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Twice the rate of bone loss among ART-treated women than men

Bone mineral density declines twice as quickly among HIV-positive women than HIV-positive men, according to Italian research published in the online edition of the Journal

Published
09 January 2018
By
Michael Carter
UK health services
People living with HIV in the UK not receiving appropriate monitoring of heart disease risk

The majority of HIV-positive people in the UK are not receiving recommended monitoring of cardiovascular risk, according to the results of an audit conducted by

Published
26 September 2017
By
Michael Carter
Bone and joint problems
Bone Loss and Fracture Risk in Patients With HIV: What We Know So Far

In an interview with Infectious Disease Advisor, Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and epidemiology, division of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, discussed the effects of HIV infection and ART on BMD, as well as management strategies for HIV patients at risk for fragility fracture.

Published
11 September 2017
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Infectious Disease Advisor
Side-effects
Acute kidney injury ‘uncommon’ but unpredictable on tenofovir and ritonavir

Doctors need to monitor patients regularly for kidney function if they are taking tenofovir disoproxil, especially if combined with ritonavir, the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV

Published
27 July 2017
By
Gus Cairns
Bone and joint problems
Frailty is associated with loss of bone mineral density in middle-aged HIV-positive men and women

Frailty is associated with loss of bone mineral density (BMD) in HIV-positive people, investigators from France report in AIDS. They found that people living with

Published
10 July 2017
By
Michael Carter
Bone and joint problems
Fractures occur at an earlier age among men with HIV

The incidence of fractures begins to rise a full decade earlier in HIV-positive men compared to their HIV-negative peers, investigators from the United States report

Published
13 June 2017
By
Michael Carter
New and experimental HIV treatments
Bone density improves in people who switch from tenofovir DF to tenofovir alafenamide

After three years, tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for first-line HIV treatment was better at suppressing viral load and safer for the bones and kidneys than the older tenofovir

Published
27 March 2017
By
Liz Highleyman
Treatment guidelines
Clinical Commissioning Policy: Tenofovir Alafenamide for treatment of HIV 1 in adults and adolescents

TAF containing products can be made available to patients who have defined renal or bone problems or who have medical reasons why they cannot take other HIV drugs.

Published
06 March 2017
From
NHS England
Side-effects
High prevalence of low testosterone among younger and middle-aged ART-treated men in France

Around one in six young and middle-aged HIV-positive men doing well on antiretroviral therapy (ART) had low testosterone levels, French investigators report in the online edition of

Published
24 January 2017
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis and HIV
People with HIV/HCV co-infection at increased risk of kidney disease and bone disorders

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people with HIV co-infection is associated with an increased risk of liver disease and liver-related death and also several important non-liver related

Published
02 January 2017
By
Michael Carter
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