11:07 24.03.2010, Article from JAMA March 23, 2010 posted on line and in the LA Times
Study involving over 34,000 women recommends that women work out 60 minutes a day to maintain a normal weight over a lifetime. This means working out every day for 1 hour not 1 hour a week.
11:25 15.03.2010, Intensive therapy may hurt diabetics Results of the Accord trial Published in the Los Angeles Times March 15,2010
The results of the ACCORD were released Sunday. It seemed like a good idea, for Diabetics who are at an unusually high risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke, that sharply reducing
11:23 15.03.2010, Immune failure after Suppressive Antiretroviral treatment: High level CD 4 and CD 8 activation but only memory CD 4 cells are cycling Letterman et al Case Western Reserve University Presented at CROI 471 B
Failure to normalize circulating CD 4 cells despite virological control is seen in up to 25% of antiretroviral treated patients and is associated with increased morbidity. The determinants of
11:59 09.03.2010, THE PETER SCHICK FOUNDATION HAS GOTTEN A PRE-IND APPROVAL FROM THE FDA TO STUDY BLUE GREEN ALGAE IN HIV+ PATIENTS
This will allow the foundation to soon start clinical trials testing Blue green algae in virologically suppressed patients on antiretroviral therapy. A preliminary pilot study has shown
11:58 09.03.2010, Cardiovascular events, Assessment, Predictors,and Outcomes Ruhs, et al, Presented at CROI Feb. 2010 Session 138
Recent studies suggest cardiovascular disease is increasing in HIV/AIDS patients. HIV infection and certain antiretroviral drugs may be significant cardiovascular risk factors. Additionally,