Biology News Net - AIDS & HIVYour source for Bioinformatics and Biotechology News! Biology Current Events on Stem cell research, Gene Synthesis, Microarray and Microfluidics research, Retrovirology, Gene therapy... by a Bioinformatics PhD student working on AIDS.Risk of fracture is significantly higher in HIV-infected patients- August 28, 2008 As antiviral treatment for HIV infection allows patients to live longer, many will be confronted with additional health challenges. A new study shows for the first time that one of these may be significantly increased risk of bone fractures. The report in the September Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism finds that fracture prevalence was increased more than 60 percent in those infected with HIV compared to patients without HIV infection.http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/08/28/risk_of_fracture_is_significantly_higher_in... Women in India abused by husbands at far greater risk for HIV infection- August 12, 2008 India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that married Indian women who experienced physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their husbands were approximately four times more likely to become infected with HIV than married women...http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/08/12/women_in_india_abused_by_husbands_at_far_gr... Certain HIV treatment less effective when used with anti-TB therapy- August 5, 2008 Patients receiving rifampicin-based anti-tuberculosis therapy are more likely to experience virological failure when starting nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy, an HIV treatment that is widely used in developing countries because of lower cost, than when starting efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy, according to a study in the August 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIVAIDS.http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/08/04/certain_hiv_treatment_less_effective_when_u... |