Table of Contents: CATIE News - 2006
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Edited by: Sean Hosein

Table Of Contents

December
Colourful supplement may lengthen survival in some people with AIDS; Drug use in Canada shifts from heroin to prescription opioids new; Protecting the brain from HIV new; Dementia: Is it age or AIDS?; Can insulin sensitizers improve concentration and memory?; Can lithium help heal the brain?; Do some protease inhibitors interact with lithium?; A biological link between HIV and depression
November
Massive American study looks at cancer trends in people with AIDS; Hepatitis B co-infection—new drugs, new hope; Alcohol use linked to increased risk of liver cancer; Alberta doctors study AIDS cancer risk in the 21st century
October
Bone loss found in some HIV positive women, even before menopause; Study finds Aboriginal people respond well to HAART but other concerns remain; French doctors report treatment failure for syphilis; The impact of HIV and HAART on menstruation; The HAART era: AIDS deaths fall but new complications emerge
August
A different perspective on the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome; Leptin and lipodystropy—Results from a pilot study; New protease inhibitor--darunavir (Prezista)--approved in Canada; Curing HIV: Will the timeline be extended?; Montreal doctors find some side effects are more common in women
July
Tipranvir--a warning about bleeding
April
Increased risk of lung cancer found in some PHAs; Crystal meth and HIV: Twin toxins for the brain; French doctors find serious eye problems due to syphilis in PHAs
March
Treatment and the other virus-HIV-2; Study uncovers link between race and thinning bones in women with HIV; Secrets of successful adherence; Smoking and depression lead to reduced quality of life in people with hepatitis C; Access to FTC (Emtriva, emtricitabine) in Canada; Danish study warns about the impact of syphilis on HIV; Challenges for a hepatitis vaccine; Nicotine vaccines -- A progress report; Can valproic acid help reverse brain drain?; Can a supplement reduce cocaine craving?
February
Syphilis beats antibiotic-caution needed with azithromycin; Vancouver: Massive death rate found for women with addiction issues, DHEA therapy for depression seems promising for some PHAs; Spanish study finds cholesterol-lowering drug fails to stop HIV; Study underscores need for safer TB prevention; Imiquimod suppositories help suppress anal warts
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