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RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: Judith A. Cook, Dennis Grey, Jane Burke, Mardge H. Cohen, Alejandra C. Gurtman, Jean L. Richardson, Tracey E. Wilson, Mary A. Young, and Nancy A. Hessol Depressive Symptoms and AIDS-Related Mortality Among a Multisite Cohort of HIV-Positive Women Am J Public Health 2004; 94: 1133-1140 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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The connection may be low DHEA...

James M. Howard   (28 July 2004)

The connection may be low DHEA... 28 July 2004
James M. Howard, biologist independent Send letter to journal: Re: The connection may be low DHEA... jmhoward{at}anthropogeny.com James M. Howard	In 1985 I first suggested low DHEA may be involved in AIDS and depression and that cortisol may be the natural antagonist of DHEA (copyrighted). Years later, low DHEA has been connected with depression and AIDS and the negative effects of an increased cortisol to DHEA ratio have been reported. I also suggested increasing morbidity and mortality of AIDS result from further loss of DHEA. I suggest the findings that "AIDS-related deaths were more likely among women with chronic depressive symptoms, and symptoms were more severe among women in the terminal phase of their illness." may result from exaggerated loss of DHEA.