Liver & Kidney
Liver & Kidney Disease
CROI 2014: Tesamorelin Growth-Hormone Releaser Reduces Liver Fat in People with HIV
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- Category: Metabolic Problems
- Published on Friday, 07 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Theo Smart
Tesamorelin, a synthetic form of growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), which the FDA has approved to reduce excess visceral abdominal fat in people living with HIV, also reduced associated liver fat in an HIV positive cohort chosen for abdominal adiposity, according to the results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this week in Boston.
IAS 2013: End-Stage Kidney Disease Is More Common Among People with HIV
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- Category: Liver & Kidney Disease
- Published on Wednesday, 07 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive people in the U.S. and Canada are nearly 4 times as likely to develop end-stage renal disease than HIV negative people in the general population, largely driven by a very high rate among blacks, researchers reported last month at the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) in Kuala Lumpur.
Tenofovir, Protease Inhibitors Linked to Kidney Impairment
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is associated with reduced kidney function, though for most people the change is small, does not progress with continued exposure, and improves after stopping the drug, according to several recently published studies. Some analyses found that certain HIV protease inhibitors can also cause kidney problems.
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.
HIV+ People Should Be Able to Receive Organs from HIV+ Donors, Experts Say
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- Category: Liver & Kidney Disease
- Published on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Legislators should lift a federal ban that prevents people with HIV from receiving organs donated by other HIV positive people, experts urged at a Congressional briefing on June 27, 2012.
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