HIV causes illness and problems for you by attacking your immune system. When this happens, other diseases and conditions may occur because of your weakened immune system or because of the long term affect of HIV on your body. Some are Opportunistic Infections (also called AIDS defining illnesses), some are toxicities or side effects related to anti-HIV drugs, while others are diseases and conditions that may happen to people with or without HIV.
Articles
Opportunistic Infections
What are Opportunistic Infections? (Jan 2013)
AIDS Defining Conditions (July 2013)
Cancers (April 2013)
Fungal Infections (Jan 2013)
Pneumonias (May 2013)
Tuberculosis (Dec 2013)
Treatment Related Conditions
Amemia and Women (May 2013)
Bone Health (May 2013)
Hyperlipidemia (Sep 2013)
Lactic Acidosis (Sept 2013)
Lipodystrophy & Body Changes (Sept 2013)
Lipodystrophy Treatments Part I: Treatments for Fat Gain (Sept 2013)
Lipodystrophy Treatments Part II: Treatments for Fat Loss (Sept 2013)
Lipodystrophy Treatments Part III: Treatments for Metabolic Changes (Sept 2013)
Peripheral Neuropathy (March 2013)
Other Diseases and Conditions
Caring for a Woman’s Body: What Every Woman Should Know about the Care and Prevention of GYN Problems (May 2012)
Caring for your Gut (Oct 2013)
Caring for your Heart (Oct 2013)
Caring for your Liver (Oct 2013)
Depression, Women, and HIV (Feb 2013)
Diabetes (Mar 2012)
Diarrhea (Feb 2013)
HIV and Aging (Aug 2013)
HIV and the Brain (Feb 2013)
HIV and Your Mouth (Feb 2013)
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (Feb 2013)
Hepatitis A (Sept 2013)
Hepatitis B (July 2013)
Hepatitis C (Aug 2013)
Treatment of Hepatitis C in People Living with HIV (Sept 2013)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (June 2013)