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In resource-rich countries, migrants have a higher risk of progressing to AIDS in the first year of HIV therapy

Rates of AIDS-defining illnesses in the first year of antiretroviral therapy are significantly higher among migrant than non-migrant populations in resource-rich countries, investigators report in the online edition

Published
01 March 2013
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C treatment
Study shows value of hepatitis C therapy for HIV co-infected patients with compensated cirrhosis

Spanish research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows the benefits of successful hepatitis C therapy for people co-infected with HIV who have compensated liver

Published
28 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
Anti-HIV drug effort in South Africa yields dramatic results

An intensive campaign to combat HIV/AIDS with costly antiretroviral drugs in rural South Africa has increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals, according to new research.

Published
22 February 2013
From
Los Angeles Times
Hepatitis C
Triple trouble: infection with hepatitis B increases risk of death for people with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection

Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with a poorer prognosis for people living with HIV who are co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), Spanish investigators

Published
19 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Malnutrition
Texas: Food availability linked with poor outcomes for HIV-positive children

An HIV-positive child whose family does not have enough good food available is more likely to have a poor clinical outcome, researchers reported. They found that children who did not always have enough to eat had lower CD4 counts as well as higher chances of incomplete viral suppression.

Published
12 February 2013
From
Baylor College of Medicine press release
Outcomes and prognosis
Minorities With HIV Fare Better With Culturally Competent Doctors

The health outcomes of minorities receiving HIV care is generally dependent on the cultural competency of their physicians.

Published
08 February 2013
From
AIDSMeds
Outcomes and prognosis
Multiple factors affect HIV prognosis, study shows

In a major advancement for the field of HIV treatment, a new study has identified a more accurate method of suggesting prognosis for HIV patients. The new method, called the Veterans Aging Cohort Study index, takes into account factors such as hemoglobin level, platelet count and comorbidity.

Published
05 February 2013
From
Yale Daily News
Side-effects
Tenofovir impairs enzyme that stops cells ageing

A team of Australian researchers has found that tenofovir and, to a lesser extent, other drugs from the nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class, impairs an enzyme that

Published
31 January 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Spanish research shows that liver stiffness can predict outcomes in people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

Liver stiffness is a strong predictor of hepatic complications and all-cause mortality in people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), Spanish investigators report in the

Published
30 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
Mortality rates continue to fall in the Swiss HIV cohort

Mortality in people with HIV is continuing to fall, Swiss investigators report in HIV Medicine. The mortality rate in 2010 was a little over 1% and the

Published
25 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
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