Life Expectancy & HIV/AIDS
Overview
 New Yorkers Living Longer Than U.S. Average; Officials Cite Expanded HIV Testing and Treatment as Main Factor (January 5, 2012)
From The Body
- Life Expectancy for Babies Climbs to Record Level in New York City (January 4, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Adding Life to Our Years: A Blog Entry by Philip D. (July 7, 2010)
Let's say you do want to live until you can't go a day longer. You might still ask yourself, am I just adding years to my life or am I striving to add life to my years?
From The Body
- Global Life Expectancy Is Up, U.N. Report Says (April 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- How Long Will You Live With HIV? Take Studies With a Grain of Salt: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (September 9, 2009)
From The Body
- Anti-HIV Agents: A. Good News for HAART Users (August/September 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Mortality Trends: Toward a New Definition of AIDS? (Winter 2004/2005)
[Archived Article]
An epidemiological review of the changing nature of HIV disease progression in the U.S.; includes a discussion of opportunistic infection trends.
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Study Examines Mortality Factors in HIV Patients on Protease Inhibitors (October 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research
- UK Study Shows How Better HIV Drugs Extend Lives (October 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Can Be Deadly Even Before CD4 Counts Fall, Researchers Say (July 27, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Death Rate Has Not Dropped in Certain Disadvantaged HIV+ US Groups (July 19, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- Study Examines HIV-Positive Patients' Death Risk at CD4 Counts Above 350 (July 16, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Subjective Life Expectancy and Health Behaviors Among STD Clinic Patients (May 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Life Expectancy Grows Increasingly "Normal" for HIV-Infected Patients (March 8, 2010)
Part of a CROI 2010 wrap-up discussion with Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H.
In The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Gains in Life Expectancy (Winter/Spring 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Many Patients Diagnosed With HIV Today Will Have Normal Life Expectancies, European Studies Find (February 22, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
- Life Expectancy Approaches Normal in Dutch Without HIV Symptoms (February 20, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- How Long Will You Live With HIV? Take Studies With a Grain of Salt: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (September 9, 2009)
From The Body
- Life Expectancy Continues to Rise for HIVers on Treatment, Huge Study Finds (July 28, 2009)
From The Body
- Continued HIV/AIDS Progress Could Lead to Increased Life Expectancy, Population Among Developing Countries, U.N. Report Says (March 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Many Patients Taking HIV Drugs Can Now Expect to Live Into Their 70s (July 25, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Regular CD4 Monitoring, Big Rise in HIV Diagnosis, Key to Reducing AIDS Death Rate (May 22, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Mortality Higher Among HIV-Infected Black Patients; Women, Blacks Spend Less Time on HAART (February 6, 2008)
From The Body PRO
- Higher Mortality in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Children Born to Mothers With Lower CD4 Cell Counts (January 17, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- U.S. Researchers Estimate HIV Treatment Will Work for 24 Years and Cost £200k (November 10, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
- Swiss Study Finds Even With HAART, HIV+ Still Have Tenfold Higher Risk of Death Than General Population (August 28, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- Life Expectancy Gap Due to Smoking, HIV, Diabetes (November 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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