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New and experimental HIV treatments
New pro-drug tenofovir alafenamide appears equally effective but better tolerated

Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate or TAF (formerly GS-7340), a new pro-drug of the widely used NRTI tenofovir, reaches cells harbouring HIV more easily than the older tenofovir disoproxil

Published
07 March 2013
By
Liz Highleyman
Bone problems
Frailty increases the risk of fragility fractures in men living with HIV: data collected in routine HIV care can help predict risk

Important physiologic markers of frailty are associated with fragility fractures in men living with HIV, according to research conducted in the United States and published in the

Published
18 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Co-infection with hepatitis B or C is a risk factor for reduced bone mineral density among women with HIV

Co-infection with hepatitis B or C is associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD) in women living with HIV, French investigators report in the online edition of

Published
28 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Child developmental issues
Bone mineral density below normal in children infected early with HIV

Bone mineral density was below the general population norm in US children perinatally infected with HIV and lower than in children perinatally exposed to HIV but uninfected.

Published
21 January 2013
From
International AIDS Society
Bone problems
HIV treatment interruption associated with reduced bone loss in SMART trial

People who stopped antiretroviral therapy in the SMART trial had less bone loss and lower levels of bone metabolism biomarkers than people who remained on continuous antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a report in the January 8, 2013, advance edition of Journal of Bone Mineral Research.

Published
16 January 2013
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
Ageing and HIV
Activist discusses challenge of growing old with HIV

Old age comes faster and hits harder for those infected with HIV, a fact aging health activist Ron Swanda knows all too well.

Published
30 November 2012
From
AFP
Bone problems
Dutch find low bone mineral density in gay men, regardless of HIV infection status

The prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) is similar in HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men, according to the results of Dutch research published in the online

Published
26 November 2012
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Weekly alendronate improves bone density in adults taking ART

Alendronate significantly improved bone mineral density through 96 weeks of treatment in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial that enrolled adults with osteoporosis while taking antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Published
30 August 2012
From
International AIDS Society
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
Bone problems
Low bone density present in young men taking HIV therapy

HIV infection in young men is associated with reduced bone mineral density, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Antiretroviral therapy based on a

Published
04 July 2012
By
Michael Carter
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