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AIDSinfo At-a-Glance Issue No. 16April 21 , 2006
AIDSinfo.nih.gov is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news useful. The Impact of HAART on Women’s
Quality of Life In the
latest issue of AIDS Research and Therapy, Chenglong Liu et al. report the
results of a study of HAART’s impact on the quality of life of
HIV-infected women. The study analyzed data gathered in the Women’s Interagency Health Study
(WIHS), the largest HIV/AIDS prospective cohort study of U.S. women (read
more about WIHS here and
here). Study
results indicated that in the short term, HAART users had improved quality
of life scores in areas such as role functioning, social functioning,
pain, and perceived health. However, HAART did not have any long-term
effect on any of the quality of life measure. The full text of the
research report, Assessing
the Effect of HAART on Quality of Life Among HIV-Infected Women is
also available. Those interested in women’s HIV/AIDS treatment issues may
also wish to consult the U.S. Health Resources and Services
Administration’s A Guide to the
Clinical Care of Women with HIV, is available free of charge. AIDSinfo links to additional resources
on women and HIV.
2006 AIDS Community Information Outreach–Request for
Proposals
The National
Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting proposals from
community-based organizations and libraries to design and conduct
projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS-related health information.
This outreach effort will serve people living with HIV/AIDS, their
communities, and their caregivers. Proposals are
due to NLM on Friday, June 16, 2006. Solicitation
for the 2006 AIDS Community Information
Outreach Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/hivaidsrfq06097.html. For more information about this request for proposals, please contact Robin Hope-Williams at (301) 496-6546 or email to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.
New Information About HIV/HCV
Coinfection A new study published in the
American Journal of
Gastroenterology showed that people infected with both HIV and
hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a higher frequency of liver disease and
greater mortality than people infected with either virus alone. The study
also revealed that mortality among HIV/HCV co-infected white patients was
significantly greater than in coinfected black
patients. The study’s abstract is
available on PubMed.
For more information about management of HCV disease, including management
of HCV/HIV coinfection, see the NIH
Consensus Statement: Management of Hepatitis C:
2002 and the
American
Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the
management of hepatitis C. Reader-friendly
information about HIV/HCV coinfection is available on U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ Web sites: Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and Womenhealth.gov sites.
Kids with HIV
and Behavioral Problems n
16
percent had conduct problems, n
25
percent had a learning problem, n
28
percent were psychosomatic, n
19
percent were impulsive-hyperactive, n
8
percent had an anxiety problem, and n
20
percent had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Read
a news article about the study in Medline
Plus. The abstract to the published study is available in PubMed.
ClinicalTrials.gov Info
New HIV/AIDS trials have been added to ClinicalTrials.gov
in the last 30 days:
click here. Please send comments or suggestions to ContactUs@aidsinfo.nih.gov
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