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Expanded access to HIV treatment achieves big falls in mortality rates in China

Mortality rates fell sharply among people receiving antiretroviral therapy in China between 2003 and 2009, investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency

Published
23 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Starting treatment
AZT associated with poorer immunological recovery in people taking first-line HIV treatment in southern Africa

AZT-based antiretroviral therapy is associated with lower increases in CD4 cell counts than other HIV treatment regimens, according to a study published in the online edition of

Published
22 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Retention and linkage to care
Case workers can re-engage a high proportion of HIV-positive people lost to long-term care

Caseworkers helped 50% of HIV-positive people in New York City who had dropped out of care re-engage with HIV medical care, investigators report in the online edition

Published
20 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
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
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Mail & Guardian Online
Retention and linkage to care
Engagement with health care leads to more prompt HIV diagnosis and higher rates of virological suppression among gay men

Pre-existing connection with primary health care is associated with more prompt diagnosis of HIV infection and an increased likelihood of virological suppression one year after diagnosis among

Published
16 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
Life expectancy for South African patients who start HIV therapy with CD4 cell counts above 200 is 'near normal'

HIV-positive patients in South Africa can have a near-normal life expectancy, provided that they start antiretroviral therapy promptly, investigators report in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.

Published
15 April 2013
By
Michael Carter
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
Reproductive health
One-in-four deaths in pregnancy due to HIV in worst-affected countries

One-in-four pregnancy-related deaths is due to HIV in countries with a high HIV prevalence, a meta-analysis of 23 studies shows.HIV-infected women have eight times the

Published
09 April 2013
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
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
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