Mortality Of Hiv

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HIV-Infected Women Who Breast-Feed Face No Greater Risk of Mortality Than HIV-Infected Women Who Formula Feed, Study Finds

In this study summary, Shahin Lockman, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., summarizes her study on the effect of breast-feeding versus formula feeding on maternal HIV disease progression, mortality and micronutrient levels in a... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Black-White Mortality From HIV in the United States Before and After Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in 1996

The authors sought to describe black/white differences in HIV disease mortality before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). Using data from the nation as a whole, the researchers performed regression analysis... Read more »

Higher Mortality Seen Among HIV-Positive People Who Miss Clinic Appointments, Study Says

People living with HIV who do not go to scheduled clinical appointments during their first year of treatment are more likely to die over the long term than people with perfect attendance, according to a study conducted by researchers at the... Read more »

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HIV mortality in HAART era

I would like to thank you first for answering my question. The question is: with the advance of new treatment modalities such as haart, what is the mortality of a person who gets infected? Before HAART, I heard it was about 10 years....

Response from Kathleen E. Squires, M.D.

University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine

The simple answer is that we do not know how long survival has been prolonged with the use of the new HAART regimens. Researchers have calculated that an individual who can successfully suppress the virus with a combination regimen may be able to... Read more »

HIV mortality

Here is a very difficult question to ask and perhaps to know.What is the mortality and morbidity of someone who has an undetectable viral load and a stable CD4 count?...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well - you don't mention what CD4 count. Since that count is still the primary determinant in the near term of what might go wrong in terms of morbidity (illness) or mortality.But with an undetectable viral load, and reasonable (over 200?) CD4... Read more »

HIV mortality in HAART era

Hello Dr. Squires, I just read your answer of 10 August 2000 which stated that researchers have calculated that an HIV+ individual on successful HAART may be able to live 60-70 years. Are these predictions based on current drugs, so that the life...

Response from Kathleen E. Squires, M.D.

University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine

The calculations were modeled based on clinical records derived from a number of large HIV clinics. While the numbers are very encouraging, I would caution that there are a number of assumptions that are being made including, that individuals will... Read more »

HIV and mortality

This is a somewhat long and tough question. I seem to get very vague answers from my docs. I keep getting told that with medication compliance and regular blood work I should live to a normal expectancy BUT what I read seems to contradict this....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I too tend to believe the claims of a "normal life expectancy" are overly optimistic. I'm one of the most optimistic guys on the planet and I certainly hope to die of old age. However, I'm also a scientist and a realist. HIV... Read more »

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Ferritin as a predictor of HIV mortality?

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

As I have posted my ferritin levels have increased from 424 to 724 in five months, a nearly exponential rate of increase. I test positive as a carrier of the hemochromotosis gene, but I do not have the gene on both chromosomes, so I shouldn't get... Read more »

SIDA: ENFERMEDAD MORTAL O HASTA ENVEJECER??

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Esto es importante y no kiero falsedades... es ,mortal o se puede vivir 70 aos con ella?? y con la medicacion claro???
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LA HEPATITIS TAMBIEN ES MORTAL? TIENE CURA?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

bueno .. saludos a todos... les cuento q he tenido relaciones sin proteccion hace un tiempo. Luego de seis meses y a pesar de mis sintomas di negativo en el examen de vih1 y vih2 a pesar de muchos sintomas.
Bueno el hecho es q al leer los distintos... Read more »

mortality and rich vs poor

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I just read the article re: low income people dying more then rich educated people, I am on medicaid unemployed -(doc recommended I apply for diability) I have a private doctor who prescribed AZT, Sustiva and Truvada all covered thru medicaid.....is... Read more »

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