NATAP - http://www.natap.org In case you aren't aware of it the NATAP website has an entire section devoted to Lipodystrophy. Here are the last 22 artticles...
I agree with you, Tom. The rate of abdominal visceral fat probably is no greater in HIV+ versus HIV-, but the study misses the point. The question is --...
This is a group created to share information about HIV related lipodystrophy, facial wasting, nutrition, side effects, exercise, latest treatments and...
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I've been on Sustiva and Truvada for six weeks and my doctor is concerned that I am not at a zero viral load. I went from 80,000 copies before treatment, to...
There has been some recent discussion in this group about psyllium husk. I found some excellent information that I want to share. In addition to cleaning out...
sounds like you and your doctor are fomenting needless stress. in 6 weeks you have dropped almost 2 logs, and a 1,000 viral load would have been considered...
After I started a new regimen in November 2004, it took over 7 months before my viral load became undetectable (<50). I started with a viral load of close to...
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... down ... I don't think anyone is looking at CD4/CD8 ratio anymore, but I could be wrong. Even CD4 percent seems to be getting ignored more and more....
Jim, I don't think it is all that unusual for the meds to take longer than six weeks to reduce viral load to undetectable. Going from 80,000 to 1,000 is almost...
I certainly agree with the concerns raised by Tom & Glenn & I agree with the points made by both. I am concerned that belly fat accumulation will get minimized...
It can also give you gas and interfere with the absorption of your meds if you take it with them. I like Citrucell better since it is clear and does not cause...
In a message dated 10/1/2005 1:40:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bigrbinca@... writes: I've been on Sustiva and Truvada for six weeks and my doctor is...
Touche! I've been fat and I've been skinny while hiv neg and (poz for over 20 years now) my crix belly is nothing like a fat belly. What are these guys?...
Gay pair with HIV conquer Kilimanjaro PlanetOut Network published Friday, September 30, 2005 Two gay men from South Africa who have HIV reached the summit of...
NATAP - http://www.natap.org An emerging HIV risk environment: a preliminary epidemiological profile of an MSM POZ Party in New York City Sexually Transmitted...
JIm, I personally think you're doing fine with those meds. The viral load keeps going down, which means the regimine is working. Next labwork you will probably...
NATAP - http://www.natap.org JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: Volume 40(2) 1 October 2005 pp 121-131 Fat Distribution in Men With...
I teach a 6 session beginning exercise class for hiv+ men in San Francisco. I will be beginning another class in October and the class is open ti all hiv+ men....
Is 'artecoll' which has not been FDA approved in the US, is that the same as 'Bio Alcamid? Does anyone know IF it is the same & when the FDA is looking...
I'll second that emotion. Why I have just the opposite problem myself. I keep taking drugs and trying the latest thing only to have my VL go up,up,up while my...
Nick, I wanted to let you know that I appreciate your optomism and worry-less approach. This was a great message to the group. Life is not about numbers...
Selenium, in any usable form, also has merit for its potential to reduce cancer, its effect on improving glutathione peroxidase production activity, and its...
... same as 'Bio Alcamid? ... toward considering it for approval ? ... Yes, I have been told they are the same thing. I'm not sure about the FDA approval,...
Steve et al: Following is the sculptra treatment sched. Seems to be working fine. 6 july, 10 aug (5 wks, 35 days), 21 sept (6 wks, 42 days [scheduling...
Hi Michael, I've been taking selenium for many years, along with vitamin E. I read somewhere that selenium slows down the progression of HIV disease, and works...
as an aside, the Gore/internet thing is a bit of Republican propaganda. Without Al Gore's sponsorship of the pertinent legislation, there would, in fact, be no...
From the DHHS guidelines: "One key goal of therapy is a viral load below the limits of detection (at <50 copies/mL for the Amplicor assay, <75 copies/mL for...
Anyone have any self-reports of the use of uridine on lipodystrophy? Or, for that matter, has anyone had any results from any supplements worth mentioning? It...
In a message dated 10/1/2005 6:52:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gborosteve@... writes: For those of you who've had the Sculptra treatments, how long in ...