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Abstract: BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 1996--The Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of the Harvard Medical School, and TheraTech Inc. (NASDAQ:THRT), Salt Lake City, Wednesday announced initiation of a pilot study to assess a new approach for treating women with the AIDS wasting syndrome. The treatment uses ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> Both anabolic steroids and recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) are used in the management of AIDS Wasting Syndrome (AWS), yet the more cost-effective treatment remains unknown. <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Compare the cost-effectiveness of rhGH ( ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> Numerous modalities for the treatment of AIDS Wasting Syndrome (AWS) exist, yet the more cost-effective treatment remains unknown. <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Calculate and contrast the cost-effectiveness ratios of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) ( Serostim ) and megestrol acetate ( ...
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Abstract: AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS) is a complication of advanced HIV disease characterized by loss of lean body mass. The loss of endogenous anabolic hormones, such as testosterone, is thought to contribute to muscle loss. Studies have shown that more than half of male AIDS patients have low testosterone levels, and increase ...
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Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To compare methods for assessing changes in body composition during gonadal hormone replacement therapy in a group of HIV-positive men with AIDS wasting syndrome. DESIGN: The study included a 21-day, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled inpatient intervention and a 12-week open-label intervention. T ...
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Abstract: The use of testosterone may help in staving off AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS), according to recent data. Studies have indicated that testosterone levels are low in over half of all men with AIDS, and hypogonadism is seen to increase with the progression of the disease. Hypogonadism is often related to the effects of seve ...
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Abstract: There is an interesting relationship between the HIV virus, the health of the gastrointestinal tract, and AIDS wasting syndrome, involving Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF alpha), specific and non-specific immunity in the gut, gut permeability, and oxidative stress. It is hypothesized that the progression of HIV to fu ...
http://www.aegis.org/aidsline/1998/aug/m9880863.html
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Abstract: Hormonal disturbances are common in patients with advanced HIV disease, and these imbalances may contribute to the loss of muscle and lean body mass. The most common endocrine manifestations related to HIV disease are reviewed and potential therapeutic strategies for combating AIDS wasting syndrome are discussed. Disc ...
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Abstract: Wasting is a debilitating complication of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV/AIDS) and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The etiology of wasting in HIV/AIDS is complex and its origins are multifactorial. Both patterns of simple starvation and the more complex metabolic a ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> The development of successful anabolic strategies to reverse loss of lean body mass is of critical importance in men with the AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS). Androgen deficiency occurs in over half of all men with advanced HIV disease and may contribute to the wasting syndrome. <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</ ...
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Abstract: Findings that were presented at the National Institute of Health NIH) Conference on AIDS Wasting Syndrome are discussed. Discussions include an overview of wasting, wasting in pediatric AIDS, the influence of exercise and diet in wasting, the manipulation of protein synthesis and metabolism in treating wasting, and th ...
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Abstract: The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) rejected Serono Laboratories human growth hormone for the treatment of AIDS wasting syndrome. Serono failed to present a compelling case, and its data and test design were widely criticized. AIDS wasting syndrome is defined as the involuntary lo ...
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Abstract: The AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS) is characterized by > 10% loss of baseline body weight during 6 months and may occur in patients with or without associated chronic diarrhea. To determine whether the presence of small-intestinal malabsorption is associated with the development of AWS in human immunodeficiency virus (HI ...
http://www.aegis.org/aidsline/1993/mar/m9330910.html
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Abstract: To describe the features of 21 patients with HIV-associated myopathy as well as the role of AZT in this disorder. <p><b>METHODS</b>: All patients were evaluated at Mount Sinai Hospital. Electrophysiological testing included nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography (EMG). Muscle biopsies were processed by ...
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Abstract: AEGIS, AIDS Daily Summary, HIV, AIDS, HIV infection, opportunistic infections. var gaJsHost = (https: = document.location.protocol) ? "https:ssl. : "http:www. document.write(unescape(3Cscript src= + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type=text/javascript'3E%3C/script%3E"ion" CONTENT=A study cond ...
