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Vitamin and Mineral Use in HIV- Summary of Studies

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 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

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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

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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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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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Lecture: Survivor Health Wisdom: Strive To Thrive While Growing Older With HIV

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STOP AIDS Project’s Positive Force Presents “Survivor Health Wisdom: Strive To Thrive While Growing Older With HIV” on Wed, February 17 6:30-9:30 pm at the LGBT Community Center in San Francisco. Join Nelson Vergel, author of Built to Survive, for the latest information on: Lipoatrophy, Combating Premature Aging, and MUCH MORE!!! A light dinner will …

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The Coming Crisis in HIV Drug Development

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Excellent article by Paul Dalton Project Inform The Coming Crisis in HIV Drug DevelopmentBy Paul Dalton June 16, 2008 The last few years have seen tremendous progress in treating people with advanced and drug-resistant HIV. Four powerful drugs became available that either overcame drug resistance (Prezista [darunavir, TMC-114], Intelence [etravirine, TMC-125]) or were from entirely …

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HIV Lipodystrophy: Where are we after 10 years?

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From Gay Men’s Health Crisis HIV Lipodystrophy: Where Are We After Ten Years?By Nelson VergelJuly-December 2007 Note: The following article expresses the opinions and learned lessons of the writer, not of GMHC, Treatment Issues, or their staff. It is not intended as medical advice and should not be taken as such. Ten years have passed …

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NANDROLONE IN THE US

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QUESTION FROM SOMEONE IN MY POZHEALTH AT YAHOOGROUPS.COM LIST: “I interpret this that once the current supply of the components tomake nandrolone are depleted, there will be no more access tonandrolone here in the US. Am I right or just the number ofcompounding pharmacies may continue to dwindle due to DEA pressures?Thanks everyone,Tom A” MY …

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Hearings on Steroids in Sports and the Impact on Treatments for HIV and other Medical Conditions

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March 12, 2008 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the United State House of Representatives235 Cannon HOBWashington, DC 20515 Subject: Representative Henry Waxman’s Hearings on Steroids in Sports and the Impact on Treatments for HIV and other Medical Conditions Dear Madam Speaker: The hearings Representative Henry Waxman has been conducting with respect to steroids in sports …

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