HIV Populations
Injection Drug Use and Hepatitis C Coinfection Increase Risk of Death for People with HIV
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Friday, 03 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV-positive people who inject drugs and those who are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have elevated mortality rates, according to a report from the ART Cohort Collaboration published in the July 1 Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. HIV/HCV coinfected drug injectors had a high risk of liver-related death, but those without HCV still had higher mortality due to various causes compared with non-injectors.
June 5 is National HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Thursday, 04 June 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Friday, June 5, is the second annual National HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivor Awareness Day (NHALTSAD). Coinciding with the anniversary of the first reported casesof the disease that would come to be known as AIDS, in 1981, the day aims to raise awareness about people living with HIV since the early years of the epidemic, many of whom are facing new and unexpected challenges as they age.
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Friday, 10 April 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
April 10 is the third observation of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), an opportunity to promote education and raise awareness about the epidemic among young people in the U.S.
May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Race/Ethnicity
- Published on Monday, 18 May 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Tuesday, May 19, marks the annual observation of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an occasion to increase awareness of HIV within these communities and stress the importance of testing, care, and treatment.
Most Children with HIV Experience CD4 Cell Recovery after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Friday, 10 April 2015 00:00
- Written by NIH
Children with perinatal HIV infection who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) typically experience good recovery of CD4 T-cells, but the likelihood of reaching 500 cells/mm3 or more is higher for those with less immune suppression prior to treatment initiation, according to a study published in the March 27 edition of AIDS.
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