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Cancer
C. trachomatis may raise risk for precancerous anal lesions in patients with HIV

Study findings showed that patients with HIV who are coinfected with HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis face a substantially increased risk for high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia, suggesting that C. trachomatis may enhance the oncogenic potential of HPV, researchers said.

Published
21 July 2019
From
Healio
Cancer
People With HIV Have Good Lung Cancer Surgery Outcomes

HIV-positive people who underwent surgery to remove early lung cancer fared as well as HIV-negative people.

Published
21 July 2019
From
POZ
Hepatitis and HIV
Hepatitis C does not raise risk of heart disease or cancers in people with HIV

Hepatitis C coinfection does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease or non-AIDS cancers in people with HIV, an analysis of the large Eurosida cohort published in

Published
19 July 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
Chemsex and recreational drug use
Injecting Meth? Here's What You Definitely Need to Know

Injecting, or "slamming," crystal meth (sometimes called "tina" or "T" in the LGBT world) has been on the rise the past several years among gay men, often including those living with HIV, who use the drug to enhance sexual activity.

Published
17 July 2019
From
TheBody
Neurological and cognitive problems
HIV May Persist in the Brain Despite Antiretroviral Treatment

After almost a decade on antiretroviral therapy, half of study participants still had HIV in immune cells in their brain and spinal fluid.

Published
17 July 2019
From
Poz
Chemsex and recreational drug use
Gay and bisexual men with problematic chemsex are a diverse group with significant sexual and psycho-social risks

Men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking support because of chemsex are a diverse group and have a range of behaviours that pose a high risk

Published
15 July 2019
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Analysis Backs New Tenofovir’s Kidney Safety Over Old Version

Researchers compared data on more than 9,000 people with HIV who took either version of tenofovir.

Published
11 July 2019
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POZ
Vaccinations and immunisations
HPV vaccine for boys 'will prevent thousands of cancers'

Health officials say the HPV vaccine for 12 to 13-year-old boys, starting after the summer, will prevent 29,000 cancers in UK men in the next 40 years.

Published
09 July 2019
From
BBC News
Chemsex and recreational drug use
How I Lost Myself to India's Chemsex Scene and Overdosed, But Survived to Tell the Story

Inside the dark world of drug-fuelled sex parties where an increasing number of gay Indians want to feel belonged, drug abuse is more than just a health hazard.

Published
08 July 2019
From
Vice
Epidemiology
Russia's HIV Epidemic is Growing, Affecting Older Citizens

HIV infections are on the rise and are increasingly affecting Russia’s older population, according to a consumer watchdog report cited by the RBC news website.

Published
07 July 2019
From
Moscow Times
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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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