by Brandon Chase, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent clinical trial reveals how a daily statin pill may prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV. In this substudy of the phase 3 Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE), a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered...
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HIV patients ‘cured’ by their own unique biology may harbor secrets to end the global scourge
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress HIV (yellow) infecting a human immune cell. Credit: Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Some people diagnosed with HIV are able to eradicate the virus without antiretroviral medications or even stem cell transplants, possessing the ability to...
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Higher alcohol intake may harm bone health in HIV patients
(HealthDay)—Greater alcohol consumption is associated with lower serum levels of bone formation markers among patients living with HIV and substance use disorder, according to a study published online March 2 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Theresa W. Kim, M.D., from Boston University, and colleagues used data from 198 patients (median age, 50 years) seen...
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Vitamin E effective, safe for fatty liver in HIV patients
Type of fatty liver disease that commonly affects patients with HIV can be safely treated with vitamin E, a McGill-led study has found. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterized by liver inflammation and cell damage. It is a potentially dangerous condition that can progress to...