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Second Bioplasty Congress in Mexico- PMMA for facial and buttock lipoatrophy

I  attended the second International Congress on Bioplasty in Guadalajara last week. Here is the program in Spanish: https://www.bioplastia.org.mx/es/programa.php Cosmetic and dermatology physicians from Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia  came to share experiences on the use of PMMA (polymethylacrylate) to treat HIV related facial and buttock lipoatrophy and other non HIV related physical abnormalities. Bioplasty …

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Egrifta Gets Approved for the Treatment of Abdominal Fat Accumulation in HIV- Activists Ask Serono to Price it Affordably

Fat busting, but at what cost?: https://blogs.poz.com/tim/archives/2010/11/fat_busting_but_at_w.html  Press Release from Serono: https://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/emdserono/47019/ Here’s a link to the full prescribing info via Serono’s website: https://www.emdserono.com/cmg.emdserono_us/en/images/FULL%20PRESCRIBING%20INFORMATION_tcm115_59676.pdf?Version= A Closer Look at Egrifta, a Newly Approved Treatment for HIV-Associated Belly Fat Gain (Lipohypertrophy) https://www.thebody.com/content/art59340.html For physicians interested in learning more about EGRIFTA™ and the process for prescribing EGRIFTA™, call the AXIS …

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Risk of MI May Go Up With Calcium Supplements

Risk of MI May Go Up With Calcium Supplements MedPage Today Published: July 29, 2010 Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and … Jul 29, 2010 … Recently, the Women’s Health Initiative reported that calcium and vitamin D had no effect on the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.41 … www.natap.org/2010/newsUpdates/081110_05.htm …

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Vitamin D Deficiency in EuroSIDA Linked to All-Cause Mortality and AIDS

Vitamin D Deficiency in EuroSIDA Linked to All-Cause Mortality and AIDS Vitamin D Deficiency in EuroSIDA Linked to All-Cause Mortality and AIDS Tenth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, November 7-11, 2010, Glasgow Mark Mascolini Analyzing almost 2000 cohort members, EuroSIDA investigators found a higher risk of a new AIDS diagnosis or death …

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