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From: AIDSmeds <news@...>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:54 -0500<nelsonvergel@...>Subject: Smoking, Not HIV Disease, Is Most Important Lung Cancer Risk Treatment News January 24, 2012Manyat Risk for Hep B in U.S. Aren’t GettingVaccinated Missed opportunities tovaccinate people at the highest risk for hepatitis B virus(HBV) explain why 80,000 people continue to be infected everyear in the United States, according to a new studypublished online ahead of print by the journalInfection.Concernson HIV Social Services Funds Going to Treatment Some HIV/AIDS service providersare concerned that recent breakthroughs in HIV/AIDStreatment will have a negative impact on social services,New America Media reports. January 20, 2012VireadApproved for Children 2 and Up Viread (tenofovir), GileadSciences’ nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor,has been approved for children living with HIV, according toa U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement. Tofacilitate correct pediatric use of the drug, the agencyalso approved a powder formulation for children between theages of 2 and 5 and low-dose tablets to meet pediatricdosing needs. CDC:Fewer Americans Having Unsafe Sex The number of Americans whopractice behaviors that put them at risk for HIV hasdeclined significantly, according to data from the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) andreported by HealthDay. FirstPrEP Study for MSM in Europe to Launch The first HIV pre-exposureprophylaxis (PrEP) trial for men who have sex with men (MSM)in Europe is about to launch, according to a statement byANRS (French National Agency for Research on AIDS and ViralHepatitis). January 19, 2012VitaminD May Protect Bone Health in Tenofovir Takers Vitamin D supplementation mayhelp prevent hormonal changes that can lead to bone lossamong adolescents and young adults being treated for HIVwith tenofovir—found in Viread, Truvada andAtripla—according to a National Institutes of Health(NIH) study published online ahead of print by ClinicalInfectious Diseases. AnAspirin a Day to Keep HIV-Related Cervical Cancer Away?Might an aspirin a day help keepcervical cancer away? Though there aren’t yet anystudies indicating it will, researchers have uncovered abiological connection between HIV-associated inflammationand cervical cancer that may be curtailed by the affordableand widely available drug. January 18, 2012Smoking,Not HIV Disease, Is Most Important Lung Cancer RiskCigarette smoking, not HIVdisease-specific factors, is the most important risk factorfor lung cancer in people living with HIV, according to anew paper in the British Journal of Cancer reported byaidsmap. Heard in the Blogs KawataEndingthe Epidemic: Look to the Beginning, Prepare for theEndA young reporter recently asked me " what was like inthe olden days, before Protease Inhibitors and combinationtherapy? " I always find it difficult to truly expresswhat happened. Sometimes I feel like a soldier who fought insome horrible war and I wonder if I will ever be able torecover from my experiences.Many folks who fought and survived theearly days of the epidemic will understand. We can't quiteverbalize what that time was like, yet the epidemiccontinues to define our life and our relationships. Thirtyyears later our struggle continues. But now there is lightat the end of the tunnel - maybe we can end the epidemic!Maybe we will live to see the end of this tragedy. StaleyHowto Survive a Plague, ctd.In December, 2008, a journalist named France cameover to my Brooklyn apartment and told me about his dream ofmaking a documentary that honored the history he witnessedof AIDS treatment activism in the late 80's and early 90's.From the heady-optimism of ACT UP's Treatment & DataCommittee, to the painful split of ACT UP & TAG (theTreatment Action Group) just as the plague years were attheir worst in the U.S., and finally to the remarkableresearch breakthroughs that made the death rate decline by70%.Three years later, 'sfilm is done, and will be premiering at Sundance in ParkCity, Utah this Sunday. I finally got to see it Tuesdayafternoon at a screening with Barr, Sam Avrett, GreggGonsalves, and Gund. France and his entirecrew, including Joy Tomchin, Gertler, Dan Cogan,Woody, Tyler, and seemingly dozens of others, should beincredibly proud. HOW TO SURVIVE APLAGUE honors this remarkable slice of history.Heard in the ForumsI have to make a veryimportant decision and not sure which way to go. I have beenUD on Atripla for over 4yrs, but suffer from acute insomnia.I switched my dose to the morning but I still suffer everynight from insomnia. I am not sure whether it is the atriplastill causing my insomnia, or just that i have itregardless. Either way my dr has advised that it may beworth trying Eviplera (Complera), which has the sustivacomponent removed and therefore may not cause insomnia. Idon't want to change or rock the boat as i am UD. I amconcerned that if I do change and I don't like it, I won'tbe able to go back to Atripla and also may loose complera asa drug because of resistance if i come off it.—Delby's " Atriplaversus Eviplera (Complera) " At your request,you are subscribed asnelsonvergel@... to the followingnewsletter(s): AIDSmeds NewsletterPlease remember to add news@... toyour e-mail address book, so that these updates aren'tblocked as spam.To change your subscription information and preferences,please visit lists.smartandstrong.com/?p=preferencesTo stop receiving this newsletter, please visit lists.smartandstrong.com/?p=unsubscribeClick thislink to forward this message to a friend. Did you receive this e-mail from a friend? Please visit lists.smartandstrong.com/?p=subscribe&id=9to signup for your own copy.Copyright 2012 Smart + Strong, 462 Seventh Avenue, 19thFloor, New York, NY 10018. All rights reserved. Terms OfUse and YourPrivacy.powered by phplist v2.10.17, © phpList ltd