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• HIV treatment reduces risk of fractures

  New Bone problems
  Michael Carter | 3 hours ago

  Treatment with antiretroviral drugs reduces the risk of low-impact fractures, according to a case-controlled study published in the on-line edition of AIDS. Investigators compared fracture incidence between patients taking HIV therapy and non-treated ...

• Tenofovir associated with increased risk of kidney disease

  Kidney problems
  Michael Carter | 13 February 2012

  Treatment with tenofovir is associated with a modestly increased risk of three key markers of kidney disease, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The large study involved over 10,000 patients ...

• Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis reduces death rate by almost 60% in adults taking ART in low and middle-income countries

  Opportunistic infections
  Carole Leach-Lemens | 10 February 2012

  Cotrimoxazole significantly reduces death among adults on ART in low and middle-income countries, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the October online edition of the Bulletin of the World ...

• Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis is cost-effective for people starting ART in sub-Saharan Africa

  Opportunistic infections
  Carole Leach-Lemens | 10 February 2012

  Achieving full coverage of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis during the first six months of antiretroviral therapy would be a highly cost-effective way of reducing early death among those with advanced HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

• Use of some anti-HIV drugs during pregnancy linked to cleft lip and palate; investigators urge cautious interpretation of results

  Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
  Michael Carter | 09 February 2012

  US investigators have identified a possible association between the use of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and an increased risk of having a baby with a cleft lip or palate. The study, published in ...

• Increased risk of anal cancer for all groups with HIV

  Cancer
  Michael Carter | 08 February 2012

  Gay men are not the only group of HIV-positive patients who have an increased risk of anal cancer, according to North American research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. ...

• Professional tattooing in sterile environment not associated with risk of hepatitis C

  Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
  Michael Carter | 08 February 2012

  Tattooing or body piercing in professional parlours is not associated with an increased risk of infection with hepatitis C virus, a literature review published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. However, ...