amazon.com Review
The HIV Wellness Sourcebook: An East-West Guide to LivingWell with HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions takes on an immensetask: blending Chinese and Western medical therapies to manage HIV andrestore balance to the mind, body, and spirit. Misha Ruth Cohen, aChinese medicine researcher and practitioner, gives a compact coursein Chinese medicine practices with its perspective on "thedisharmonies associated with HIV infection." She describesclearly how Chinese medicine views the body, disease, the immunesystem (the body's ability to fight disease), and the progression fromHIV to AIDS. She explains the basics of the Western view of the immunesystem, showing how Western and Eastern views both differ andcomplement each other.

The book details how to use diet, herbs,acupuncture, moxibustion (placing warm herbs on the protected skin atacupuncture points), acupressure, Qi Gong (exercises includingmeditation), and other healing techniques. Targeted treatment planscombine East and West for neurological disorders (such as neuropathy,fibromyalgia, and dementia), protozoal infections (such asPneumoncystis carinii pneumonia and toxoplasmosis),candidiasis, mycobacterial infections, opportunistic viral infections,and more. The message: "You are in charge of your healing processand you can do a great deal to improve the quality of your dailylife." --Joan Price ... Read more

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HIV sourcebook, an excellent source
This book is comprehensive and clear for both the Chinese Medical practitioner, and for the HIV patient.
Misha Cohen has done amazing work and research with HIV and Chinese Medicine, and we are fortunate to have this information neatly organized and at our fingertips.

A great book for people living with HIV/AIDS!
This book provides such a great wealth of information concerning Easternviews of medicine and health.It is written in plain language, in orderfor the reader to understand the different aspects of Chinese medicine andhow it relates to the HIV/AIDS virus.

A person who is not sold onWestern views of treating HIV/AIDS will definitely like the alternativetherapies and ideas presented in this book.

Chinese philosophies ofhealing fit so much better into "balancing" the body.So manyWestern doctors feel that prescribing pills is the only effective way tocombat HIV and AIDS.Chinese medicine teaches a person to examine the"systems" of their body, and how to keep them in check.Bymodifying your lifestlye, and practicing "body balancing" you canempower yourself and your body for the battle against the HIVvirus.

People with HIV and AIDS should start listening to their bodies,and not to Western medicine dogma! ... Read more

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In 1985, therapist Niro Asistent tested HIV positive. Facing what many saw as a death sentence, Niro created her own programme of emotional therapy, daily meditation, and healthy diet and exercise. Since 1986, she has tested HIV negative. In this personal account of struggle, Asistent shows how she turned fear, shame, denial and anger into strength, self-acceptance and courage that then gave her the power to heal herself. She desribes the specific techniques she used from journal keeping, meditation, and emotional self-therapy to the vital benefits of sound nutrition and daily exercise, to the importance of setting new priorities. Niro Markoff Asistent is the founding Director of SHARE (The Foundation for the Self Healing AIDS Related Experiment). ... Read more

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Why I survive aides Niro Markoff Assisent
Every so often you come across a book that stands way out from the crowd this is one of them. Niro's journey speaks to all of us and her courage is remarkable and her book is inspiring and inspirational to read. It certainly challenges us to look at your limited belief's about what is possible.

Once again
Once again someone who believes that the human condition is divine and that we can change our lives ourselves shows that life doesn't have the limitation put on to it by people who are scared of thinking for themselves...or is it that these people want to control life in order to profit from it, or is it that these people want to make themselves out to be victims to avoid taking responsability for the fact that they can change their lives themselves? Don't be a victim, decide that you can change your life yourself and the tools you need will come your way. What you get by making yourself out to be a victim just remains a vicious cycle.

