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Taking a Half Dose of d4T Doesn't Reduce Fat Loss (April 16, 2008)
From aidsmap.com

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Genetics May Protect Some From Lipoatrophy (March 18, 2008)
From aidsmap.com

Study Looks at How Much Fat a Person Can Lose Without Noticing It (February 11, 2008)
From The Body PRO's Coverage of the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Switching to NRTIs Less Associated With Lipoatrophy Is Successful (July 25, 2007)
From The Body's Coverage of the 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

Canadian Study Finds Bio-Alcamid Safe, Effective for Facial Lipoatrophy (May 22, 2007)
From aidsmap.com

Hepatitis C Coinfection Doesn't Increase the Risk of Lipoatrophy (May 21, 2007)
From aidsmap.com

Glitazones Do Not Reverse Lipoatrophy (May 8, 2007)
From aidsmeds.com

CROI: Kaletra Less Likely to Cause Fat Loss Than Efavirenz When Paired With NRTIs (February 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com

FDA Approves Radiesse for Treatment of Facial Lipoatrophy (December 29, 2006)
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Is Lipoatrophy Related to Overactivity of Nervous System? (March 15, 2006)
From aidsmap.com

California Advocates Push for Insurance Coverage for Fat-Loss Treatment (March 13, 2006)
In The Prevention News Update, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Steroid Restores Muscle and Fat Lost to AIDS Wasting (March 9, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

First-Ever Lipo-Linked Genes Are Seen (February 27, 2006)
From aidsmap.com

After Ditching d4T, Kids With Lipoatrophy Do Not See Fat Regain (February 24, 2006)
From aidsmap.com

Earlier HAART Start Reduces Risk of Lipo Side Effects (February 8, 2006)
In The Prevention News Update, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Research in Anti-Lipo Therapy Headlines AIDS Confab (February 8, 2006)
From The Body's Coverage of the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Truvada Trumps Combivir in Lipoatrophy-Friendly Stakes (January 23, 2006)
From aidsmap.com

Drugs to Reverse Lipoatrophy Show So-So Effects (December 16, 2005)
From The Body's Coverage of the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Viread Vanquishes Ziagen in Lipoatrophy-Friendly Stakes (December 16, 2005)
From The Body's Coverage of the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Rub-a-Dub-Dub Away Those Annoying Sculptra Bumps! (December 16, 2005)
From The Body's Coverage of the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

 

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