Detectable viral load quadruples odds of recurrent falls in older men with HIV
19 October 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Coinfections and complications
More than 40% of HIV group has hepatic steatosis, regardless of age
19 October 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Associations of loneliness with cognitive function and quality of life (QoL) among older adults living with HIV – 18% lonely quite often
19 October 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Physical function worse in older women than men with HIV, despite better CD4 recovery
19 October 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Changing comorbidities in HIV positive people older than 60 at London clinic
24 August 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
High acceptability of annual digital (finger) exam for early detection of anal cancer in gay men >35 years old
24 August 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications, Cancer and HIV.
RITA: issue on lung health
29 June 2018. Related: Coinfections and complications, On the web.
US study tracks kidney transplant results from HIV positive donors
21 May 2018. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Not claptrap: kissing as the strongest route for oral gonorrhoea
1 May 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
No increased risk of IRIS in people with low CD4 counts receiving raltegravir in the REALITY trial
16 April 2018. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Reducing risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in HIV positive people
16 April 2018. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Lipodystrophy and metabolic complications, Coinfections and complications.
Reducing rates of HIV-related cancer in US from 1996-2012
28 November 2017. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Effects of the anti-inflammatory antibody canakinumab on heart disease and cancer: implications for HIV?
28 November 2017. Related: Side effects, Coinfections and complications, Basic science and immunology.
Enhanced OI prophylaxis reduces mortality when starting ART late
1 October 2017. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Increased frequency and progression of kidney disease in HIV positive people
1 October 2017. Related: Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
Impressive HIV pipeline at CROI 2017
26 June 2017. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Paediatric HIV: CROI 2017
26 June 2017. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Increased prevalence of diabetes in HIV positive people
26 June 2017. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Poppers and cancer risk in HIV negative and HIV positive gay men
26 June 2017. Related: Coinfections and complications, Cancer and HIV.
Other selections and webcasts
24 April 2017. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications, Hepatitis coinfection, Cure research.
Increased risk of IRIS with integrase inhibitors reported in two studies
24 April 2017. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Treatment strategies, Coinfections and complications.
Breakthrough for treating XDR-TB and ameliorating TB-IRIS
24 April 2017. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications, TB coinfection.
Effects of ART initiation on human papillomavirus antibody response
27 February 2017. Related: Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications.
Rosuvastatin for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people with HIV
27 February 2017. Related: Coinfections and complications.
AT LAST: Gay men and transgender people in England get vaccine to prevent genital warts and anal cancer – impressive pilot results
27 February 2017. Related: Treatment access, Coinfections and complications, Other news.
Higher rates of eye complications in HIV positive people on ART
1 October 2016. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications.
High prevalence of multiple high-risk HPV infections in young HIV positive gay men
1 June 2016. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications, Vaccines and microbicides.
Non alcohol fatty acid liver disease: an emerging problem
1 June 2016. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
HIV positive people on ART have impaired alveolar immunity
1 June 2016. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications.
START substudies: increased quality of life from earlier treatment but no impact on vascular function or cardiovascular markers
1 June 2016. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications.
Impact of early ART on lung function: results on ART and COPD from START substudy
1 December 2015. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
No difference in neuropsychological test results between early and delayed ART in START substudy
1 December 2015. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
HIV and cardiovascular disease
1 June 2015. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Increased cardiovascular risks in HIV positive children in Uganda and Zambia partially reversed by ART
24 March 2015. Related: Conference reports, Paediatric care, Coinfections and complications.
Recommendations for management of bone disease in HIV
24 March 2015. Related: Coinfections and complications.
FDA approves 9-valent HPV vaccine: active against types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58
24 March 2015. Related: Coinfections and complications.
CMV associated with 50% increased risk of non-AIDS related mortality in HIV positive people
29 January 2015. Related: Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
Impact of smoking on life expectancy in HIV infection
29 January 2015. Related: Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
High prevalence of COPD at baseline in START study sub-study
1 October 2014. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Immunotherapy for PML: two case reports using IL-7 and experimental recombinant JCV VP1 protein therapeutic vaccination
1 October 2014. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Kidney signal trouble worsens over 5 years in Japanese on tenofovir
1 October 2014. Related: Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
Caution against prolonged use of bisphosphonates in patients with mild-moderate fracture risk
1 December 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Osteoporosis triples risk of later fracture in 1000-person US HIV group
1 December 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Bone turnover marker changes early in ART predict bone loss after 96 week
1 December 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Classic risk factors, but not HIV, linked to arterial stiffness in middle-aged
1 December 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Cardiovascular disease and other non-AIDS defining events
29 May 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
RIFAQUIN study demonstrates once-weekly dosing during follow-up phase of TB treatment
1 April 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications, TB coinfection.
Combining Xpert and LAM urine testing improves TB diagnostic sensitivity
1 April 2013. Related: Conference reports, Diagnostics, Coinfections and complications, TB coinfection.
Deferring ART by four weeks reduces mortality in patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis
1 April 2013. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
One third of HIV positive people at five UK clinics have symptomatic depression: link to adherence and viral suppression – 40% cases are untreated
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
Hodgkin’s lymphoma: survival normalises to HIV negative rates despite more advanced disease at diagnosis
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Promising outcomes from laser ablative treatment of AIN2/3 to prevent anal cancer
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications, Cancer and HIV.
KS in the HAART era includes patients with high CD4 and suppressed viral load: importance of KS chemotherapy for some patients in addition to ART
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
HIV and the brain: longitudinal results from CHARTER and other studies
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Systolic blood pressure and risk of myocardial infarction in HIV infection
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Risk of non-AIDS defining malignancies and immune suppression
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Renal impairment in the D:A:D study
1 June 2012. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Coinfections and complications.
No association between atazanavir and MI or stroke in D:A:D study
1 April 2012. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Coinfections and complications.
No increased risk of non-AIDS deaths from cumulative use of ART in EuroSIDA cohort
1 February 2012. Related: Coinfections and complications.
HIV linked to frailty in middle-aged IDUs, especially with poor HIV control
1 December 2011. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
US guidelines for management of older people living with HIV (2011)
1 December 2011. Related: Coinfections and complications.
New studies on HIV and the diseases of ageing
1 December 2011. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Risk of cataract surgery higher in HIV positive compared to HIV negative people
1 December 2011. Related: Coinfections and complications.
CD4 count <200 independently associated with 5-fold increased risk of fracture
1 December 2011. Related: Coinfections and complications.
Hearing loss not associated with HIV in MACS and WIHS cohorts
1 August 2011. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Coinfections and complications.