High triglycerides increases risk of neuropathy for patients with HIV positive patients with high triglycerides have an increased risk of neuropathy, according to US research published in the online edition of AIDS.  The association between triglyceride levels and neuropathy was independent of any other risk factor.  This may be another role for blue green algae as a supplement for HIV+ patients. Blue green algae taken along with ARV leas to lower LDL cholesterol and higher HDL cholesterol.

     Switching from Efavirenz to Etravirine is associated with significant improvement in central nervous system side effects as reported in the online edition of AIDS. Etravirine should be reserved for patients who have resistance to other NNRTIs. 

     HIV in the United Kingdom cuts 13 years of life expectance:  The main reason is late testing for HIV.  This was the results that were presented at the Tenth Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV infection in Glasgow. 

     Merck has halted the study of once-daily raltegravir.  Once daily dosage was compared with twice daily dosage which is the standard dose.  The stopping of the study was based on the recommendation of the trial's independent Data Safety Monitoring committee.