Category: Healthy bones Osteoporosis Rheumatic

AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX: HIV AND THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM-ATTITUDE CHANGE

The biggest change in people’s attitudes is an increase in apathy. People with dementia gradually become less responsive, harder to talk to, emotionally flat. They lose interest in their jobs, their family and friends, their homes, even themselves. Perhaps some of the problems of memory loss and difficulty concentrating are caused by apathy. Lisa said [...]

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND HEALTHY BONES: ELISE’S STORY

One of my patients started on estrogen and progestin as she neared her fiftieth birthday and her periods became few and far between. After Elise went through menopause, a bone density scan showed her Z-score (comparing her to other women her age) was actually positive, and her T-score (comparing her to peak bone density) was [...]