Bone Problems & HIV/AIDS

The Basics | Research

See also: Exercise

Bone disease in HIV-positive people is more common than you think. For a thorough overview, check out our interview with Todd Brown, M.D., Ph.D., and Ben Young, M.D., Ph.D.

The Basics

Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones: A Blog Entry by Dave R. (August 31, 2012)
"From my point of view, 50 was the new 60 and 60 was the new 70 and now every new birthday seems to increase in dog years."
From TheBody.com
Osteonecrosis (August 13, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
Bone Problems (June 27, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
Bone Health and HIV/AIDS (March 2012)
From The Well Project
Ask the Doctor: HIV and Bone Disease (November 23, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Boning Up on Bone Health (Summer 2011)
Growing evidence suggests that people with HIV may be at risk of bone-related problems.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
New Screening and Treatment Guidelines for Bone Disease (December 8, 2010)
Part of "Top HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2010," by David Wohl, M.D.
From TheBody.com
For Me, HIV/AIDS Is Not a Chronic, Manageable Disease: A Blog Entry by ScotCharles (June 8, 2010)
Blogger ScotCharles details his harrowing experiences with the neurological effects of long-term HIV infection.
From TheBody.com
A Bad Break -- Bone Issues in People With HIV (January/February 2010)
What we've learned so far, and what you can do.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Endocrine Society Calls for Medicare Coverage of DXA Bone Density Testing to Be Extended to Men With Testosterone Deficiency (August 11, 2009)
New society position statement endorsed by National Osteoporosis Foundation.
From The Endocrine Society

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