Individuals with HIV at higher risk for heart disease
By medicalxpress.com Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) consists of a « cocktail » of several drugs that work together to reduce the amount...
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HIV and Aging: A Growing Population Faces Unique Challenges
By The Foundation for AIDS Research Jeff Taylor, incoming Co-chair of the Community Advisory Board of the amfAR Institute...
Findings of large study suggest that HIV should be considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
by aidsmap.com People living with HIV are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the findings of...
Increased Risk for Abdominal Obesity Found in People Living With HIV
By infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com People living with HIV are at increased risk for abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, and elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol...
HIV infection is a risk factor for liver fat accumulation
By aidsmap.com People living with HIV are about twice as likely to develop steatosis, or fat accumulation in the liver,...
Video SNiP: PET Scan ‘Hot Spots’ Help Visualize Inflammatory Complication of HIV
By National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases In people living with HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) can suppress viral...
HIV diagnoses fall to their lowest level in the UK since 2000
By Press Association New HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 2000, figures show....
Proof-of-concept HIV immunotherapy study passes Phase 1 safety trial
By Cell Press Preliminary results from a phase I clinical trial have demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a...
National Cancer Institute Analysis Reveals New Cancer Risks Among Adults With HIV
Contagion Live New antiretroviral therapies (ART) mean patients are living with HIV—and living longer. However, even as improved screening...
Doctors raise alarm about ancient HTLV-1 virus: ‘Prevalence is off the charts’ in Australia
CNN An ancient virus infecting residents across Australia’s Northern Territory is leaving death and despair in its path, and...