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Cellular aging increases risk of heart attack and early death

Every cell in the body has chromosomes with so-called telomeres, which are shortened over time and also through lifestyle choices such as smoking and obesity. Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk of heart attack and early death. Now a large-scale population study in Denmark involving nearly 20,000 people shows that there is in fact a direct link, and has also given physicians a future way to test the actual cellular health of a person.

Published
16 February 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Ageing and HIV
Uganda: Elderly Forgotten in the HIV Fight

Tackling HIV has been a priority in Uganda for over 25 years. There are a number of programmes providing prevention, treatment and care, but most exclude the elderly.

Published
18 January 2012
From
AllAfrica
Outcomes and prognosis
Earlier deaths in people with HIV due to drugs, alcohol, co-infections, poorly controlled HIV - not rapid ageing

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have the same mortality risk as individuals in the general population, according to Danish research published in the open-access journal PLoS One. However,

Published
12 December 2011
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
New Clinical Report Provides the First-Ever Recommended Treatment Strategies for Older HIV Patients

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) released the first clinical treatment strategies for managing older HIV patients: The HIV and Aging Consensus Project: Recommended Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Patients with HIV.

Published
01 December 2011
From
Press release
Ageing and HIV
China elderly facing HIV/AIDS crisis

Among new HIV-positive cases nationwide, those over the age of 50 accounted for almost 15% at the end of 2009 -- a sharp rise from less than 8% just four years earlier, according to a recent report by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Published
01 December 2011
From
CNN
Bone problems
Patients on HIV therapy have an increased risk of stress and fragility fractures; no link to specific drug

Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have an increased risk of fractures typically associated with low bone mineral density, Danish investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. However, the

Published
28 November 2011
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Tailored Risk Profiles Guide Care of HIV Patients

Patients with HIV are living longer and have more comorbidities. A new index could help clinicians determine who might benefit from screening and measure net benefit for a wide range of interventions for an individual patient.

Published
17 November 2011
From
Medscape (requires free registration)
Ageing and HIV
Ageing with HIV: attitudes and experiences of gay men shaped by length of diagnosis

The attitudes of older HIV-positive gay men towards ageing are affected by the period of time since diagnosis with the virus and personal experiences of the epidemic,

Published
16 November 2011
By
Michael Carter
Employment
Diabetes, high blood pressure increase risk of unemployment for people with HIV

Large numbers of patients are leaving employment in the years following their diagnosis with HIV, French investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The five-year probability of

Published
27 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
HIV associated with an increased risk of cataract surgery

HIV-positive patients are signficantly more likely to undergo surgery to remove cataracts in the eye, according to Danish research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. A low CD4

Published
26 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
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