What is happening to Nandrolone??May 10, 2009hey NelsonI enjoyed your book Built to Survive. It really helped me to realize what nandrolone could do for my health and body shape. I have been using nandrolone for 10 years without side effects and I have been able to reshape my body after lipodystrophy. But now I …
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Dealing with Fatigue- From TheBody.com
Response from Mr. VergelI feel your pain :)I have dealt with this problem for years. I have good days and not so good days. Let me tell you what I have tried after reading research studies:Exercise- Exercise improves fatigue. I know…how do you exercise if you are tired? When I am exhausted I skip the …
Body Shape Changes Dramatically Impact the Self-Esteem of HIV-Positive People
BBody Shape Changes Dramatically Impact the Self-Esteem of HIV-Positive People An Interview With Nelson Vergel By Bonnie GoldmanApril 15, 2009 Listen to Audio (27 min.) Download Audio Download Slides Please note: These files can be quite large. Allow some time for them to download. Hi there! This is Bonnie Goldman, editorial director of TheBody.com.Today we’re …
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FPC NEGOTIATES FOR PATIENT ASSISTANCE
Contact: Lynda Dee: 410-332-1170 Fair Pricing Coalition Press Release FPC NEGOTIATES FOR PATIENT ASSISTANCE AND CO-PAY PROGRAMS Washington, DC, April 1, 2009 – The Fair Pricing Coalition (FPC), which was founded by the late Martin Delaney of Project Inform, is a national coalition of activists who work on HIV drug pricing issues and who help …
Update on Body Shape Changes and HIV
This Month in HIV: 2009 Update on Body Shape Changes and HIVA Conversation With Dr. Donald Kotler and Patient Activist Nelson Vergel April 2009 From TheBody.com Body shape changes are some of the most frustrating complications of HIV and HIV medications. Whether it’s the loss of cheeks or the sudden swollen midsection, people with HIV …
Kaletra, Lexiva and Ziagen increase MIs
The DAD study presented controversial data on increased cardiovascular risks caused by Kaletra, Lexiva and Ziagen
Rosoglitazone for lipoatrophy
4 mg a day of rosiglitazone produced a gain of fat under the skin of 900 grams versus 300 grams in placebo in patients not taking zerit or azt after 48 weeksInsulin resistance improved. No weight gain. It is not known if rosiglitazone will increase cardiovascular risks in poz people as it has in hiv …
Gileads booster gs9350
Gilead is developing a booster than can do what Norvir does to boost drug levels. It seems that 150 mg of their booser may be equivalent to 100 mgIt seems that it may be more lipid friendly than norvir. No data on gut side effects were presentedThey are using it in their quad formulation of …
Cancers in hiv
From 99 til 07 infection related cancers like anal have decreased slightly but are still a lot higher in incidence than in HIV hegatives. Liver, oral-throat and hodgkins lyphoma have increased 2-4 percent. 20305 poz patients were followed from 99 til 2007 at kaiser permanente in California. Mostly gay white men, however.
Opportunistic infections
By Dr ChaissonTB has decreased a lot in AfricaTreating poz patients who have TB with HAART and TB treatment (rifampin)at the same time works best to improve survival.Immune reconstitution disease in those with HIV and TB is a strong factor in complications. Those with cryptococal meningitis and hiv have higher mortality with immune reconstitution.Prednisone is …
Complications and OIs
Richard Chaisson from John Hopkins presented survival and mortality data.There is a direct relation between economic development and mortality. Haiti has the highest mortality rate in the americas and argentina, the us and canada have the lowest.Head, esophagus, anal lung and bladder cancers have increased in poz patientsFactors involved are immune defficiency, inflammation, pro coagulation …