HIV patient nutrition more vital than once assumed

Access to HIV medication has significantly reduced the number of AIDS related deaths in Africa.

HIV-Treated Drug Users’ Deaths Linked To Food Insecurity

Food insecurity increases the risk of death among injection drug users living with HIV/AIDS even when they are receiving life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a new study involving Simon Fraser University. The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed science journal, PLoS One, examines the impact of food insecurity and hunger on survival among injection drug users…

HIV – The Importance Of A Healthy Diet

This year’s World AIDS Day on the 1 December 2011 enjoys the full support of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). The BDA, which also has a specialist initiative called Dietitians in HIV and AIDS (DHIVA), highlights the vital importance of good nutrition for those living with HIV and AIDS…