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Kidney disease increases mortality for women with AIDS starting HIV treatment

Poor kidney function at the time HIV treatment is started is associated with an increased risk of death, a study conducted amongst US women and

Published
08 July 2010
By
Michael Carter
Side-effects
Tenofovir-associated kidney problems not always reversible

Kidney function does not always return to normal after treatment with tenofovir is discontinued because of renal toxicities, Australian investigators report in an advance online

Published
01 March 2010
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
EuroSIDA study suggests tenofovir increases risk of chronic kidney disease

An analysis from the large EuroSIDA study found that people who take antiretroviral regimens including tenofovir (Viread) appear to be more likely to develop chronic

Published
21 February 2010
By
Liz Highleyman
Nutrition
Vitamin D deficiency extremely common among HIV-positive patients in diverse regions

New analyses have found widespread vitamin D insufficiency among American, Italian and Swiss cohorts of HIV-positive patients. These data were presented in a poster session

Published
19 February 2010
By
Derek Thaczuk
Kidney problems
Kidney dysfunction more frequent, increases risk of death of patients with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection

Hepatitis C co-infection is associated with an increased risk of kidney disease and death for HIV-positive individuals, US investigators report in the February 1st edition

Published
28 January 2010
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Poor kidney function increases cardiovascular disease risk for patients with HIV

Poor kidney function is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV, US investigators report in the January 28th edition of

Published
26 January 2010
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Risk of kidney problems similar for tenofovir and alternative drugs

Treatment with tenofovir does not involve a greater risk of kidney problems compared to alternative NRTI drugs, US investigators report in the online edition of

Published
25 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Patients taking HIV treatment need to maintain undetectable viral load to protect kidney function

Kidney function declines in patients taking antiretroviral therapy if their viral load is not fully suppressed, US investigators report in a study published in the

Published
25 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
Kidney problems
Viral load associated with kidney function in patients with HIV

HIV viral load is associated with changes in kidney function, investigators report in the June 1st edition of AIDS. The US researchers found that a

Published
27 May 2009
By
Michael Carter
Side-effects
Tenofovir kidney toxicity most likely with high blood pressure medications and PIs

Kidney toxicity is most likely to occur in patients taking tenofovir if they are controlling high blood pressure with potentially kidney-toxic drugs, and also taking

Published
07 August 2008
By
Derek Thaczuk
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