HIV/AIDS Topics CROI 2013: Statins for People with HIV -- How Sweet Is It?
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
Statins may help reduce co-morbid conditions such as cardiovascular disease and lower mortality for some people with HIV, but with a possible trade-off of higher diabetes risk, according to a series of studies presented and discussed at 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) this month in Atlanta.
CROI 2013: HIV and Aging -- Are People with HIV at Greater Risk for Heart Disease and Cancer? [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Keri Althoff from the VA Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School described findings from a study looking at risk of non-AIDS conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) this month in Atlanta.
CROI 2013: Cancer Incidence After Starting Antiretroviral Therapy [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Monday, 11 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Rates of AIDS-related cancers start to fall not long after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but non-AIDS cancers rise with increasing time on therapy, according to study findings presented last week at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) in Atlanta.
CROI 2013: HIV+ Men at Increased Risk for Co-morbid Conditions Regardless of Age
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
Men with HIV in a large cohort of U.S. veterans were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, end-stage kidney disease, and certain cancers compared with HIV negative people, but not at earlier ages, according to a report presented at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Atlanta.
Coverage of the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 04 March 2013 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013), March 3-6, 2013, in Atlanta.
Conference highlights include HIV experimental therapies and treatment strategies, HIV cure research, HIV-related conditions and complications, treatment as prevention and PrEP, new treatments for hepatitis C, and HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV coinfection.
HIVandHepatitis.com CROI 2013 conference section
3/4/13
CROI 2013: Heart Disease Rises Only Slighter Faster with Age for People with HIV
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
The risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV positive men in D:A:D rose from age 40-45 to 60-65, but only slightly more rapidly than in the general population,researchers reported at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) last week in Atlanta. A related analysis found that the likelihood of death after a heart attack has fallen over time.
CROI 2013: Retrovirus Conference Starts Sunday in Atlanta
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) kicks off Sunday, March 3, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. HIVandHepatitis.com will be on site next week to bring you breaking news coverage on HIV and hepatitis C.
Look for reports from the HIVandHepatitis.com team and our content partners at NAM/Aidsmap.com starting Monday. Sign up for our email newsletter to get the latest headlines and follow us on Twitter @HIVandHepatitis.
CROI 2013: HIV+ People Less Likely to Use Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks, and May Benefit Less [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
People with HIV were less likely than HIV negative people to use daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks, but among those who did, aspirin did not appear to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), researchers reported last week at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) in Atlanta.
HIV Infection May Raise Risk of Sudden Hearing Loss
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- Category: HIV-Related Conditions
- Published on Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Young HIV positive people age 18 to 35 had more than twice the likelihood of sudden sensorineural hearing loss compared with their HIV negative counterparts, according to an analysis of nearly 9000 people with HIV described in the February 21, 2013, advance online edition of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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