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Raltegravir kinder to bones and body fat than boosted protease inhibitors in Spanish trial

Raltegravir (Isentress)-based treatment appears to have a more favourable impact on fat accumulation and bone metabolism compared to therapy based on a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor, according to Spanish

Published
28 November 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Patients on HIV therapy have an increased risk of stress and fragility fractures; no link to specific drug

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have an increased risk of fractures typically associated with low bone mineral density, Danish investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. However, the

Published
28 November 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Raltegravir combined with Kaletra associated with good preservation of bone density over 96 weeks

A two-drug antiretroviral combination comprising raltegravir and ritonavir-boosted lopinavir has only a modest impact on bone mineral density, a study presented to the International AIDS Society conference (IAS

Published
19 July 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Doubt remains if HIV therapy increases the risk of fragility fractures

The relationship between HIV therapy and fracture risk is far from straightforward, US research presented to the International AIDS Society conference (IAS 2011) in Rome suggests. An analysis

Published
18 July 2011
By
Michael Carter
Cardiovascular disease
Marker of cardiovascular disease also associated with bone problems in patients with HIV

An important marker of sub-clinical cardiovascular risk is associated with reduced bone mineral density in the hips of HIV-positive patients, according to Italian research presented to the Sixth

Published
18 July 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Tenofovir and bone loss: treatment causes early changes in thyroid hormone levels

Treatment with tenofovir increases levels of a hormone associated with calcium metabolism, Spanish investigators report in the online edition of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. This finding is

Published
19 June 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Panel Issues New Guidelines on Ideal Vitamin D Levels

An expert panel has issued new recommendations suggesting that people with HIV might require two to three times the level of vitamin D as their HIV-negative peers.

Published
10 June 2011
From
AIDSMeds.com
Bone problems
Low CD4 increases risk of fragility fractures for patients with HIV

A low CD4 cell count is associated with an increased risk of fragility fractures in patients with HIV, an Australian study published in the online edition of

Published
04 May 2011
By
Michael Carter
Bone problems
Low Vitamin D Levels Are Common in Both HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women

Though nearly two thirds of women in a large study had low vitamin D levels—a risk factor for bone and heart problems—the HIV-positive women were actually slightly less likely than HIV-negative women to be vitamin D deficient. 

Published
14 April 2011
From
AIDSMeds
Cardiovascular disease
Vitamin D levels linked with health of blood vessels

A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, researchers have found.

Published
03 April 2011
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
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