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Magic Johnson

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Freddie Mercury

The charismatic lead singer of Queen contracted HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

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Rock Hudson

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Liberace

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Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe contracted HIV during heart surgery, in the days before the blood supply was routinely tested for the virus.

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Isaac Asimov

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Tommy Morrison

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Azithromycin
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7.5
Effectiveness
3.2
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6.5
Holistic Benefits
I took a z-pack to help with recent bronchitis. I was feeling better in no time and did not have to take it for a long time like i did with prednisone
Valtrex
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7.7
Effectiveness
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Side Effects
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I was 17 weeks pregnant when I had a shingles outbreak. This was my second instance of a shingles outbreak, but first time using Valtrex. The last time I had a shingles outbreak was at age 7 (20+ years ago). I was in pain and worried about my pregnancy. My dermatologist and obstetrician agreed Valtrex was needed to get rid of the shingles outbreak. I was told there could be a chance of birth defects with my child. My symptoms were completely gone with 3-4 days and the shingles outbreak c... View full comment
Simcor
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Effectiveness
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I have been tacking Simcor for almost 3 months. In the beginning I had flushing and itching that was severe enough to bother me at night. That side effect has almost gone by now. However, I use to have my resting pulse around 52-54 beats per minute, just recently I've noticed that my resting pulse was elevated to around 68 - 74 beats per minute. Honestly, I don't like this because Simcor somehow is forcing my heart to work harder and that's why I am having like anxiety attack feeling. Is it... View full comment
Tylenol
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Tylenol's really good for taking care of headaches. It usually takes a half hour for me to feel in kick in. It works better when you take it with food.
Prochlorperazine Maleate
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Effectiveness
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I was diagnosed with a stomach virus and was prescribed this by my doctor. So far, I have had no real complaints besides the slight dizziness and the pain in the stomach. It helped my nausea, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it really worked that well overall.
Rebif
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Effectiveness
7.5
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Have been on Rebif since 11/06 and good results on MRI but recently having some problems with test results, such as low platelet counts and high White blood cell count, plus some others
Candex
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Effectiveness
5.9
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My story of Candex. A couple of months ago I took Candex as recommended on the label. After about 5 days, I ballooned up 60 pounds of water weight. My immune system crashed and I caught the first illness going around, which just so happened to be the really terrible bronchitis/pneumonia thing that’s going around. I gained more weight, about 20 more pounds from this illness. It developed into walking pneumonia, but thankfully after about a month I was able to defeat this infection. I am... View full comment
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