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Immunisations
US: New Pneumococcal Vaccines Recs for People Living with HIV

People living with HIV should receive two different vaccines to help prevent serious strep-related illness.  

Published
19 October 2012
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Immunisations
CDC Recommends Pneumococcal Vaccine Combo for Immune Compromised People

Immunocompromised individuals, including people with HIV, should receive both the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar 13 and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pneumovax 23 to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive disease, according to the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Published
18 October 2012
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HIVandhepatitis.com
Nutrition
High-dose multivitamins have no benefit for people starting HIV treatment but cause serious liver disturbances

Taking high-dose multivitamins has no health benefits for people starting antiretroviral therapy, but causes serious disturbances in liver function, according to the results of a large randomised trial

Published
17 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Recreational drug use
Decriminalise drug use, say experts after six-year study

A six-year study of Britain's drug laws by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts has concluded it is time to introduce decriminalisation.

Published
15 October 2012
From
The Guardian
Hepatitis C treatment
Vitamin D deficiency associated with a poorer response to HCV treatment in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a poorer response to hepatitis C therapy in people who are co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C, investigators report in the

Published
11 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Nutrition
Obesity is a risk factor for co-occuring chronic health problems in patients with HIV

Obesity is associated with the clustering of multiple health problems in HIV-positive people, investigators from the US report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune

Published
10 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Injecting drug use
2012 Hot Topics Conference UK

This national harm reduction conference attracted 140 delegates from across the country and beyond, and was a great success. The programme was abstract-driven and multi-thematic, which made for an engaging day.

Published
09 October 2012
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Hot Topics
Health services and systems
New guidance to support organisations to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions

Organisations delivering or planning to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions will be able to find out more about its benefits and good practice thanks to a new guidance by the Mental Health Foundation Peer Support in Long Term Conditions: the Basics.

Published
01 October 2012
From
Mental Health Foundation
Recreational drug use
Factcheck: Are gay people seven times more likely to take drugs than the general public?

According to three news outlets, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are seven times more likely to take drugs than the general population. Full Fact brings the numbers out of the closet.

Published
25 September 2012
From
Full Fact
Alcohol
CD4 Counts Not Affected by Alcohol Consumption

Consuming alcohol doesn’t appear to have a deleterious effect on CD4 cell counts among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral  therapy, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study.

Published
25 September 2012
From
AIDSMeds
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