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London: Funding boost for older people living with HIV

Terrence Higgins Trust has received £200,000 to support 250 older people living with HIV in London, as the over-50s continue to be the fastest-growing group of people living with HIV in the UK.

Published
18 June 2012
From
Pink News
Ageing and HIV
Reality Check: The LGBT Community Must Look At The Changing Face Of AIDS

The face of AIDS in America is rapidly changing: It is getting older and grayer. Thanks to the medications that have prolonged the lives of so many with this disease, within the next five years, more than half of all Americans with HIV will be 50 or older.

Published
15 June 2012
From
Huffington Post
Ageing and HIV
Australia: Advocates hail first aged-care facilities for gays

Gay rights advocates are hailing a Government decision to recognise the specific needs of elderly gay people, with three aged-care facilities being built specifically for gay and lesbian people currently in the works.

Published
28 May 2012
From
ABC
Health problems
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

Conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, and awareness of these conditions in people living with HIV and/or TB.

Published
18 May 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB treatment
Low CD4 cell count and older age associated with increased risk of TB after starting HIV therapy

People with HIV reduce their overall risk of tuberculosis (TB) by starting antiretroviral therapy, an international team of investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious

Published
11 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Africa: Aging HIV/AIDS Survivors Create New Class of Patients

In sub-Saharan Africa, many of the people receiving antiretroviral treatment who are now in their forties are expected to live well into their sixties. Dr. Till Barnighausen, of the Harvard School of Public Health, says there is a need to recognize this population and their unique health issues, issues which did not exist until recently.

Published
10 April 2012
From
Voice of America
Ageing and HIV
Revised U.S. Treatment Guidelines Focus on HIV and Aging

If you’re living with HIV, over 50 years of age and haven’t yet started antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, revised guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now recommend HIV treatment, regardless of your CD4 cell count. This is just one key consideration in a new section, entitled “HIV and the Older Patient,” added to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, published on March 27, 2012.

Published
31 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Palliative care
End of life care services letting down lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people say leading charities

Many LGB&T people do not feel that end of life care services are open to them and are concerned that they will face discrimination and a lack of understanding from health and social care providers when they are dying.

Published
16 March 2012
From
National Council for Palliative Care
Cardiovascular disease
Uncontrolled HIV linked to faster lung function decline

People with detectable HIV viral load and advanced immune deficiency are likely to experience greater decreases in lung function over time, with high viral load linked to

Published
14 March 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
Cardiovascular disease
Metformin reduces artery plaque in HIV-positive people with metabolic syndrome

The diabetes drug metformin can help stall progression of calcium buildup in the coronary arteries of HIV-positive people with metabolic abnormalities, potentially reducing their risk of cardiovascular events,

Published
14 March 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
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