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FDA Committee Unanimously Recommends Egrifta for Lipodystrophy

FROM POZ.COM May 27, 2010 FDA Committee Unanimously Recommends Egrifta for Lipodystrophy A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee has unanimously recommended that Egrifta (tesamorelin), Montreal-based Theratechnologies’ experimental product for the treatment of excess abdominal fat in HIV-positive people with lipodystrophy, be approved by the agency.  Though the FDA is not required to …

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Vitamin and Mineral Use in HIV- Summary of Studies

 Excellent summary tables on the use of micronutrients in HIV published in Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:333–45. Printed in USA. © 2007 American Society for Nutrition https://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/85/2/333 Reference Study design, location, and population Vitamin concentrations1 Results and conclusions Cross-sectional studies     Toma et al, 2001 (93) Cross-sectional study in Canada. 11 HIV-positive adults (6 receiving HAART …

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The Forgotten Minority: HIV+ Patients With No Available HIV treatment Options

Most successful HIV medication combinations require 3 medications that are fully active, but a small portion of long term survivors with long treatment history and accumulated HIV resistance mutations do not have the luxury of constructing a viable regimen to save their lives. Several potent antiretrovirals (ARVs) in the past 4 years have enabled many …

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Update on Medicare’s Decision to Help People with HIV-associated Facial Lipoatrophy

I sent this email to Medicare: Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:53 AM To: Baldwin, JoAnna F. (CMS/OCSQ) Subject: From the feedback tool – 100331-000018 Regarding:Decision Memo for Dermal injections for the treatment of facial lipodystrophy syndrome (FLS) (CAG-00412N) I have the following questions: 1- Do patients have to remain depressed to get yearly touch …

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Table of Contents- Testosterone: A Man’s Guide

Table of Contents About the Author Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Testosterone and Its Replacement Therapy Options History of Testosterone What Is Testosterone and Why It Is Important What Are the Symptoms of Low Testosterone (deficiency)? Questions to Determine If You May Have Testosterone Deficiency Causes of Testosterone Deficiency Diagnosis of Testosterone Deficiency Top Ten …

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From Upcoming Book: Testosterone: A Man’s Guide- The top ten mistakes in testosterone replacement therapy

From my upcoming book: Testosterone: A Man’s Guide (to be released in May and available on amazon.com) TOP TEN MISTAKES IN TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY In my years of using testosterone and lecturing, I have seen mistakes being made by people who did not know better. Some mistakes really caused serious negative effects on their quality …

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MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE FOR TREATING FACIAL LIPODYSTROPHY SYNDROME IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

MEDICARE NEWS For Immediate release Contact: CMS Office of Media RelationsMarch 23, 2010 (202) 690-6145 MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE FOR TREATING FACIAL LIPODYSTROPHY SYNDROME IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced its decision to cover facial injections for Medicare beneficiaries who experience symptoms of depression due to the …

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Strive To Thrive While Growing Older With HIV By Dennis McMillanPublished: February 11, 2010 Nelson Vergel. Photo by Rink. Positive Force will present “Survivor Health Wisdom: Strive to Thrive While Growing Older with HIV” on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market and Octavia Streets. Join Nelson Vergel, …

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