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Abstract: HAART, organs, cd-4, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, nutrients, HIV, AIDS, HIV infection, HIV positive, surgery. Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Question:Respected Sir/Madam, My questions are as follows:. ...
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Abstract: Le VIH/sida peut s'accompagner d'une perte de poids non reliée à la diarrhée ou à des infections intestinales. Dans certains cas, la cause peut être une réduction de l'appétit ou une mauvaise absorption des éléments nutritifs. Dans d'autres cas, il peut y avoir une sécrétion insuffisante de testostérone. Des anomalies ...
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Abstract: HIV/AIDS may be accompanied by weight loss unrelated to diarrhea or intestinal infections. In some cases, reduced appetite and malabsorption may be factors. In other cases, a deficiency in the production of testosterone and abnormalities in the activity of growth hormone may be involved in both men and women. ...
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Abstract: Trenton, N.J. (AP) -- Television personality Montel Williams plans to tell a New Jersey senate panel on Thursday how marijuana relieves his chronic pain caused by multiple sclerosis, and urge New Jersey lawmakers to enact medical marijuana laws, as 11 other states already have. Williams, 49, who was diagnosed with MS s ...
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Abstract: TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey would become the 12th state to legalize marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions under a bill slated to be discussed next month by state lawmakers. Sen. Joseph Vitale, chairman of a Senate health panel, said he s scheduled a June 8 discussion to hear from experts on the bill ...
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Abstract: BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common among individuals suffering advanced HIV disease. The purpose of this work was to assess the impact of HIV infection on nutritional status. METHODS: Prospective single-center observational study of 124 pts. Anthropometric parameters (weight, size, and arm muscle circumference, tricipi ...
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Abstract: Law-enforcement agencies nationwide are cracking down on the illicit trade in Serostim, a growth hormone prescribed to fight AIDS wasting syndrome that has found an additional use - as a bodybuilding drug. FDA has approved the use of Serostim for up to 12 weeks, costing about $21,000. But some doctors keep patients on ...
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Abstract: Patients 1 and 2 had low testosterone levels in spite of exogenous testosterone replacement. Discontinuation of oxandrolone in both patients, and rGH in patient 1, led to normalization of testosterone levels in patient 1 and the return of morning erections in patient 2. As prior postulated, it is possible that first pa ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> A marked decline in mortality has occured among HIV-infected patients since the introduction of HAART. The precise causes of death in the current area may have changed and need to be better defined. </p> <p><b>METHODS:</b> Our aim was to study the effect of HAART on causes of death. To evaluate ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> Very few data exist concerning recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the treatment of patients with AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS); even fewer data exist for HIV-associated adipose redistribution syndrome (HARS). Moreover, no data exist with long-term use of rhGH beyond 12 to 24 weeks. </p> < ...
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Abstract: <p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> Wasting syndrome (WS) is the most frequent and late clinical presentation of HIV/AIDS in people of Mexico . The causes were serious: very advanced HIV disease, diarrhea and opportunistic infections and is frequent cause of bad evolution and bad response to treatment with HAART. OBJECTIVES. To co ...
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Abstract: This is the 6th annual review published since 1989. Previous volumes have been reviewed in this journal. The book focuses on specific areas in which important new advances have occurred in the epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of HIV infection and HIV-associated complications. Each chapter is a critical ...
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Abstract: The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal law allows no medical necessity exception to its prohibition of the distribution of marijuana. The 8-0 decision was seen as a setback, though not a definitive blow, to the medical marijuana movement, which has succeeded in passing ballot initiatives in eight states. The ru ...
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Abstract: This report would suggest that the use of GH in diabetic patients with HIV associated wasting is manageable given proper monitoring of glucose levels and adequate amounts of daily insulin. Previous data reports have shown that GH may have a negative effect on normal glucose levels. ...
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Abstract: r-hGH[m] is effective in the treatment of AIDS wasting and has shown effectiveness in reducing abdominal fat accumulation. The durability of r-hGH[m] in maintaining these effects is unknown. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects of r-hGH [m] in patients diagnosed with HARS. ...
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