HIV and diarrhea: Causes, treatment, and remedies

What is the connection between diarrhea and HIV, when might it occur, and how long does it last? Are there any complications with HIV and diarrhea?

Low vitamin D may hamper HIV treatment in adults

Adults who are HIV-positive may find that their immune system does not recover as effectively during treatment if they have insufficient vitamin D, a new study shows.

Agricultural intervention improves HIV outcomes

Helping HIV positive Kenyans improve farming practices counters hungerThis image shows a farmer/participant showing irrigated crops.

Vitamin D status related to immune response to HIV-1

Vitamin D plays an important part in the human immune response and deficiency can leave individuals less able to fight infections like HIV-1.

Gender difference in vital cell count of HIV patients

Male HIV patients in rural South Africa reach the low immunity levels required to become eligible for antiretroviral treatment in less than half the time it takes for immunity levels to drop to…

HIV patient nutrition more vital than once assumed

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

In pregnant African women, malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment

In Uganda the prescription of three antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, which aim to suppress the virus to prevent disease progression, have resulted in huge reductions in HIV mortality rates. However, disease is not the only scourge in Uganda, and a new study in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology explores the impact food insecurity may have on treating pregnant women.A U.

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…

Antiretroviral Therapy Not Found To Affect Resting Energy Expenditure Among Women With HIV

Studies have shown that about 10 percent of men infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an elevated resting energy expenditure (REE). Their bodies use more kilocalories for basic functions including circulation, body temperature, and breathing. Most studies have been conducted in men and those with solely women have had small sample sizes…

HIV Patients May Benefit From Probiotics

Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are the first line therapy for patients with HIV; however, ARV-treated, HIV-infected individuals still have a higher mortality rate than uninfected individuals…

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