In fifteen years' time, the clinical needs of Dutch people
living with HIV will have changed substantially due to three quarters of them
being over the
- Published
- 16 June 2015
- By
- Roger Pebody
A diabetes drug may have benefits beyond lower blood sugar in patients with HIV. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the drug may prevent cardiovascular problems because it works to reduce inflammation that is linked to heart disease and stroke in these patients. The drug both improved metabolism and reduced inflammation in HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy.
- Published
- 15 May 2015
- From
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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Cannabis use is associated with a reduced
risk of insulin resistance in people with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
co-infection, French investigators report in the online
- Published
- 02 April 2015
- By
- Michael Carter
It is time to act and no time to waste. That is the urgent message of the report "The Looming Co-epidemic of TB-Diabetes: A Call to Action" launched jointly by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) at the opening day of the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Barcelona. The report warns against the brewing storm of diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) that is no longer confined to the teacup.
- Published
- 29 October 2014
- From
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Citizen News Service
The report, The Looming Co-epidemic of TB Diabetes: A Call to Action (1), launched on the opening day of the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health currently taking place in Barcelona, Spain October 28 - November 1, synthesizes evidence from the medical and scientific literature, promotes an international policy framework for action, and lays out a new research agenda to fill knowledge gaps. The report challenges the conventional approach to health policymaking, which has historically addressed infectious diseases and noncommunicable (or “chronic”) diseases independently.
- Published
- 29 October 2014
- From
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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Low-level
elevations in important markers of systemic inflammation are associated with
the development of type-2 diabetes in people taking antiretroviral therapy
(ART), investigators report in the online edition
- Published
- 20 October 2014
- By
- Michael Carter
As effective treatments for HIV become more widely available in low-income and middle-income countries, there's an urgent need to assess and manage health risks in the growing number of people living with HIV. An update on non-communicable diseases among HIV-positive populations in low-income and middle-income countries appears as a supplement to in JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
- Published
- 14 August 2014
- From
- Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Treatment with an
antiretroviral regimen based on a protease inhibitor magnifies any underlying genetic
susceptibility to diabetes for women living with HIV, investigators report in the
online edition
- Published
- 01 July 2014
- By
- Michael Carter
One of the most feared diseases in the world is now, for British doctors, a manageable chronic condition. It’s a triumph we’re oddly scared to talk about
- Published
- 17 April 2014
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The Spectator
Other
diseases are becoming far more important than AIDS for people with HIV who have
consistent access and good response to antiretroviral treatment, and management
of age-related comorbidities
- Published
- 01 July 2013
- By
- Liz Highleyman
Antiretroviral drug chartA one-page reference guide to the anti-HIV drugs licensed for use in the UK or European Union, with information on formulation, dosing, key side effects and food requirements.
Your next stepsA booklet with information for people who’ve just found
out they have HIV.
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