Category Archives: General HIV- population
Reviews on HIV- people that explore topics including risk, screening, and prevention
Selenium supplementation in HIV-infected patients: Is there any potential clinical benefit?
In HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy, the question of whether selenium supplementation has any therapeutic benefit is still open. With recent popular coverage of this issue, many patients have considered...
The efficacy and safety of multivitamin and mineral supplement use to prevent cancer and chronic disease in adults: a systematic review for a National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference
BACKGROUND: Multivitamin and mineral supplements are the most commonly used dietary supplements in the United States. PURPOSE: To synthesize studies on the efficacy and safety of multivitamin/mineral supplement use in...
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home palliative care services for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers
Background: Extensive evidence shows that well over 50% of people prefer to be cared for and to die at home provided circumstances allow choice. Despite best efforts and policies, one-third...
Effectiveness of sport-based HIV prevention interventions: A systematic review of the evidence.
Interest in sport as a tool for behavioral HIV prevention has grown substantially in the past decade. With dozens of organisations now using sport-based HIV prevention (SBHP) approaches and upcoming...
Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries
BACKGROUND: Abstinence-plus interventions promote sexual abstinence as the best means of preventing acquisition of HIV, but also encourage safer-sex strategies (eg condom use) for sexually active participants. OBJECTIVES: To assess...
Estimating the risks of acquiring a kidney abroad: A meta-analysis of complications following participation in transplant tourism
A meta-analysis of odds ratios comparing the risks of participating in transplant tourism by acquiring a kidney abroad to the risks associated with domestic kidney transplant was undertaken. Comparison across...
Simultaneous prevention of unintended pregnancy and STIs: A challenging compromise
BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the major negative consequences of unsafe sex. Both are common and have long-term social and health consequences. Barrier methods of contraception...
Castleman’s disease: Systematic analysis of 416 patients from the literature
BACKGROUND: Castleman’s disease is a rare primary disease of the lymph nodes with limited available clinical information. METHODS: A systematic literature search identified 416 cases amenable to detailed analysis. RESULTS:...
Risk of melanoma in people with HIV/AIDS in the pre- and post-HAART eras: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
OBJECTIVE: Following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) the risk of AIDS-defining cancers decreased but incidence of many non-AIDS-defining cancers has reportedly increased in those with HIV/AIDS. Whether...
Association between vitamin D and hepatitis C virus infection: A meta-analysis
AIM: To evaluate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and sustained virological response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected individuals. METHODS: Relevant studies were identified by systematically searching MEDLINE...
