Eight ways to look after your health
Easy-to-read and illustrated information on healthy living for people with HIV.
There’s a lot you can do to take care of your health. Exercise, a balanced diet, sleep, giving up smoking and cutting back on alcohol are all important. HIV treatment will strengthen your immune system and prevent illnesses.
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What are HIV stigma and discrimination?
People living with HIV often feel nervous about telling others that they have HIV due to the fear of stigma or discrimination.
People living with HIV often feel nervous about telling others that they have HIV due to the fear of stigma or discrimination. While stigma may be found in people’s attitudes or beliefs, discrimination is about actual behaviour
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aidsmap was an official scientific media partner for the 13th @iasociety.bsky.social Conference on HIV Science #IAS2025, held in Rwanda earlier this month.
Catch up with all our news stories and summary bulletins on aidsmap.com
www.aidsmap.com/conferences/...
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A healthy weight
Easy-to-read and illustrated information on diet and exercise for people living with HIV.
Have you seen our easy-to-read and illustrated information on diet and exercise for people living with HIV? You can now also download it as a PDF leaflet.
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HIV treatment breaks
Taking a planned break from your HIV treatment is sometimes called a 'drug holiday' - they're not recommended in current HIV treatment guidelines.
Taking a planned break from your HIV treatment is sometimes called a ‘structured treatment interruption'. There has been a lot of research into treatment breaks, and this has shown that there are more risks than benefits.
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The stages of HIV infection
If treatment is not taken, seroconversion is followed by asymptomatic HIV, symptomatic HIV and AIDS.
What are the stages of HIV infection?
If treatment is not taken, seroconversion is followed by asymptomatic HIV, symptomatic HIV and AIDS. However, effective HIV treatment profoundly changes the course of infection.
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What are the side effects of <i>Truvada</i> used for PrEP?
Truvada is a combination pill that contains emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. It is used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV
Truvada is a combination pill that contains emtricitabine & tenofovir disoproxil. It's used as PrEP to prevent HIV infection. It's generally safe, but like all medication, can have side effects in some people.
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and HIV
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the two most common cancers in people living with HIV in the UK.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is one of the two most common cancers in people living with HIV in the UK. The damage HIV does to the immune system makes people living with HIV more vulnerable to NHL than other people.
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Our final news summary from #IAS2025 is out now incl:
-Does 6-monthly PrEP have a future after funding collapse?
-HIV integration sparks fierce debate
-US funding cuts & HIV testing/treatment
-Antibodies shows promise in the search for a cure
www.aidsmap.com/bulletin/con... @iasociety.bsky.social
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Smoking and HIV
Smoking is one of the most important causes of illness and death in HIV-positive people. HIV-positive smokers have a greater risk of lung cancer
Smoking is one of the most important causes of illness and death in HIV-positive people. For people with HIV who are undetectable, smoking has a much greater impact on life expectancy than HIV.
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How treatment works
Easy-to-read and illustrated information on how different types of anti-HIV drugs work against HIV.
All anti-HIV drugs try to prevent HIV infecting new cells, but different types of drugs do it in different ways.
Find out how treatment works on our illustrated page, or download it as a PDF leaflet
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Delighted to see our long-acting injectible ART trial (IMPALA) presented at #IAS2025. 2-monthly injections are non-inferior to daily pill taking and overwhelmingly preferred. Next challenge is expanding access to LA ART; excellent news the WHO has recommended LA CAB+RPV in treatment guidelines.
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Our 2nd #IAS2025 news summary is out now, incl:
-Monthly oral PrEP pill
-Injectable ART works for people with adherence challenges
-ART switches don't reduce weight
-PEPFAR cuts & PrEP
www.aidsmap.com/bulletin/con...
@iasociety.bsky.social
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