HIV/AIDS Wasting

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The Basics

Wasting Syndrome (May 21, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Fat Wasting and HAART (November 2, 2010)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Anabolic Steroids for Wasting (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Steroid Restores Muscle and Fat Lost to AIDS Wasting (March 9, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lipoatrophy Q & A With Dr. Joel Gallant (November 1, 2005)
Read the transcript of The Body's online chat with prominent HIV specialist Dr. Gallant, in which Dr. Gallant answers questions about the causes of, and solutions for, body fat changes in HIVers.
From TheBody.com
HIV-Associated Wasting (November 2003)
A comprehensive look at the diagnosis and treatment of this illness.
From HIV InSite
Changes in Body Composition Upon Weight Loss in HIV-Infected Adults (February 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Weight Loss and Survival in HIV-Positive Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (February 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Virus Lurks in Fat Cells, French Study Finds (September 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Update: Treatment of HIV-Associated Body-Composition Abnormalities (October 1999)
New approaches to the clinical care of patients with wasting syndrome and lipodystrophy.
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Wasting and Metabolic Changes in the Era of HAART (Summer 1998)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HIV Wasting Syndrome (May 1997)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
TAG Debuts Its Wasting Report (November 1996)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group

Diagnosis

BMI -- Body Mass Index: About BMI for Adults (July 27, 2009)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
BMI -- Body Mass Index: BMI Calculator (January 27, 2009)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Somatic Symptoms: Mental Health Approach and Differential Diagnosis (November 2008)
A resource for HIV care providers.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
A Tool to Fight Wasting (September/October 2002)
Bioelectric Impedance Analysis can yield important information.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Wasting Is Not Over (December 2001/January 2002)
Estimating body composition, body cell and fat mass: do you know your numbers?.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Muscle Madness (Summer 1998)
Information about the bio-electrical impedance analysis test.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Bio-Electrical Impedance Analysis (Summer 1998)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Complementary Treatments

Warning on Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances (July 28, 2009)
The FDA has warned the U.S. public to stop using any body building products that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances after it received reports of serious liver injury, stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary embolism (blockage of an artery in the lung) among people who took these supplements.
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Muscle-Wasting Effects of Low-Carb Diets on People With HIV (May 4, 2004)
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Glutamania! -- Is There Anything Glutamine Doesn't Do? (Winter 1998/1999)
In Notes From the Underground, from PWA Health Group
Muscle Up (Fall 1998)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Saccharomyces Boulardii Info Sheet (May 1996)
From PWA Health Group