CPK is creatine phosphokinase, an enzyme found mainly in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle. It is tested by taking a blood sample. High CPK can indicate muscle destruction, heart attacks, central nervous sysmtem issues, and others. Long term exposure of high CPK can load up your kidneys, and may cause muscle loss and weakness. …
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With over 330 scientific references, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the medical use of anabolic steroids, growth hormone, supplementation, optimal nutrition, and exercise to prevent and treat the loss of lean body mass and body alterations experienced by people with HIV. Keep in mind this book was written 12 years ago, although I …
Finding out that one is HIV positive is an overwhelming and scary experience. Unless you know empowered HIV-positive people who can help you navigate the next steps to gain control of HIV, searching for information on the Internet and at support groups can be a daunting experience. And most HIV primary care clinics are so …
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Distribution of the HIV reservoir in patients spontaneously controlling HIV infection after treatment interruption Presented by Charline Bacchus (France). C. Bacchus1, L. Hocqueloux2, V. Avettand-Fenoël3, A. Saez-Cirion4, A. Mélard3, B. Descours5, A. Samri1, C. Blanc6, B. Autran1, C. Rouzioux3, VISCONTI and ALT ANRS study groups 1Cellular and Tissular Immunology Laboratory, Pierre and Marie Curie University, …
They are still taking HIV medications, so we won’t know until after they interrupt their HIV treatment… Two More Patients HIV-Free After Bone Marrow Transplants https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/07/26/two-more-patients-hiv-free-after-bone-marrow-transplants/ Two more men with HIV now virus-free. Is this a cure? https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48338421/ns/health-mens_health/t/two-more-men-hiv-now-virus-free-cure/#.UBG2nI6TNUR HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study https://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/26/hiv-undetectable-in-2-men-after-bone-marrow-transplants-study 2 HIV patients in Boston show …
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Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of the HIV Integrase Inhibitor S/GSK1265744 Long Acting Parenteral Nanosuspension Following Single Dose Administration to Healthy Adults Presented at the International AIDS Conference in Washington this week Discussion — S/GSK1265744 long acting parenteral administration prolonged plasma levels (apparent t1/2of 2150days; Figure 4) compared with oral administration (oral …
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Highly recommend recently published report by the AIDS Policy Project about what we need to do to advance HIV cure research For the Win
I highly recommend this excellent pipeline report for an update of what drugs are in the development pipeline for HIV, Hepatitis C and TBÑ 2012 Pipeline Report
NEJM paper: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1201248https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/07/11/immune-reversal-unsuccessful-pfizer-aids-drug-might-help-transplant-patients/Immune Reversal: How A Pfizer AIDS That Disappointed Investors Drug Might Help Transplant PatientsA Pfizer drug that failed to thrive as a treatment for HIV may now present a great hope for a deadly consequence of the bone marrow transplants used to treat blood cancers such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma, according to a …
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The fight over healthcare is not over.Today’s decision means that state lawmakers will have to pass legislation to establish insurance exchange that will allow uninsured people and small businesses to access quality healthcare coverage at affordable prices. If the state Legislature fails to do so, people will have to buy insurance through a federally created …
This abstract was recently presented at the International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis in Sitges Abstract 37 by RF Schinazi and colleagues was on the topic of a novel series of inhibitors of HIV replication called Jak inhibitors. These compounds are able to interfere with the Jak-STAT pathway in activated lymphocytes and macrophages in the aftermath of …
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