HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
CROI 2013: Gay Men More Aware of HIV Status, Black Men Remain 'Over-burdened' [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
A growing number of men who have sex with men in the U.S. are aware that they have HIV, but prevalence appears to be stable, according to an analysis of National HIV Behavioral Surveillance data presented by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) last week in Atlanta.
Drug Overdose Is Leading Cause of Death for Homeless People in Boston
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The mortality rate among homeless people in Boston has remained steady over the past 2 decades, but drug overdose has overtaken HIV as a leading cause of death, researchers reported in the January 14, 2013, advance edition of JAMA Internal Medicine.
New HIV Infections Down for U.S. Black Women, Still Rising for Young Gay Men
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV incidence continues to climb for young men who have sex with men (MSM) -- the group with the highest incidence -- showing a 22% increase between 2008 and 2010, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rate fell by 21% among African-American women, however, representing the first-ever significant decline.
Poor CD4 Cell Recovery on ART Predicts Non-AIDS Death
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with HIV who have poor CD4 T-cell recovery despite viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a higher risk of death due to non-AIDS-related causes, but so do their parents, suggesting a genetic factor may be involved in T-cell regeneration, according to a Danish study described in the November 28, 2012, advance online edition of AIDS.
HIV+ Smokers on Antiretroviral Treatment Lose More Years to Smoking than to Virus
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Researchers in Denmark, where antiretroviral therapy (ART) is free and widely used, found that HIVpositive smokers tripled their risk of death, and mortality associated with tobacco use was greater for people with HIV than for the general population, according to a study published in the December 18, 2012, advance edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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