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HIV patients: suffering from accelerated aging due to HIV/AIDS drug cocktail

HIV patients: suffering from accelerated aging due to HIV/AIDS drug cocktail

The administering of the drug cocktail presently used to combat HIV/AIDS shows proof that ‘middle-aged sufferers have symptoms of HIV-negative 80-year-olds.’ Medical findings show that accelerated aging is tied to HIV/AIDS medicines. ‘The aging population of Americans with HIV/AIDS is in a much different spot than those infected before the drug [...]
CIA interrogation techniques damaged brains of terror suspects: neurobiology paper

CIA interrogation techniques damaged brains of terror suspects: neurobiology paper

A newly-published scientific research paper gives the conclusion that the harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration may have ‘damaged the brains of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought.’ The harsh techniques utilized on the suspects [...]