Subject: Another Kind of AIDS Crisis
Another Kind of AIDS Crisis - A striking number of HIV patients are living longer but getting older faster-showing early signs of dementia and bone weakness usually seen in the elderly.
New York Magazine - November 1, 2009
David France
Some fifteen years into the era of protease inhibitors and drug cocktails, doctors are realizing that the miracles the drugs promised are not necessarily a lasting solution to the disease. Most news accounts today call HIV a chronic, manageable disease. But patients who contracted the virus just a few years back are showing signs of what's being called premature or accelerated aging.
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Originally Posted: 11/9/2009 8:45:03 PM
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