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NHS 'wastes billions on diabetes'

The bulk of the £9.8bn the NHS spends on diabetes each year is wasted - and the disease could cost it a sixth of its entire budget by 2035, says a report.

Published
25 April 2012
From
BBC Health
Cardiovascular disease
HIV Exacerbates Heart Risk from Hypertension

Elevated blood pressure may warrant more aggressive management in HIV-positive individuals, suggest results from a cohort study reported at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Published
22 March 2012
From
Family Practice News Digital Network
Families and children
Why are children missing from WHO targets on non-infectious diseases?

Children die from cancer, heart disease and other non-infectious illnesses but they are in danger of being forgotten as global targets for action are drawn up, say health groups

Published
20 March 2012
From
The Guardian
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
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes drug halts atherosclerosis progression in HIV-infected patients

Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV.

Published
08 March 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Neurological and cognitive problems
Fat accumulation linked to cognitive impairment in patients with HIV

Central fat accumulation is associated with an increased risk of neurocognitive impairment for HIV-positive patients, according to a study published in the February edition of Neurology. Overall 40%

Published
24 February 2012
By
Michael Carter
HIV treatment
HIV Is 'Like Diabetes'? Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves

My antenna perked up when I read a gay man's comment that HIV infection is essentially no big deal anymore. "It's like diabetes these days," he said. As an HIV-positive 53-year-old, familiar with the health details of some near and dear diabetics, I'd say this: we need to choose our analogies carefully.

Published
31 January 2012
From
Huffington Post
Outcomes and prognosis
Earlier deaths in people with HIV due to drugs, alcohol, co-infections, poorly controlled HIV - not rapid ageing

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have the same mortality risk as individuals in the general population, according to Danish research published in the open-access journal PLoS One. However,

Published
12 December 2011
By
Michael Carter
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular risks reduced for patients with HIV by therapy with metformin and changes to diet and exercise

Treatment with the anti-diabetes drug metformin helps prevent the progression of sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV, according to the results of a randomised, placebo-controlled study published

Published
05 December 2011
By
Michael Carter
Diabetes
Older anti-HIV drugs associated with increased risk of diabetes

New cases of diabetes in patients taking HIV therapy in France peaked between 1999 and 2000 but have since fallen sharply, investigators report in the online edition

Published
24 November 2011
By
Michael Carter
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