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 September 08, 2010
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Blood Protein in the Kidneys Predict a Higher Death Risk in HIV-Positive Women
Microalbuminuria—where low levels of a protein called albumin leak from the kidneys into urine—is associated with a much higher risk of death in HIV-positive women, according to a study published in the September 1 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Proteinuria—the presence of any protein in urine—was also associated with increased mortality among women living with HIV in the study.
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September 07, 2010
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HIV Medication Increases Immunity to KS Virus
Starting antiretroviral (ARV) therapy significantly increases a person’s immune responses to the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), an AIDS-defining cancer. What’s more, these data, which were published in the September 10 issue of AIDS, show that a person’s KS antibody responses can be restored even in people who wait to start ARVs until their CD4 count is low.
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September 03, 2010
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AIDS Cure Research: North Carolina Scientist Study Cancer Drug
The search for an AIDS cure is about to take a new step as scientists begin human studies involving an existing but little-used cancer drug from Merck, reports Bloomberg News. David Margolis, MD, and his colleagues from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill hope the drug will take them further down the path of finally purging all HIV out of someone’s body, ultimately achieving a cure.
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September 02, 2010
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Lipodystrophy, PIs, Don’t Negatively Affect Cardiovascular Health Measure
None of several factors sometimes associated with poorer cardiovascular health—trunk fat accumulation, limb fat loss, or modern protease inhibitor (PIs) use—diminished blood vessel function in people living with HIV, according to a study published in the August issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. These data suggest that body composition changes (lipodystrophy) and PI use might have less of an effect on cardiovascular health than found in some previous studies.
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September 01, 2010
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Poor Flu Vaccine Response in People With HIV—But Experts Still Recommend Vaccination
Two studies published in the September issue of AIDS found poor influenza (flu) vaccine responses in people living with HIV, particularly in those with lower CD4 counts. Nevertheless, researchers still recommend that people with HIV get vaccinated annually to help maintain immune responses to the flu. The experts also suggest alternate dosing strategies to improve response rates.
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