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Activists Caution HIV+ Patients and their Physicians About Monotherapy in Upcoming Access Program

2012-02-10T16:34:00.002-06:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2012 Contact: Nelson Vergel (NelsonVergel@yahoo.com) Activists Caution HIV+ Patients and their Physicians About Monotherapy in Upcoming Access Program New York, February 9, 2012—AIDS activists and physician advocates welcome the news that ViiV Healthcare will be providing expanded access of dolutegravir (DTG), a new investigational integrase

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2012-02-07T18:15:00.001-06:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 07 Feb 2012 18:23:47 -0500To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  February 7, 2012 Visit

What to do if you think you have recently been exposed to HIV

2012-02-06T14:04:00.001-06:00

This would definitely be the HIV medication combo that I would take if I was HIV negative and wanted to treat a potential HIV exposure (condom breakage, needle stick, etc). Prior studies were done using Truvada alone (two drugs combined in one pill), but adding raltegravir to Truvada makes a lot of sense. Raltegravir (brand name Isentress) is the HIV medication that lowers HIV viral load the

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2012-01-31T16:11:00.001-06:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 31 Jan 2012 16:52:12 -0500To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  January 31, 2012 Visit

Fw: Smoking, Not HIV Disease, Is Most Important Lung Cancer Risk

2012-01-25T09:22:00.001-06:00

From: AIDSmeds <news@aidsmeds.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:54 -0500To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>Subject: Smoking, Not HIV Disease, Is Most Important Lung Cancer Risk

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2012-01-10T16:23:00.001-06:00

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Outsmarting HIV with Healthy Nutrition

2012-01-08T11:50:00.002-06:00

From: http://www.positivelyaware.com/2012/12_01/hiv_wellness_series.shtml Living with a chronic illness like HIV can present certain nutritional challenges. Without effective HIV medication treatment, replicating virus can tax the body, destroying lean body mass and impairing immune function and quality of life.1, 2 While this destruction of lean tissue can be controlled with effective HIV

Activists launch new survey, ask people with HIV to take 10 minutes to help speed HIV cure research

2011-12-07T10:21:00.000-06:00

Please forward to others who would like to participate Find the survey here. San Francisco, CA-A coalition of HIV advocacy groups are calling on all people with HIV to take 10 minutes to complete a survey they hope will help speed the pace of HIV cure research. At issue are the kinds of risks that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow in early phase clinical studies of

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2011-12-06T17:55:00.001-06:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 06 Dec 2011 18:06:21 -0500To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  December 6, 2011 Visit

HIV Expert Offers Tips for Better Health

2011-11-30T15:27:00.000-06:00

HIV Expert Offers Tips for Better HealthTuesday, 29 November 2011 11:49Written by Denise RoyalNelson Vergel is the picture of health. Looking at him, you would never know that he’s been HIV positive for more than 25 years. His chemical engineering degree and love of science led him to become a leading treatment advocate for people with HIV.Vergel recently held a free seminar at the Pride Center

PoWeR asks for your support and end of year tax deductible donation

2011-11-22T10:25:00.001-06:00

Program for Wellness Restoration (PoWeR, http://powerusa.org/ ) is going through a tough financial time now that most industry educational grants have been eliminated. We ask you to think about us when conmsidering organizations to make tax deductible donations before the end of the year. In 2011, PoWeR has been able to accomplish the following with a very small budget : - Provided 26

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2011-11-15T18:07:00.001-06:00

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2011-11-08T12:37:00.001-06:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 08 Nov 2011 12:59:28 -0500To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  November 8, 2011 Visit

Interview with the Berlin Patient in Houston

2011-11-06T23:50:00.000-06:00

Timothy Ray Brown, aka “The Berlin Patient,” is the first person to be declared cured of HIV. A Seattle native living in Berlin until his recent move to San Francisco, he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006 while living with HIV. Timothy underwent an innovative treatment for his cancer that resulted in not only a remission of his leukemia, but also having HIV completely eliminated from his

Sexual Dysfunction in HIV

2011-11-04T12:52:00.000-05:00

Sexual disturbances develop in some patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy. To evaluate sexual dysfunction and the influence that different antiretrovirals could have on those parameters, a study was conducted a prospective study in patients with stable clinical condition attending an HIV outpatient clinic. A total of 351 evaluations were performed in 189 HIV-infected men, who

Cognitive Therapy Gives Boost to 50-Year-Olds With Long-Term HIV

2011-11-01T13:32:00.002-05:00

Small sample but very hopeful Subject: NATAP/Aging Wk: Cognitive therapy in Aging Patients >50 Cognitive Therapy Gives Boost to 50-Year-Olds With Long-Term HIV 2nd International Workshop on HIV and Aging, October 27-28, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland Mark Mascolini Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy proved popular and effective in improving quality of life in a randomized trial involving 40 men

Healthy Eating and Exercise Videos by Nelson Vergel and Mark King

2011-10-28T15:07:00.000-05:00

Healthy Eating Video Exercise Video

Is the Cure for HIV Possible in our LIfetime?

2011-10-28T15:03:00.002-05:00

IDSA: HIV Patients Face Early Anal Cancer Risk

2011-10-28T09:42:00.002-05:00

By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: October 25, 2011 BOSTON -- Anal intraepithelial neoplasia seems to develop during in the first year of HIV infection, according to the results of a cross-sectional study. Among 82 patients in the study group, 32.4% were diagnosed with high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia and 35.4% were diagnosed with low-grade disease, said John

HIV Cure and Aging Research Update- Fort Lauderdale Nov 9, 2011

2011-10-21T13:27:00.000-05:00

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2011-10-18T17:37:00.001-05:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 18 Oct 2011 18:15:38 -0400To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  October 18, 2011 Visit

CD4 cell manipulation and reinfusion...will they make a difference in long term survival?

2011-10-13T15:46:00.004-05:00

Very cool article on Matt's CD4 cell manipulation and reinfusion Will this be a solution for people whose CD4 cells have remained low even after years of undectectable viral load? Are these "HIV resistant" CD4 cells functional in the long run? Well, Matt thinks his health has improved and he no longer has sinus infections like he used to before he joined the study. We may soon need all of you

Fw: News & Views: Speeding Up Cure Research; 10 Q's Before Starting Meds; Having a Baby; and More

2011-10-13T12:54:00.001-05:00

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Are there any options for HIV+ patients who cannot get Egrifta to treat their belly fat?

2011-10-13T07:36:00.000-05:00

From : http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Nutrition/Q217585.html?ic=700101 Anything Available for Those of us who cannot get Egrita? Oct 4, 2011 Nelson, my insurance company refuses to pay for Egrifta after my doctor wrote a letter. I have a lot of visceral fat (18 pound increase in weight since I started HIV treatment). Is there any other option for me? I have a good job but cannot afford the

Fw: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums

2011-10-12T16:25:00.000-05:00

From: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Date: 12 Oct 2011 16:28:14 -0400To: <nelsonvergel@yahoo.com>ReplyTo: "News at The Body" <update@news.thebody.com> Subject: Hot Topics at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums If you have trouble reading this e-mail, you can see the online version at: www.thebody.com/topics.html  October 12, 2011 Visit