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People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.

Published
17 May 2013
From
Mail & Guardian Online
Epidemiology
Less South Africans Dying of HIV/Aids, but More of Diabetes

Government's annual death report has confirmed the trend that less South Africans have been dying of HIV/AIDS-related diseases. However, more people are dying of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. ...

Published
11 April 2013
From
AllAfrica.com
Immigration
Study: Undocumented Latinos Get Into HIV Treatment Dangerously Late

A recent study conducted at a free clinic in Houston found undocumented Latinos with HIV infections enter care with more advanced disease than other patients. Despite getting medical care at later dates, however, undocumented Latinos with HIV achieved similar success in treatment as documented Latino and white patients.

Published
04 April 2013
From
ColorLines
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Study: In Malawi lifelong antiretroviral treatment for expectant moms “translates into saving more than 250,000 maternal life years”

A cost-effectiveness analysis of Option B+ in Malawi.

Published
27 March 2013
From
Science Speaks
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, study says

Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, according to Danish researchers, but mortality rates among married lesbians have begun to rise after a long period of decline.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Los Angeles Times
Outcomes and prognosis
Anti-HIV drug effort in South Africa yields dramatic results

An intensive campaign to combat HIV/AIDS with costly antiretroviral drugs in rural South Africa has increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals, according to new research.

Published
22 February 2013
From
Los Angeles Times
Malnutrition
Texas: Food availability linked with poor outcomes for HIV-positive children

An HIV-positive child whose family does not have enough good food available is more likely to have a poor clinical outcome, researchers reported. They found that children who did not always have enough to eat had lower CD4 counts as well as higher chances of incomplete viral suppression.

Published
12 February 2013
From
Baylor College of Medicine press release
Outcomes and prognosis
Minorities With HIV Fare Better With Culturally Competent Doctors

The health outcomes of minorities receiving HIV care is generally dependent on the cultural competency of their physicians.

Published
08 February 2013
From
AIDSMeds
Outcomes and prognosis
Multiple factors affect HIV prognosis, study shows

In a major advancement for the field of HIV treatment, a new study has identified a more accurate method of suggesting prognosis for HIV patients. The new method, called the Veterans Aging Cohort Study index, takes into account factors such as hemoglobin level, platelet count and comorbidity.

Published
05 February 2013
From
Yale Daily News
Outcomes and prognosis
HIV patients in care lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV infection

Among HIV patients receiving well-organized care with free access to antiretroviral therapy, those who smoke lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV, according to a Danish study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online.

Published
21 December 2012
From
EurekAlert
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