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Side-effects
Integrase inhibitor treatment leads to greater weight gain

More evidence that HIV integrase inhibitor treatment is associated with weight gain, and that people gain more weight after beginning treatment with an integrase inhibitor than people

Published
07 March 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of heart attack in people with HIV

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of heart attack in people with HIV, US researchers reported at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Published
07 March 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
Cardiovascular disease
Sudden cardiac death is more common in people with HIV

Deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest are significantly more common in people living with HIV than the general population and were more likely to be associated with

Published
06 March 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
Cardiovascular disease
Experts tackle major cardiovascular issues in treating patients with HIV

Since the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV infection has become more like a chronic illness. Now that patients are able to live longer and remain free of developing AIDS, they have begun to encounter new risks from age-related disorders common in the general population, including cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Published
05 March 2019
From
EurekAlert!
Cardiovascular disease
Stroke Recovery May Be Assisted by HIV Drug, Suggests Study of “Missing” Gene

Hints have been accumulating that maraviroc, a drug for slowing HIV, could benefit patients who have suffered mild stroke. A few years ago, maraviroc was shown to improve learning and memory in mice. And a new study, also in mice, indicates that the drug enhances motor recovery after stroke and improves cognitive function after traumatic brain injury.

Published
26 February 2019
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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Health problems
Smoking, cholesterol, blood pressure are more important causes of disease than HIV in people living with HIV

Preventing smoking, lowering cholesterol, controlling blood pressure and curing hepatitis C would greatly reduce the burden of heart attacks, non-AIDS cancers and end-stage liver disease and kidney

Published
11 February 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Disease Events and Statin Eligibility in Patients With HIV

More patients with HIV who were not recommended for statin therapy experienced cardiovascular disease events compared with a control group.

Published
04 February 2019
From
Infectious Disease Advisor
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiac dysfunction prevalent in patients with HIV

Patients with HIV were more likely to have cardiac dysfunction, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JACC: Heart Failure.

Published
30 January 2019
From
Healio
Drug interactions and pharmacokinetics
Potential drug interactions among people with HIV taking statins

Drug interactions remain a potential problem for HIV-positive people who are treated with statins, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Heart

Published
09 January 2019
By
Michael Carter
Cardiovascular disease
Italian study shows growth in heart and kidney problems in people living with HIV

Reduced kidney function, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease have each become more common in a large cohort of Italians living with HIV followed since 2004, with

Published
28 December 2018
By
Keith Alcorn
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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