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Employment
Diabetes, high blood pressure increase risk of unemployment for people with HIV

Large numbers of patients are leaving employment in the years following their diagnosis with HIV, French investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The five-year probability of

Published
27 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Patients with both HIV and diabetes have an increased risk of albuminuria

HIV-positive individuals with diabetes have a significantly higher prevalence of albuminuria than patients living with either disease alone, US investigators report in PLoS One. Over a third of

Published
17 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
Treatment guidelines
2011 European AIDS Clinical Society adult treatment guidelines

Updated adult treatment guidelines were issued by the European AIDS Clinical Society at the 12th European AIDS Conference, Belgrade, 12-15 October 2011. The guidelines include specific recommendations on managing co-morbidities and hepatitis B coinfection in people living with HIV.

Published
17 October 2011
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EACS
Treatment guidelines
New HIV Treatment Guidelines Focus on Comorbid Conditions

The latest guidelines of the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), released here at the society's 13th European AIDS Conference, give special emphasis to comorbid conditions that may occur in patients infected with HIV.

Published
16 October 2011
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Adherence
Detectable viral load in patients taking HIV therapy associated with poor control of other chronic health problems

Poor control of HIV is associated with suboptimal management of other serious health conditions, US research published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency

Published
10 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
Tuberculosis and HIV
WHO framework targets tuberculosis—diabetes link

The global diabetes epidemic could be thwarting efforts to combat tuberculosis. But WHO and its partners plan to take remedial action with the launch of a new framework.

Published
03 October 2011
From
The Lancet
Access to medicines and treatment
Battle of commercial interests confound fight against noncommunicable diseases

Behind two days of talks at the United Nations and a unanimously adopted 13-page document about the need to fight noncommunicable diseases around the world is a fierce struggle between commercial and health interests that has only just begun.

Published
21 September 2011
From
Washington Post
Access to medicines and treatment
The UN's Battle With NCDs

How Politics, Commerce, and Science Complicated the Fight Against an 'Invisible Epidemic' .

Published
20 September 2011
From
Foreign Affairs
Access to medicines and treatment
As U.N. Meets, A Battle Over Generic Biotech Drugs

A U.N. summit on non-communicable diseases, which now account for two-thirds of global deaths, is being overshadowed by conflict between the United States and developing nations regrading access to generic versions of drugs to treat cancer and diabetes, the New York Times reports.

Published
20 September 2011
From
New York Times
Global health initiatives
Global fight against non-communicable diseases should take lessons from HIV-AIDS

Valuable lessons from the global commitment to fight HIV/AIDS over the past three decades should inspire a new worldwide effort to confront the epidemic of non-communicable diseases, say Emory public health leaders.

Published
07 September 2011
From
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
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