[Viva] Long-term use of HIV drugs is safe, does not raise risk of death, study shows, 13 December 2011

[shelly tognazzini]

Great study. Agreed. Also some great articles. Thanks Kath.

On Dec 14, 2011 11:05 PM, "Kath Webster" <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

Gotta love the results of this study!    Here’s to  good quality, healthy
long lives for us all ..****

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*Long-term use of HIV drugs is safe, does not raise risk of death, study
shows*****

A large international study has provided persuasive evidence of the
long-term safety of antiretroviral therapy. Writing in the online edition
of *AIDS*, investigators from the EuroSIDA study report that prolonged use
of antiretroviral therapy did not increase the risk of death from
non-AIDS-related illnesses. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2155972/>****

*Co-infection with hepatitis B worsens HIV-related outcomes*****

Co-infection with hepatitis B virus increases the risk of AIDS or death for
patients newly diagnosed with HIV, investigators from the US military
report in the online edition of the *Journal of Infectious Diseases*. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2173011/>****

*Hepatitis B genotype B associated with poorer liver-related outcomes in
Taiwanese patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis B*****

Liver-related outcomes are poorer in HIV-positive patients who are
co-infected with hepatitis B virus genotype B compared to co-infected
patients with hepatitis B genotype C, Taiwanese investigators report in the
online edition of *Clinical Infectious Diseases*.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2175520/>****

*Earlier deaths in people with HIV due to drugs, alcohol, co-infections,
poorly controlled HIV – not rapid ageing*****

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have the same mortality risk as
individuals in the general population, according to Danish research
published in the open-access journal *PLoS One*. However, this was only the
case when the patients responded to treatment and did not have other
factors that increased the risk of serious illness and death, such as
co-infections or co-morbidities, or drug and alcohol misuse. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2168723/>****

*Treatment switches after CD4 count decline reduce risk of death by 75% in
Zambia, Malawi*****

Mortality was reduced by about 75% among adults experiencing immunological
failure according to the World Health Organization criteria who switched to
a second-line regimen compared to those who remained on a failing regimen
in two public sector ART programmes without access to routine viral load
monitoring in Zambia and Malawi, researchers report in the advance online
edition of *AIDS*.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2172835/>****

*Hepatitis C doesn’t affect cognitive function of women, but some evidence
HIV does*****

Infection with hepatitis C does not affect the cognitive performance of
women with or at risk of HIV, according to data from the Women’s
Interagency HIV Study published in the online edition of the *Journal of
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes*. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2168869/>****

*Mild kidney problems in patients with HIV can identify patients with
hardening of the arteries*****

Emergent kidney dysfunction is associated with an increased risk of
hardening of the arteries in patients with HIV, Spanish researchers show in
the online edition of the *Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes*.
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*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2169989/>****

*Cardiovascular risks reduced for patients with HIV by therapy with
metformin and changes to diet and exercise*****

Treatment with the anti-diabetes drug metformin helps prevent the
progression of sub-clinical cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV,
according to the results of a randomised, placebo-controlled study
published in the online edition of *AIDS*.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2155876/>****

*High rate of new diagnoses when gay men phoned and asked to come back for
sexual health check-up*****

It’s feasible for sexual health clinics to take steps to invite ‘high-risk’
patients to come back for re-screening, and doing so leads to a high number
of new diagnoses being made, London clinicians report in the December issue
of *Sexually Transmitted Infections*.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2168337/>****

*Obama: US aims to provide HIV drugs for extra 2 million by end of 2013*****

The United States will aim to provide antiretroviral treatment for 6
million people around the world by 2013, President Barack Obama announced
today, increasing the original US target by 2 million.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2162807/>****

*UK considering lifting restrictions on health workers with HIV – as long
as viral load is undetectable*****

The Department of Health has opened a consultation on possible changes to
its policy on the employment of people with HIV. The current ban on people
with HIV performing specific procedures in surgery, dentistry and
gynaecology may be lifted, so that staff who are taking antiretroviral
therapy and have a viral load below 200 copies/ml could work in the NHS.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2162354/>****

*Undiagnosed infections and poor retention in care mean that few US
patients fully benefit from HIV treatment*****

Only a small minority of HIV-positive patients in the United States are
gaining the full benefit of antiretroviral therapy, a study published in
the November 29th edition of *Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report* shows.
Investigators calculated that only a half of all patients are retained in
care and that only 28% of people infected with HIV in the US have an
undetectable viral load. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2160775/>****

*New vaccine against pneumococcal disease approved for UK*****

A new vaccine that may be more suitable for preventing pneumococcal disease
in people living with HIV has been approved in the United Kingdom. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2142385/>****

*LGV cases almost triple in one year; UK public health officials warn
against serosorting*****

The number of gay men infected with the sexually transmitted infection
lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has almost tripled in one year, and the UK
now has the world’s worst epidemic of LGV, the Health Protection Agency
reported today. At the same time, the agency is tracking an outbreak in gay
men of shigellosis, a bacterial infection that is transmitted through
contact with tiny amounts of human faeces.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2157567/>****

*3000 UK gay men diagnosed with HIV in 2010 – the highest number ever
reported*****

Against a background of fewer diagnoses among heterosexuals infected
abroad, the number of gay men diagnosed with HIV in the UK continues to
rise, the Health Protection Agency announced today. Moreover, one quarter
of them had recently acquired their infection, suggesting a high level of
risk taking in this group.****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2157158/>****

*Raltegravir kinder to bones and body fat than boosted protease inhibitors
in Spanish trial*****

Raltegravir (*Isentress*)-based treatment appears to have a more favourable
impact on fat accumulation and bone metabolism compared to therapy based on
a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor, according to Spanish research
published in the online edition of *AIDS*. ****

*Read more >>* <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2155795/>****

*Patients on HIV therapy have an increased risk of stress and fragility
fractures; no link to specific drug*****

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have an increased risk of fractures
typically associated with low bone mineral density, Danish investigators
report in the online edition of *AIDS*.****

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