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HIV patients at risk of both heart, kidney diseases

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New Delhi : HIV patients may also be at a greater risk of developing both heart and kidney diseases, finds a study that urges doctors to be more aware of additional risks associated with the human immunodeficiency virus infection.

The findings showed that the risks of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease in people with HIV infection occur simultaneously. “Our research found that people with HIV at high risk of cardiovascular disease had a corresponding 5.63-fold increase in the risk of chronic kidney disease, a finding not consistent with the general community,” said Mark Boyd, Professor at the University of Adelaide.  “It’s wonderful that anti-HIV medication has been able to save the lives of so many, what we need to do now is to help people with HIV realise the full potential of their much-extended life expectancy,” Boyd added

Boyd said: “There has been a lack of attention to the management of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV. Unfortunately, this has implications for other diseases, and the interaction between diseases creates substantial risks for future life-threatening events.” For the study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, the team examined more than 1,400 people being treated for HIV and diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Out of these more than 900 had experienced a cardiovascular disease event. Almost 11 percent of these patients had experienced both chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, with many of these events occurring just one year apart, the researchers said. Read here HIV – new experimental vaccine design shows hope

The research emphasised that the risks for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in people with HIV should be assessed together. “We strongly urge both people with HIV and their doctors to be aware of these risks, and to treat them as a combined healthcare issue, not separately,” Boyd said.  Marijuana use can lead to cognitive dysfunction in some HIV patients

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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