HIV/AIDS Topics People with HIV Have Higher Risk of Melanoma Skin Cancer
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- Category: Cancer/Malignancies
- Published on Sunday, 18 May 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with HIV -- especially those with light skin -- continue to have a significantly increased risk of developing melanoma in the era of highly effective antiretroviral therapy, and should protect themselves from the sun, according to a meta-analysis published in the April 16 edition of the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
CROI 2014: Chronic Lung Disease Is Prevalent and Under-diagnosed in People with HIV
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Friday, 25 April 2014 00:00
- Written by Theo Smart
Even though the incidence of most HIV-related respiratory complications and opportunistic infections have declined dramatically since the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), 4 studies presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) last month in Boston showed that people living with HIV are still at increased risk of serious progressive lung complications, including under-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema.
Men with HIV Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Thursday, 03 April 2014 00:00
- Written by NIH
HIV positive men have more extensive atherosclerosis, or build-up of plaque in their arteries, than HIV negative men after taking into account other cardiovascular risk factors, potentially raising the risk of heart attack, according to an analysis from the large MACS cohort published in the April 1 Annals of Internal Medicine.
CROI 2014: Vitamin D and Rosuvastatin Improve Bone Loss in People with HIV
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- Category: Bone Loss
- Published on Tuesday, 08 April 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A combination of high-dose vitamin D and calcium may help reduce bone loss after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a presentation at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) last month in Boston. A related study found that rosuvastatin increased hip bone mineral density in HIV positive people on ART, though insulin resistance worsened.
CROI 2014: Heart Attack Link to Abacavir Persists in D:A:D Study
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Friday, 21 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir (Ziagen, also in Epzicom or Kivexa) continues to be associated with a near-doubling of the risk of heart attack, according to the latest update from the Data Collection on Adverse events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study, presented to the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this month in Boston.
CROI 2014: Neurocognitive Problems, Depression, and Early ART in People with HIV
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- Category: Neurocognitive Problems
- Published on Tuesday, 08 April 2014 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
In a particularly challenging area of HIV care where research is complicated by gaps in knowledge and invasive clinical procedures, there was significant attention to neurological manifestations -- or neuroAIDS -- at this year’s Conference on Antiretroviral Agents and Chemotherapy (CROI 2014) last month in Boston.
CROI 2014: Newborns Exposed to Tenofovir Have Lower Bone Content [VIDEO]
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- Category: Bone Loss
- Published on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Infants born to women who took tenofovir during pregnancy had significantly lower bone mineral content than babies who were not exposed, according to study findings reported at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this month in Boston.
CROI 2014: Researchers Discuss HIV, Aging, and Frailty
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Friday, 04 April 2014 00:00
- Written by Theo Smart
People living with HIV are at greater risk of geriatric syndromes such as frailty and difficulty with daily activities than HIV negative people of the same age -- and this can have a significant effect upon their quality of life as they age, according to several studies presented at the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) last month in Boston.
CROI 2014: People with HIV More Likely to Die of Many Common Cancers
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- Category: Cancer/Malignancies
- Published on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
People with HIV are more likely to die from many common cancers than the rest of the U.S. population, according to a large comparative study presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this month in Boston.
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