It Was A Dark & Stormy...

 

Not a great morning for waking.  It's dark & has been storming for a bit.  Our area can't just do rain showers anymore, it's always got to be storms.  This has been loud & dark.  I have to go shopping in a bit.  That won't be fun.  

We're getting to the end of April & it hasn't been a great Spring.  There's still a lot going on that we have no real idea about.  Hard to make a plan without any solid info.  

Other than going shopping, there shouldn't be much going on today.  That's it for now.

Take care.

Cya...

Hard To Wake...

 

I've slept better the last couple of nights.  However,  the actual up waking wasn't so great.  It's been dark, overcast & threatening storms.  This is making for some rough mornings getting started.  It dampens the whole day.  

My roomie had an appointment yesterday.  It shouldn't have been any big deal, but sometimes driving to Fort Smith can be a hassle.  The last 2 times over have been.  It can take up any way from 30 minutes to an hour.  It all depends on traffic, drivers, weather & other uncontrollables.   It can be a very easy trip or absolute nuisance.

With these mornings & yesterday's outing, I'm a bit tired.  At least there's nothing really happening today.  That's needed for both of us.

Take care.

Cya...

New Merck Med...

 

Merck has a new drug med coming this May.  IDVYNSO is a combination of doravirine & islatravir.  It is not recommended for people currently on some meds, such as lamivudine.   It could lower the med's effectiveness & cause possible toxicity.  It's unclear how long a person would have to off lamivudine before they could start this.  This is the only non-INSTI 2 drug med without tenofovir given orally currently available.  

This could be a great new option for people.  These are newer meds comprising a new combo.  Islatravir is the only med in a new category of NRTTIs.  This a significant step.  

Give this piece a read.

Take care.

Cya...

Midweek Schedule Change...

 

My roomie has an appointment tomorrow, so we're handling something today instead.  It's not a big deal & at least the appointment isn't early in the morning.  

It's a nice morning, still a bit cooler though.  There's likely to be more rain as the month ends.  We've met our monthly rainfall average & then some.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya..

Aging...

 

While I've never read a anything solely devoted to the idea of HIV & premature aging, I've seen parts of other works reference the concept.  The research says it could be by as much as a decade.   Some think it's due to inflammation, others, just ware & tear of the immune system.   This piece addresses that.  It also states that treatment can lessen or even reverse the aging effects of HIV.

Give the piece a read.  I don't find many articles these days.  Take care.

Cya...

Missing Articles...

 

There haven't been many articles in a while.  Those that do get posted are mostly rehash & restatements.  This happens sometimes, but this time is different.  The dearth of HIV news seems to be due to a single factor, funding.  

Ever since tRump started screwing with monies that weren't his to handle; treatment, testing, outreach & research have begun to wither.  It's not just HIV, many areas of medicine are feeling it.  While the orange asshat may have led the charge, it's congress' fault for not doing more.  

Let's be clear, if you support tRump, MAGA, MAHA or  their other enablers, you are part of the problem.  You are helping to harm people.  Don't ever consider yourself a good person.   You're a vindictive twit who wanted to hurt people who weren't like you.  Problem for you it that things like this don't stay contained.  It will eventually take you with it as well.  Enjoy the ride.

Cya...

Another Loud Saturday Morning...

 

This makes the 3rd Saturday morning in a row I was woke up by some horrible noise.   Heavy trains moving so fast they sound like small aircraft are a given these days.  Add wet or cold tracks & the noise is even more intense.

But these last Saturdays the source has been over zealous yard work.  Each time, it's been just after rain, but still they mow, trim, weed-eat & make their cacophony of seussian noise with their yard machinery.  This morning was a tree being taken down by obnoxious chainsaws.  Then there were loud trucks taking things away.   Racket & asshats always seem to go together.  Both are loud & annoying.  

Cya...