| Fondoo 2005-10-24, 12:55 am |
| There is ample evidence and frankly very simple logic that makes that
statement self evident. You have yet to explain the simple fact that
prior
to the use of 2 drug ARV the number of deaths due to AIDS in the US was
high
and rising each and every year. Yet once 2 drug ARV and then 3 drug ARV
came
into use those numbers declined rapidly and only in 2003- 2004 did a very
small increase occur. Even though the numbers of people living with HIV
in
the US has grown each and every year since they have been tracked by the
CDC.
Gary you know these dates better than I do. Let’s look at a couple
known changes to the AIDS diagnoses and treatment over time.
Going from high dose AZT mono therapy to lower dose combination therapy
= effects the numbers because more people die on high dose AZT, also PI’s
most likely have positive short term effects on OI’s.
Changing the definition of AIDS from the appearance of an OI and immune
suppression to only needing immune suppression (200 or less T-Cells) =
effects numbers again.
There are other examples as well but I have to hit the sack.
I listed these examples just to point out why it may be more than my
inability to see simple logic going on here
G'night Gary
P.S. I recently seen some data on ARV toxicity but I will have to get
back to you on that.
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