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    News and Articles on AIDS wasting syndrome



    Dr. Robert Keller, MD, Named Head of Scientific Advisory Board for Galea Life Sciences' BioSource Therapeutics, Inc. Subsidiary  Dec 18, 2007
    Nutraplete is the first therapeutic dietary supplement designed specifically for people living with HIV/AIDS. It is a multi-nutritional supplement, designed to address AIDS Wasting Syndrome. It works in conjunction with antiviral therapies and assists patients in the adherence and tolerance of treatments. (Primezone Releases)

    Manipulation of the Growth Hormone Axis in Patients with HIV Infection  Dec 6, 2007
    Loss of muscle mass, strength, and function are integral to the AIDS wasting syndrome and are associated with resistance to the anabolic effects of growth hormone. Administration of growth hormone in relatively high daily doses for 12 weeks improves muscle mass, strength, and function but leads to excess salt and water retention, the carpal tunnel syndrome, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance, whereas the use of somewhat lower doses or an alternate-day regimen elicits similar beneficial... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Stallone charged with smuggling muscle drugs on Rocky film tour  Mar 16, 2007
    He has made a career out of playing a diamond-hard boxer, and Sylvester Stallone, at 60, is not about to let Rocky fade away gently. For decades the Hollywood muscleman espoused the benefits of bodybuilding, punishing exercise and tight nutrition regimes as the path to the physique that became a Tinseltown institution. (Times Online)

    Montel to Urge N.J. on Medical Marijuana  Jun 8, 2006
    Montel Williams to Address New Jersey Lawmakers on Marijuana. Wednesday, June 07, 2006. (Fox News -- Life)

    Montel Williams joins push for NJ medical marijuana law  Jun 8, 2006
    Thursday 8 June, 2006. Madison Daily Leader. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    Montel: Legalize it  Jun 7, 2006
    USATODAY.com - Montel Williams joins push for NJ medical marijuana law. Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. (USA Today -- Life)

    Legislators mulling medical marijuana use, funeral protests ban  Jun 5, 2006
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    One drug, two takes  May 1, 2006
    Then he came down with AIDS wasting syndrome and lost 60 pounds over three years. To stimulate his appetite, he started taking marinol, an FDA-approved drug containing THC, one of the active ingredients in marijuana. (Los Angeles Times)

    Can growth hormone reverse the aging process?  Jan 9, 2006
    Another study of 510 patients with AIDS wasting syndrome showed that those who were on the drug were two to three times more likely to develop joint pain, muscle pain and swelling. There is also a concern about the possibility of an increased cancer risk with long-term hGH treatment. (MSNBC -- Health)




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