Creating a life that heals
As a healthcare professional and as someone who has lost freinds and family to AIDS, I was greatly encouraged by this book. At one time, it was required reading by an English professor at Georgia State University. Iknow a person with AIDS now, whom after reading it, found importantinformation and encouragement to continue living successfully and fullywith HIV illness for over 14+ years! A must reading for anyone who wants toretain control of their own life while facing any health challenge. Peopledo not die of AIDS. They die of the fear of inevitable death, pervasivemisinformation, and a surrender to the medical and pharmaceuticalestablishment. This book is a powerful witness to a woman's battle to robdeath, personal healing, and triumph over what is seen as a endless orhopeless battle. It is good reading whether you have a life threateningillness or not because it is a true story about hope and personalempowerment! ... Read more

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A guide for caregivers provides the latest medical information including dietary strategies, symptoms of opportunistic infections, tips on safe sex, profiles of available medications, exercise advice, and more. ... Read more

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A Heretical But Truthful Book On How To Cure AIDS
The consensus amongst the medical community is that HIV/AIDS is a death sentence. In this important book, Dr. Badgley, a medical doctor, prsents his unorthodox approach to AIDS. The book includes information on theimmune system, how to naturally strengthen it, and the true causes of AIDS.Anyone with AIDS should not take any medical drugs. They should take thisbook seriously and apply the methods in it. ... Read more

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The first wave of the AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency DiseaseSyndrome) epidemic predominantly affected young gay men, but thenext wave is predicted to strike down young heterosexual men andwomen in their prime. There have been literally thousands ofscientific studies on the subject of AIDS. Many important factsrelated to the spread of AIDS among heterosexuals have been found.The only way to stop the AIDS epidemic is for every sexually-activeindividual to be thoroughly familiar with all these facts. Severalareas of vital importance are covered in this book.

HETEROSEXUAL TRANSMISSION. The public's impression of whatconstitutes causal contact versus intimate contact may be verydifferent from a medical expert's point of view. Yet, this is onesubject which is often misunderstood by many people. A clearunderstanding by everyone on how HIV is transmitted from one personto another will have an important impact on the spread of AIDSwithin the general population.

RISKS. Knowing what the risks of infection are, and an earnestattempt to assess such risks will greatly decrease one's chances ofbecoming infected. A person should know if he or she is in adangerous situation before engaging in sexual activities.

PROTECTION. Using a condom is not the ultimate answer in preventinginfection. However, it is the only effective protection we have atthis time. On the other hand, studies have shown that many peopleuse condoms in an improper and ineffective manner, which negatesall the best advantages of this form of protection.

Here is one book that will address all these topics in a verydetailed manner so that every sexually-active heterosexualindividual will be able to quickly and efficiently assess everysituation in which he or she might come into contact with aninfected person and thus be in a better position to avoidinfection. ... Read more

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This publication discusses the protection issues facing children globally, outlining the priority actions needed to reduce their vulnerability. The publication calls for enhanced social protection, legal protection and justice, and alternative care, underpinned by efforts to address the silence and stigma that allow discrimination, abuse and exploitation of children to continue. ... Read more

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Uncommon Hope offers a dynamic, small-group curriculum designed to support people of faith in answering God's call to end the silence and inaction magnifying the human suffering and death wrought by HIV and AIDS. Whether your church or faith-based organization is just beginning to engage in HIV/AIDS ministry or has a long history in the work, Uncommon Hope provides tools and experiences to foster the development of spiritual responses that are authentic to your community, consistent with the core teachings of all major faith traditions and respectful of the rich diversity reflected in the lives most impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Uncommon Hope is open and inclusive of all people living with HIV and AIDS, whether they are infected in the body or affected as concerned and caring community members. The program is a progressive, multi-unit curriculum packaged in six chapters, each comprising a combination of educational tools, engaged learning, public action and social support. Participants are afforded the opportunity to acquire new skills and insight at each stage of the process: Awareness, Truths, Radical Change, and Inspiration.

If you hunger to minister at the true intersection of justice, mercy, compassion and hope, then read the pages of Uncommon Hope. ... Read more

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