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Nutrition
Diet quality predicts HIV progression and death in resource-poor settings

The more diverse and nutrient-rich the diet before starting antiretroviral treatment (ART), the less severe HIV disease progression is, and the less likely death occurs, researchers report in

Published
06 December 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Women
Low levels of vitamin D associated with poorer long-term CD4 cell gains in women who start HIV treatment late

Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with poorer CD4 cell recovery among women who start HIV treatment late, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS.

Published
27 November 2012
By
Michael Carter
Nutrition
More than Half of those with HIV in the UK are Overweight: the Surprising Issues Facing Those Living with HIV

“ARVs have radically changed the picture of malnutrition most of us associate with HIV,” Alastair Duncan said. “Early data from the BDA’s DHIVA specialist group audit suggests that more than half of people living with HIV in the UK are overweight or obese, with only about one-in-nine being underweight. In fact by far the most common issues facing HIV dietitians in the outpatient clinic these days are dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes and osteoporosis, with over 75% of HIV patients Vitamin D deficient."

Published
26 November 2012
From
British Dietetic Association press release
Neurological and cognitive problems
HIV-positive MSM have neurologic disease earlier than HIV-negatives

HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) had neurologic disease at a younger age than HIV-negative MSM at risk for HIV infection in the US Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Compared with the HIV-negative group, HIV-positive men had significantly higher rates of four types of neurologic disease, including dementia.

Published
20 November 2012
From
International AIDS Society
Cardiovascular disease
Smoking the biggest single risk factor for acute heart disease in people with HIV

Smoking is the single biggest risk factor for acute coronary syndrome in HIV-positive adults, Spanish researchers report in the online edition of HIV Medicine. Smoking was a

Published
19 November 2012
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Only half of people on HIV treatment fit 'Swiss Statement' criteria for non-infectiousness in US study

A study of a sample of predominantly African-American people with HIV in the US has found that, in those taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), only 51% met the

Published
09 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Recreational drug use
Meth vaccine shows promising results in early tests

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have performed successful tests of an experimental methamphetamine vaccine on rats. Vaccinated animals that received the drug were largely protected from typical signs of meth intoxication. If the vaccine proves effective in humans too, it could become the first specific treatment for meth addiction, which is estimated to affect 25 million people worldwide.

Published
01 November 2012
From
Scripps Research Institute
Neurological and cognitive problems
Traditional risk factors predict neurocognitive impairment in people with HIV

Neurocognitive impairment in people with HIV – loss of memory, poor concentration and declining mental ability – is most likely to be happening for the

Published
31 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
A healthy – and happy – old age with HIV

At least one–in-five people with HIV in the UK is now over 50.1 Gus Cairns asks: What’s the recipe for staying fit and happy as we age?

Published
22 October 2012
From
HIV treatment update
Side-effects
Efavirenz and the brain: are we nearer to solving a mysterious side-effect?

One of the most potent HIV drugs, efavirenz, unfortunately also causes mysterious and sometimes chronic disruptions of mood, thought and sleep. Researchers may have found the key to

Published
22 October 2012
From
HIV treatment update
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