Dr. Norman Markowitz This is Me

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 Web References

1. 1. Henry Ford Health System

   www.henryfordhealth.org/body.c - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/24/2002   Last Visited: 12/14/2002

   "While we've made significant progress over the years, we still do not know the best way to treat HIV infection," said Norman Markowitz, M.D., an Infectious Diseases physician and the study's principal investigator at Henry Ford. "We're hopeful this study gives us the data for how best to use medications to maximize long-term quality of life and minimize long-term side effects."
   
   An estimated 40 million people worldwide – 37.2 million adults and 2.7 million children younger than 15 years old – were living with HIV/AIDS in 2001, according to the National Institutes of Health. In Michigan, 10,273 people were living with HIV or AIDS as of Oct. 1, 2001.
   
   Doctors use one of two treatment strategies for treating patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
   ...
   "We know with continuous drug therapy, we have prolonged the lives of people living with HIV," Markowitz said. "However, we don't know which treatment strategy is more effective in the long term."
   
   To enroll in the study, patients may call (313) 916-2666 or (313) 916-7664.
   
   Posted 01/24/02

2. 2. Henry Ford Health System

   www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id= - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/24/2002   Last Visited: 12/27/2002

   "While we've made significant progress over the years, we still do not know the best way to treat HIV infection," said Norman Markowitz, M.D., an Infectious Diseases physician and the study's principal investigator at Henry Ford. "We're hopeful this study gives us the data for how best to use medications to maximize long-term quality of life and minimize long-term side effects."
   
   An estimated 40 million people worldwide – 37.2 million adults and 2.7 million children younger than 15 years old – were living with HIV/AIDS in 2001, according to the National Institutes of Health. In Michigan, 10,273 people were living with HIV or AIDS as of Oct. 1, 2001.
   
   Doctors use one of two treatment strategies for treating patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
   ...
   "We know with continuous drug therapy, we have prolonged the lives of people living with HIV," Markowitz said. "However, we don't know which treatment strategy is more effective in the long term."
   
   To enroll in the study, patients may call (313) 916-2666 or (313) 916-7664.
   
   Posted 01/24/02

3. 3. Alive & Kicking's fastfax

   www.peoplewithaids.org/fastfax - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/9/2001   Last Visited: 3/26/2003

   Dr. Norman Markowitz of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and colleagues examined the incidence and predictors of tuberculosis in HIV-positive individuals seen at six urban centers throughout the U.S. More than 1,100 individuals were followed for a median of 53 months, and 31 developed tuberculosis.
   
   The researchers found that location was the most important demographic risk factor. Specifically, the incidence of tuberculosis was higher in the eastern U.S. compared with the midwestern and western regions. Their results also indicated that tuberculosis was higher among HIV-positive patients with CD4 counts of less than 200 cells per microliter and among patients with positive results on purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin tests. Subjects with nonreactivity to mumps antigen were also at increased risk for tuberculosis, regardless of their response to the PPD tuberculin test.
   
   The group added that their findings support the CDC's current interpretive criteria for PPD tuberculin tests.