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Africa: Caring About Palliative Care

Dr Natalya Dinat said the need for palliative care would grow as more patients access treatment, live longer and run an increased risk of cancer. "People who are living with HIV know that pain is a very important and prevalent symptom," he said.

Published
18 March 2011
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IRIN Plus News
Neurological and cognitive problems
Neuropathy still common in patients with HIV, older age a risk factor

Peripheral neuropathy remains common in patients with HIV, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Rates of the disease and its symptoms were monitored

Published
14 March 2011
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
Cervical cancer in women with HIV

Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death and illness in women globally.Cervical cancer is

Published
17 February 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Palliative care
Many HIV/Aids patients suffer pain needlessly

But in Kenya, as in many other countries, HIV care often neglects assessing and treating pain. Gerard was getting antiretroviral drugs, but no proper pain treatment. Unfortunately, many health care workers - and patients - consider pain unavoidable. Yet, improving a patient's quality of life by treating pain and other symptoms - called palliative care - is an essential element of comprehensive HIV care.

Published
15 February 2011
From
Human Rights Watch HIV/TB
Kidney problems
Managing kidney disease in people living with HIV

Part of a series on kidney disease in resource-limited settings. This edition looks at assessment and management of kidney disease in people with HIV.

Published
11 February 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Treatment interruptions
Treatment interruptions explain higher HIV viral load in patients with depression and those who use stimulants

Inconsistent use of antiretroviral therapy is the main explanation for the higher viral loads observed in HIV-positive patients who are depressed or who use stimulant drugs, US

Published
08 February 2011
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Acute and chronic kidney disease

Part of a series on kidney disease in resource-limited settings. This edition looks at the causes and prevalence of acute and chronic kidney disease in

Published
04 February 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Good outcomes among HIV-positive patients having a liver transplant due to cancer

HIV-positive patients who have a liver transplant because of liver cancer can have good outcomes, French research published in the February edition of Hepatology shows.  The study

Published
31 January 2011
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Kidney disease in people with HIV: a clinical review (part one)

First in a series on kidney disease in resource-limited settings. This edition covers the scale of the problem, diagnosing kidney disease and monitoring kidney function.

Published
27 January 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Adherence
Weekly text messages improve HIV drug adherence in Kenya

Weekly text message (SMS) reminders increased the proportion of patients who achieved 90% adherence to antiretrovirals by 13-16% over one year in a randomised trial in rural Kenya, Cristian

Published
25 January 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
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