June 2012

New HIV Drugs in the Pipeline – 2012

Gilead has completed and released 48-week data from ongoing phase 3 studies of a four-drug fixed dose combination (elvitegravir, cobicistat, tenofovir, and FTC- called QUAD), as it has with studies of the integrase inhibitor elvitegravir and the pharmacokinetic booster cobicistat.  QUAD  will likely be approved for treatment naive patients after August this year.  Results from […]

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PoWeR Resources

I wanted to remind everyone about resources from Program for Wellness Restoration (PoWeR). Regards, Nelson Vergel Director Sites: https://www.powerusa.org/ https://www.facialwasting.org/ https://www.testosteronewisdom.com/ https://www.agingwithhiv.org/ https://www.salvagetherapies.org/ Groups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/testosteronereplacement/  https://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PozHealth/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/egrifta/ https://www.facebook.com/HIVCure  https://www.facebook.com/PoWeRUSA  Ask questions: https://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Aging/ask.html  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/#!/nelsonvergel Doctor’s Lists, Directories, Compounding pharmacy, etc: https://powerusa.org/resources.html Upcoming: ShortcuttoShape.com

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Medical body calls on NHS to extend HPV vaccination to gay men

A group of health professionals, men’s health charities, and senior politicians are set to call on the NHS to extend vaccination against carcinogenic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to gay men, the Guardian reports. https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/10/medical-body-calls-on-nhs-to-extend-hpv-vaccination-to-gay-men/

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Is The Berlin Patient Reinfected with HIV?- New data to interpret with caution

I have previously reported about Timothy Brown, aka “The Berlin Patient”, the man who was cured of HIV after going through chemotherapy, radiation and two bone marrow transplants donated by a man genetically resistant to HIV (more articles here: articles about Timothy Brown ) Concerning data was presented by Dr Steven Yukl et al  in a talk

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Doctors turn to cord blood transplants in hopes of curing patients with HIV

Timothy Brown made medical history when he became the first patient who was essentially cured of HIV, after receiving a stem cell transplant from a person who was genetically resistant to the infection.  Now, doctors are hoping to build on Brown’s success by treating HIV patients using cord blood units that have the same HIV-resistant

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