CROI 2013: Small Risk of Birth Defects Due to Efavirenz Confirmed in French Cohort
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
A large French study has found an elevated risk of some birth defects in children born to women exposed to some antiretroviral drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy, French researchers reported on at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) this month in Atlanta.
CROI 2013: New Treatments for Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV Coinfection
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
New treatments for hepatitis C were a key focus at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this month in Atlanta. Researchers described several next-generation direct-acting antiviral agents for both HCV monoinfected and HV/HCV coinfected people, as well as some interferon-free regimens.
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: 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.
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.
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