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I posted two comments here that now escape me and received no email about why my feedback was canned by moderator. I am poz since 1983 and find this study laughable. Are they serious that side effects of diabetes at age 49, libidodystrophy again at 49 (not even age causes), high cholesterol, chronic fatigue, diarreah, constant nausea etc. osteopoenia (caused by meds) do not have the effect of aging one at least 2 years for one. I mean my dad is 74 and has less geriatric stuff-study sets up SSDI.
The trendy topic of "Aging and HIV" is quickly losing steam, it appears. I've attended all sorts of presentations and read the data, and there's just no compelling evidence that those of us with HIV are headed for more significant problems than anyone else. I'm glad we're being studied like crazy. But the alarmist headlines of the last two years about aging have been a little over the top, and haven't served us well. Thanks for featuring this study. Mark S. King MyFabulousDisease.com
I'm concerned that this is not an entirely accurate description of the study results. The paper seems not to say that there was no difference, but rather that the difference was small in these cohorts, with the exception of in people with pulmonary disease. I'd encourage you to consider altering the headline for two reasons 1) There was a small but significant difference in the multivariate analysis 2) It's potentially misleading to say "in HIV" rather than in these specific VA cohorts
Seriously, some of these "studies" smack of pre-conceived outcomes dictated by insurance companies or some other entity. Yeah, maybe that sounds conspiratorial, but sometimes crazy conspiracy theories ARE true. I know from my own personal experiences that the medical issues I'm facing with my body are far accelerated beyond what my physical years would suggest. I am 50 with the body of a 65 year old, and my doctor has said the same thing.
I don't believe the results, I know that my physiological health is at least a decade ahead of where I WOULD BE if I were negative. I KNOW IT ACCELERATES aging, I am living proof. Maybe they just needed a paycheck to prevent themselves from losing their homes and this "study" enabled them to GET PAID!
I haven't read the orignial study so my comments are related to this report. Wereas the conclusions may be true for some it is not true for me. HIV infection for me has been a daily torture and my litany of physical and mental complications are encyclopedic. This was true before HAART and is true after HAART.
I'm a little dubious about the findings of this study, particularly in that the participants were predominantly of military background. I hope and expect that there will be further, mor broadly representative investigation on this issue.
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I exercise hour 3 X week. Need 2 tabs Provigil b4 elliptical- spinal osteopenia,shattered discs, diabetes, ADHD(recent), absurd weight gain. HIV docs study this an KNOW that Tolomere length reflects cell age, tolomeres shorter on HIV cells-T cells being replenished destroyed constantly has to cause aging! Older meds associ. w/mitochondrial toxicity-RBC MCV and MCH enlarged values, bone marrow toxicity-had ITP w/undet VL-500 Tcells. This study is politically motivated? Support SSDI revised GL? UG
January 17, 2011 • Boston