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HIV Lecture in Houston – July 12

Open to patients and clinicians Date: Wednesday, July 12 Time : 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Place: Lovett Inn ( https://www.lovettinn.com/main.php ) Speakers: Dr Shannon Schrader and Nelson Vergel TOPICS: 1- Updated review of HIV pipeline products 2- How to best maximize the effects of Prezista, the newly approved protease inhibitor for multi-protease resistant virus …

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Prezista’s( a new HIV protease inhibitor) approval today- My comments

Prezista (TMC 114, a new protease inhibitor) got approved by the FDA today. I have a few comments for those wishing to start this drug. First, avoid virtual monotherapy at all costs, if you can. Virtual monotherapy means adding a new drug to a failing regimen to which your virus has developed resistance. This approach …

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Update on Current Options in the US for HIV-related Facial Wasting

Gang Some of you have emailed me to ask me about my opinions lately on the most popular options for facial reconstruction. I have been following this field for almost 7 years now and my opinions have evolved with time. I have realized that there is place for each of the facial reconstruction products in …

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Fort Lauderdale and Miami Lectures in June

JUNE 6 6:00 PM Free Dinner Artserve Auditorium located at 1350 EAST SUNRISE BLVD. Fort Lauderdale (Broward County Library Building right next to the auto dealers & Holiday Park) Topics: How to qualify for a free wellness program in Ft Lauderdale,Upcoming new HIV medications and Clinical Trials,Exercise, body composition and HIV,The effects of Alcohol and …

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WallStreet Journal’s article on Salvage Therapy

As AIDS Drugs Fail Thousands, ‘Salvage’ Is Key By MARILYN CHASEMay 3, 2006; Page B1https://online.wsj.com/article/SB114660908687541895.html Steve Kovacev, a sinewy 52-year-old from Truro, Mass., has run the Boston Marathon and sailed in the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Neither event comes close to his current competition: a race for his life. Mr. Kovacev …

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Appeals Court Rules that Terminally Ill Patients Have ‘Fundamental Right’ to Experimental Drugs

ugsFrom a Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) press release: Appeals Court Rules that Terminally Ill Patients Have ‘Fundamental Right’ to Experimental Drugs (Abigail Alliance v. Eschenbach) WASHINGTON, May 2, 2006-In a major victory for the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled today that terminally ill patients …

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Consensus Statement on the Pricing of TMC114 /Darunavir

Consensus Statement on the Pricing of TMC114 /DarunavirApril 17, 2006 TMC114/darunavir will soon become Tibotec’s first licensed drug for the treatment of HIV disease. It is likely to be the first of several important anti-HIV drugs from Tibotec. To date, the HIV/AIDS community’s relations with Tibotec have been exemplary as the company has shown an …

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