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Compared with their HIV-negative peers, HIV-positive individuals have higher rates of treatment for a host of health problems.

A recent study found that the virus was associated with abdominal obesity as well as high triglycerides and low LDL cholesterol.

People with the virus are living longer and are thus more likely to develop diabetes—plus certain HIV meds may also raise the risk.

The condition is a manifestation of cardiovascular disease.

Researchers urge clinicians to closely monitor their patients with HIV and chronic kidney disease.

Later, his son accidentally pricked himself after checking his father’s blood sugar.

Neither age nor body weight were significantly associated with type 2 diabetes among older people with HIV in a recent study.

Among the hep C population, other factors associated with chronic kidney disease include being older and having diabetes or HIV.

The study also found that compared with HIV-negative people with heart risks, those with HIV were prescribed aspirin at a lower rate.

You can prevent diabetes, even if you have prediabetes.

Puerto Rico’s main exports are medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including HIV and cancer drugs.

Michael Friedman, best known for “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” reportedly found out he had HIV only nine weeks before his death.

MAO turns 30.