Hiv Deaths Not Related To Ois

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Rate of OIs and Death Significantly Higher in HIV/HBV- or HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients

The SMART (the Strategic Management of Antiretroviral Therapy) study may have been one of the most important studies of 2006. 1 Initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research... Read more »

OIs and Co-Infections and STIs -- Oh, My!

Now that powerful HIV medications can slow down the progression of HIV-related disease and even AIDS, more common illnesses (such as heart disease and cancer) have become a greater concern for people living with the virus. Still, some of the same... Read more »

New York City's Death Rate Reaches Record Low in 2006 in Part Because of Decreased AIDS-Related Deaths

New York City's overall death rate reached a record low in 2006 in part because of a decrease in AIDS-related deaths, the health commissioner announced on Tuesday, the AP/ New York Times reports. According to the city Department of Health and... Read more »

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Odds of Severe Side Effects vs. Odds of Developing OIs

Dear Doctor:With some horror, I have read on this website some of the possible side effects of anti-HIV meds. Particularly troubling is the occurrence of heart attacks and liver complications. I wonder, how does one balance the odds of developing...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

This is the key question: given that, in most cases, the treatment for HIV infection will be a life-long affair once it is started...WHEN TO START???Well...this would be when the benefits of treatment (avoiding disease progression or death)... Read more »

Odds of Severe Side Effects vs. Odds of Developing OIs

Dear Doctor: With some horror, I have read on this website some of the possible side effects of anti-HIV meds. Particularly troubling is the occurrence of heart attacks and liver complications. I wonder, how does one balance the odds of developing a...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Risk assessment is based on likelihood of occurrence. As I was exiting a recent early morning jet trip the pilot said "the safest part of your day has just ended, be careful on those highways". Commercial air travel (per mile) is safer... Read more »

Is sudden death after AIDS-related Pneumonia "recovery" normal?

My ex-partner was concurrently diagnosed with HIV and AIDS after a general practitioner suggested him an HIV test to find out the cause of his cough and difficulty breathing which had already lasted some weeks by then (he was unaware of his status)....

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Sudden death would be unusual from what you describe, unless there were other ongoing medical conditions like underlying heart disease. An autopsy would have been more or less definitive regarding a cause of death.... Read more »

Re: Afraid to get OI's

Hi there Dr Bob! Thanks a lot for your answer regarding OI's. Yes, all you said was extremely useful for my decision. Talked to my Hiv doc and I finally made the decision of keep working at the emergency room. It's something I really like...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Lisbon-Doc,You're very welcome. You've made the same decision I would have made if I were in your position.Yes, I'm going to Mexico City for the World AIDS Conference. In fact, my flight leaves at 6:15 AM. So it's time for me... Read more »

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Liver-Related Deaths More Common Among HIV+

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

Yet more reason to be cautious about use of HAART and to work on liver health by not drinking alcohol, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight.

COMPLICATIONS OF HIV/HAART

Liver-Related Deaths More Common Among HIV-Infected Patients After... Read more »

HIV related AVN (Avascular Necrosis) - Bone Death

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have been positive since 1987, but under treatment only since 1997. In July 1997, I was hospitalized with PCP, a viral load of 160,000,000 and a CD4 count of 8. Since the beginning of the treatment, my CD4 has risen to normal (even up to 969 at... Read more »