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Lipodystrophy Fat Loss / Fat Accumulation / Wasting / Cosmetic Procedures / Growth Hormone / Buffalo Hump
Tesamorelin (Egrifta) Now Available to Manage HIV-related Lipodystrophy 1-28-2011 FDA Approves Tesamorelin (Egrifta) for Management of Lipodystrophy in People with HIV 11-12-2010 FDA Committee Unanimously Votes to Approve Tesamorelin (Egrifta) for Lipodystrophy 6-4-2010 Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Tesamorelin Reduces Visceral Fat in HIV Positive People with Lipodystrophy 4-2-2010 Medicare Will Now Cover Facial Fillers for HIV Positive People Experiencing Depression Due to Lipoatrophy 3-26-2010 Fat Tissue Distribution Changes in HIV-infected Patients with Viral Suppression Treated with Darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) monotherapy versus 2 NRTIs + DRV/r in the MONOI-ANRS 136 Randomized Trial : Results at 48 weeks 3-1-2010 ACTG 5202 Sub-study Finds Lipoatrophy Uncommon, Antiretroviral Drugs Have Varying Effects on Bone and Body Fat 3-1-2010 Body Composition and Metabolic Changes in the SMART Treatment Interruption Trial 2-16-2010 Successful Treatment of Facial Lipoatrophy with a New Formulation of Hyaluronic Acid (Restylane SubQ) 10-20-2009 Switching from Lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) to Boosted Atazanavir (Reyataz) Reduces Visceral Fat and Improves Glucose Metabolism 7-10-2009 4-Year Study Finds Polyacrylamine Hydrogel (Aquamid) Facial Filler Is a Safe and Satisfactory Treatment for Lipoatrophy 5/05/09 Durable Effects of Polylactic Acid for Facial Lipoatrophy in People with HIV 4/10/09 Inflammatory Blood Vessel Activation Is Enhanced in HIV Positive People Independent of Antiretroviral Therapy and Lipoatrophy 12/05/2008 Strength Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Reduces Body Fat in HIV Positive Patients with Lipodystrophy 10/17/08 Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Tesamorelin for Lipodystrophy 9/15/08 Genetic Factors May Influence Fat Loss and Accumulation in People with HIV 9/15/08 Switching from Other Ritonavir-boosted Protease Inhibitors to Boosted Atazanavir (Reyataz) Did Not Improve Body Fat Accumulation: REAL Study 8/19/2008 Growth Hormone Improves Lipodystrophy, but Has Detrimental Effect on Blood Glucose 8/08/08 Abdominal Fat Accumulation, Elevated ALT, and Liver Steatosis in HIV Positive Individuals 6/24/08 Phse 3 Study Shows Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Tesamorelin Reduces Excess Visceral Fat in HIV patients 6/20/08 Long-term Fat Loss among Treatment-naive Patients Starting Combination Therapy Containing Stavudine (Zerit), Zidovudine (Retrovir), or Abacavir (Ziagen) 5/30/08
Body Fat and Blood Lipid Levels in Men and Women with HIV 5/16/08 Genetic Variation Predicts Higher Risk of Lipoatrophy in Patients on HAART 5/02/08