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How To Prevent Facial Wasting When You Are Hiv Positive
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Best drug treatments to prevent facial wastingIm a 43 year old male who became HIV positive 24 months ago. I just started taking HIV medications when my CD4 count dropped to 500 and viral load increased to over 17,000. My doctor put me on Truvada and Sustiva for 6 months now and my CD4 count is...
Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.
AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast
Hello, and thanks for posting. I am not aware of any studies that show less lipoatrophy with Isentress compared with Sustiva. There would probably be less risk of lipoatrophy with Kaletra, but the trade off would be more side effects and greater...
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How best to prevent facial wasting after treatment interruption?I have been on a drug "holiday" for the past 18 months, after 12 years of HIV therapy. I... Read more »Alternatives to d4T to prevent facial wasting?I was recently diagnosed with HIV, and am starting combination therapy. I am very concerned about... Read more »
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FAQs About Facial WastingBasics and Prevention | Treatment | Insurance | Personal Stories Basics and Prevention Newly diagnosed: Which meds should I choose to avoid lipoatrophy? How long should I wait to begin treatment for facial wasting? How do I craft an... Read more »
California HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs to Focus on Training HIV-Positive People to Prevent Spreading VirusCalifornia's HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, which in the past have focused on curbing high-risk behavior, are being "revamped" to train HIV-positive people not to spread the virus, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "new tactic" in HIV/AIDS... Read more »
Fat Wasting and HAARTCombination HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART) has many benefits, such as strengthening the immune system, improving overall health and dramatically lengthening survival. Newer formulations and combinations of HAART are generally well... Read more »
Indicators for Sexual HIV Transmission Risk Among People in Thailand Attending HIV Care: the Importance of Positive PreventionThe importance of including HIV-positive people in prevention programs is underscored by the fact that "almost half of all new HIV infections in Thailand occur among low-risk partners of people infected with HIV," the authors noted in introducing... Read more »
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HIV/AIDS Lipoatrophy (Facial Wasting)
Posted by bradford, 2 Replies
HIV/AIDS Lipoatrophy (Facial Wasting)Individuals living with HIV and AIDS may not only have to deal with the threat of illness but the toll of illness. All that is required to stay healthy and alive can leave an everlasting mark! I'm referring to... Read more » facial wasting
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hello All,I've become obsessive with my concern with facial wasting. I've been positive for over 20 years, and have been very fortunate as I've not developed any AIDS related disorders. However, 3 years ago I was diagnosed with type II diabetes,... Read more » Bio Alcamio at Clinicesetica 4 facial wasting. *DELETED*
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facial wasting and newfill
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
I am considering a procedure using New-fill for severe facial wasting. Anyone familiar with this? Please give me any first or second hand information about this. Thanks Read more »
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