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Wasting Syndrome

Wasting Syndrome: Introduction

Wasting Syndrome: AIDS related wasting syndrome is the involuntary loss of more than 10% of the body weight plus more than 30 days of either diarrhoea or weakness and fever. It is linked to disease progression and death. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wasting Syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Wasting Syndrome

• Loss of body mass
• Muscle wasting
• Weight loss
• more symptoms...»

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Wasting Syndrome: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Wasting Syndrome

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Wasting Syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Wasting Syndrome
• Hidden causes of Wasting Syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Wasting Syndrome

• Breast cancer
• Myeloma
• HIV-1 disease
• Endocarditis
• Paraneoplastic syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 22 causes of Wasting Syndrome

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More information about causes of Wasting Syndrome:

• Wasting Syndrome as a complication caused by other conditions
• Wasting Syndrome as a symptom

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Wasting Syndrome

Medical research articles related to Wasting Syndrome include:

• Oral delta-9-THC (Marinol) for AIDS-related anorexia/weight loss
• Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with HIV/AIDS.
• UK national guidelines for HIV testing 2008
• UK National Guidelines for HIV Testing
• Interventions for the treatment of decreased bone mineral density associated with HIV infection
• Growth, body composition, and metabolism.
• Systematic review: the safety and efficacy of growth hormone in the healthy elderly
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• more research...»

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Reseach about Wasting Syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Wasting Syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Wasting Syndrome include:

• AIDS Wasting in Women: Anabolic Effects of Testosterone - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Testosterone
• A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nandrolone Decanoate in Women With HIV-Associated Weight Loss - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nandrolone decanoate
• A Study to Evaluate High Protein Supplementation in HIV-Positive Patients With Stable Weight Loss - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Optimune oral nutritional supplement
• A Study of Megestrol Acetate Alone or in Combination With Testosterone Enanthate Drug in the Treatment of HIV-Associated Weight Loss - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Testosterone enanthate,Megestrol acetate
• Growth Hormone in the Treatment of HIV-Associated Wasting - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Somatropin
• more trials...»

See full list of 14 Clinical Trials for Wasting Syndrome

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Definitions of Wasting Syndrome:

State of general ill health characterized by malnutrition, weakness, and emaciation; occurs during the course of a chronic disease. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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