AIDS Rev. 2008;10(3):152-161. In patients with HIV-related lipodystrophy (assessed by patients and confirmed by physicians), Marin, et al. have recently validated a new questionnaire consisting of 35 ...

The 3rd International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV was held in Athens, Greece, from October 23-26, 2001. The meeting was well attended, especially by European HIV ...

Egrifta SV is indicated for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected adult patients with lipodystrophy. Theratechnologies announced the availability of Egrifta SV, a new single-vial ...

A patient support program has been established to transition patients to Egrifta WR, which will gradually replace Egrifta SV. Egrifta WR™, a new concentrated formulation (F8) of tesamorelin, is now ...

According to Theratechnologies, Egrifta WR is set to replace Egrifta SV. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Egrifta WR ™, a new concentrated formulation (F8) of tesamorelin, for the ...

To propose objective ratios using anthropometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and to suggest cutoff points for them in order to classify lipodystrophy in male patients. It is a ...

An AIDS researcher from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) today proposed the first definition of HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HIV-LS)-- the set of physical ...

Increasing the body's production of growth hormone may be an effective treatment for HIV lipodystrophy, a syndrome involving the redistribution of fat and other metabolic changes in those receiving ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An HIV-positive man on antiretroviral drugs was sent to me for recommendations regarding dyslipidemia. He has ...

NEW YORK, 26 July (Praxis Press) The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lipodystrophy syndrome is characterized by fat redistribution and insulin resistance; this syndrome is particularly common among ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is mostly diagnosed in overweight and obese people. However, severe forms of NAFLD can also be detected in rare genetic diseases such as lipodystrophy or in ...

HIV patients with end-stage renal disease may need increased nutritional intake. Few studies have looked at this population, but these patients may have very high energy needs. Highly active ...