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Much of the increased mortality seen in
patients with HIV can be attributed to smoking, Danish investigators report in
the online edition of Clinical Infectious
Diseases. “The loss of life-years associated with smoking was larger than
that associated with HIV,” ...
31 December 2012 | Michael Carter
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Smoking is the single biggest risk factor
for acute coronary syndrome in HIV-positive adults, Spanish researchers report
in the online edition of HIV Medicine. Smoking was a much more important factor
than diabetes and hypertension combined.
“Future efforts to ...
19 November 2012 | Michael Carter
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A study of a
sample of predominantly African-American people with HIV in the US has found
that, in those taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), only 51% met the criteria
for non-infectiousness set by the Swiss
Statement of January 2008.
This study (published ...
09 November 2012 | Gus Cairns
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Taking high-dose multivitamins has no
health benefits for people starting antiretroviral therapy, but causes
serious disturbances in liver function, according to the results of a large
randomised trial published in the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
The study was ...
17 October 2012 | Michael Carter
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Obesity is associated with the clustering
of multiple health problems in HIV-positive people, investigators from the US
report in the online edition of the Journal
of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Compared to people of a healthy
weight, obese individuals were ...
10 October 2012 | Michael Carter
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A number of presentations at the 19th International AIDS Conference explored
the 'hyperepidemic' of HIV amongst men who have sex with men, and especially
black MSM. A
paper presented by Gregorio Millet showed that, at least in the USA, ...
06 August 2012 | Gus Cairns
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A booster dose of the measles vaccine
produces protective antibody responses and immunologic memory in children
receiving HIV therapy, US investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. A viral load below 400 copies/ml ...
21 June 2012 | Michael Carter
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Starting HIV treatment is associated with
reductions in blood alcohol levels, results of a small pilot study published in
the online edition of the Journal of
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes suggest. The investigators believe
this could be related to “inflammatory ...
25 April 2012 | Michael Carter
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Many HIV-positive patients have insomnia or
daytime sleepiness, investigators from the US military report in the online
edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
However, the prevalence of sleep disorders was no higher in HIV-positive
patients than in matched controls. Risk factors ...
27 March 2012 | Michael Carter
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The provision of
smoking cessation counselling and therapy during routine HIV care increases the
chances that patients will stop smoking and stay stopped, according to Swiss
research published in HIV Medicine.
Physicians at the
Zurich HIV clinic received training about smoking ...
24 January 2012 | Michael Carter
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