Finding a plethora of federal recommendations on managing illicit drug-use behaviors and sexually transmitted infections including HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has weighed in on organized management of these health issues that often coincide.

Are some of your HIV-positive patients non-adherent to their ART therapy? Consider a carefully planned conversation about their drinking habits.

(AUDIO) US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for HIV screening may come into line with CDC guidelines thanks to a reanalysis of recent outcomes data. Here clinical epidemiologist Roger Chou MD, who conducted the analysis, describes the new evidence and the implications.

Reducing hyperglycemia in older patients with chronic kidney disease may be best accomplished using incretin-based agents.

With proper assessment and treatment, primary care physicians can help improve their sleep habits and quality.

A recently published study highlights a growing problem in HIV/AIDS patients: A substantial proportion are now overweight or obese, mirroring the US population at large.

Data from an inner-city AIDS treatment clinic in Baltimore suggest that inequities in HIV/AIDS treatment may be undergoing a necessary correction. In this podcast, an author of the study explains what this may mean for people in treatment elsewhere.

Could intrathecally administered methotrexate be a viable treatment option for your patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis?

Hispanics or Latinos are not only the fastest-growing segment of the US population, but they represent a disproportinately large share of people infected wtih HIV. This largely unrecognized problem poses issues for both the Hispanic community and for the health care professions.

The patient, a 70-year-old man, has been having difficulty chewing and swallowing has been using his hand to hold his jaw closed while he eats; otherwise, his jaw hangs open. His speech is slightly slurred.

Here, Armistead Williams, III, MD, of the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice in Manhattan, speaks directly to neurologists about the hard questions that need to be addressed about this complex illness.

Dr. David von Rueden discusses factors that make it difficult for obese patients to lose weight with diet and medication; offers practical guidance about when to broach the subject of weight loss with your patient and what options to suggest; and what your role is after a patient has had bariatric surgery.

Short-term sleep deprivation reduces insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissue, including fat cells, possibly leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus or obesity.

More than 100 types of HPV inhabit the oral region. The HPV-16 type is highly associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

December 13-15, 2012 - Hollywood, Florida The editors of ConsultantLive bring you updates from the 2012 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases conference on the state of the art in the management of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now states that circumcision protects against sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. What led to the change, and what does it mean for HIV prevention?

Women account for about a fourth of people living with HIV in the US, and rates among minorities are much higher. Are antiretrovirals as effective for women as for men? Probably, but there are gender-related issues of which doctors need to be aware.