Hiv Fusion

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Fusion and Attachment Inhibitors

Note: Several fact sheets describe drugs that are being tested against HIV: Fact Sheet 410 : nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nukes) Fact Sheet 430 : non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs or non-nukes) Fact Sheet 440 : protease inhibitors Fact Sheet 470 : other antiretroviral drugs in development Fact Sheet 480 : immune therapies These drugs have not been approved by the Food and Drug...

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cervical spine fusion surgery healing with hiv

I am going to have surgercal spine fusion surgery and would like to know if there is any problem with bone grafting or fusion in the neck. My cd4 is 108 and viral load is 170. My labs are continuing to get better monthly....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

HIV infected patients generally do well with surgery particularly if nutrition/hygiene status is good and their HIV infection is well controlled with medication. KH... Read more »

Fusion inhibitors and clinical trials.

I have recently reached the point where I need to start taking anti-HIV medications and I am seeking your advice on how to proceed.Our local AIDS Clinical Trials Unit needs people who are treatment-naive for a study involving fusion inhibitors in...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

I think that your primary ID doctor is correct. A simple regimen would probably work as well with fewer side effects. Fusion inhibitors require daily injections and are no walk in the park. If you do decide to participate in this trial you should... Read more »

Fusion and entry inhibitors

Dr. Young: Hi. When several of the fusion and entry inhibitors become a reality for HIV treatment will these agents be taken combination as HAART is today? And will these treatments have a lower toxcidy and resistant profiles than HAART or is it...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.Fusion (or entry) inhibitors should make their debut in the near future with the release of enfuvitide (nice name, huh--otherwise known as Fuzeon or T-20). The class of medications is exciting from the perspective that many... Read more »

mechanism of action of fusion inhibitors

how do fusion inhibitor act to treat HIV...

Response from Don Kurtyka, ARNP

University of South Florida School of Medicine

There's a ton of information on thebody.com that describes how fusion inhibitors work. You might want to also check out www.fuzeon.com.If you're more into graphics, check out the video link in this message! It's very cool. <a... Read more »

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Fusion Inhibitor News?

Posted by Anonymous

Does anyone know if the fusion inhibitor trials (phase III) are going OK, or where to go for an update? Last I heard 700 patients in 100 countries were in the study for T-20(?)
I went to the Trimeris site and didn't see anything new.

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Is the HIV counselor a whacko

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi All-
60 days ago I made a really bad descision. I went to a friends house and got drunk and had sex with a female of unknown HIV status. I am in a relationship with a woman and have no other outside sexual contact in 2 years.
After the mistake, I... Read more »

25 years HIV+ and life is GREAT!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Take the word POSITIVE and put that as the highest priority in your life and your attitude and don't use it as a mind altering death sentence. I do not think of myself as sick ever, I don't get stressed everytime I get a cold or feel bad and I... Read more »

Problems with HIV Science

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By Matthew Irwin, MD

The author, a family practice physician in Washington, DC, reviews the evidence that has led him to the conclusion that the HIV=AIDS hypothesis is fundamentally flawed.

Disagreement about HIV's role in causing AIDS has been... Read more »

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