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New and experimental HIV treatments
Stribild (a.k.a. "Quad") Performs Well for People Over 50, Study Finds

Stribild (elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir) performs similarly among people over 50 years old as with younger people, according to the results of a two-study sub-analysis presented at ICAAC 2012. The presentation marks part of an emerging trend in research that reflects the aging of the HIV-infected population in the U.S., and the need for more studies on antiretrovirals specifically within older groups.

Published
24 September 2012
From
The Body
Ageing and HIV
Federal AIDS official: Older Americans trigger 'greying' of HIV

A statistic that emerged on National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: By 2015, more than half of Americans living with HIV – many of them gay men – will be over age 50.

Published
20 September 2012
From
Examiner.com
Ageing and HIV
Double trouble: daily function and the impact of old age and HIV

Older age exacerbates the deleterious effect of HIV on daily functioning, investigators from the US report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Published
11 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Middle-aged people with HIV have a high risk of falls

Falls are common among middle-aged people with HIV, US investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Over twelve months,

Published
11 September 2012
By
Michael Carter
Diabetes
Glucose metabolism worsens in HIV treatment-experienced taking NRTI-sparing regimens

Italian investigators have found evidence of worsening glucose tolerance in highly treatment-experienced HIV-positive patients treated with nucleoside-sparing regimens. The small study, which is published in the online edition

Published
24 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Opportunistic infections
Detectable viral load and low CD4 cell count are risk factors for shingles in HIV-positive people

A CD4 cell count below 500 cells/mm3 and a detectable viral load are risk factors for herpes zoster (shingles) in HIV-positive people, US investigators report in the

Published
21 August 2012
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Growing old with HIV

Data on ageing with HIV is largely restricted to the developed world and very little is known about older Africans living with virus, despite the high caseload in this region.

Published
29 July 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Ageing and HIV
HIV survivors: alive, but facing poverty, loneliness and prejudice

Thousands heading into an old age they did not think they would see, having given up jobs expecting to die young

Published
29 July 2012
From
The Guardian
Ageing and HIV
New Zealand LGBT aged care study finds other residents’ homophobia a problem

Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Auckland who conducted the country’s first study into the needs of older LGBTs in aged care found staff feel other residents’ homophobia is the biggest issue they deal with.

Published
18 July 2012
From
Gay Star News
Bone problems
High Dose Vitamin D Prevents Fractures

High doses of vitamin D prevent fractures in older people – as long as they take the substance regularly.

Published
05 July 2012
From
Medical News Today
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