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More and more people living with HIV are now older adults in their fifties, sixties or beyond. They often need to manage one or more other health conditions (called co-morbidities) alongside their HIV. Antiretroviral treatment works well for older people.

Ageing & HIV

Prompt HIV diagnosis and early antiretroviral therapy especially important for older people

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19 June 2013
Ageing & HIV

Over half of people living with AIDS in San Francisco are aged 50 or older

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18 June 2013
Drug interactions & pharmacokinetics

Concentrations of HIV protease inhibitors increase with age

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5 April 2013
Ageing & HIV

Low nadir CD4 cell count associated with increased cataract risk in South Africans taking HIV therapy

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22 February 2013
Ageing & HIV

Classic characteristics of old age associated with poor physical function in middle-aged people living with HIV

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20 February 2013
Bone & joint problems

Frailty increases the risk of fragility fractures in men living with HIV: data collected in routine HIV care can help predict risk

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18 February 2013
Money

Finances for the over-50s

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14 February 2013
Side effects

Tenofovir impairs enzyme that stops cells ageing

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31 January 2013
Bone & joint problems

Co-infection with hepatitis B or C is a risk factor for reduced bone mineral density among women with HIV

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28 January 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Life expectancy in older people with HIV could exceed the average – as long as ART keeps working

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19 November 2012
Neurological & cognitive problems

Traditional risk factors predict neurocognitive impairment in people with HIV

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31 October 2012
Ageing & HIV

A healthy – and happy – old age with HIV

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22 October 2012
Ageing & HIV

Frailty common among HIV-positive patients in South Africa, but early ART may be protective

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12 October 2012
Nutrition

Obesity is a risk factor for co-occuring chronic health problems in patients with HIV

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10 October 2012
Health problems & ageing

Starting HIV treatment reduces the risk of serious non-AIDS-related diseases

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9 October 2012
Ageing & HIV

Double trouble: daily function and the impact of old age and HIV

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11 September 2012
Ageing & HIV

Middle-aged people with HIV have a high risk of falls

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11 September 2012
Diabetes

Glucose metabolism worsens in HIV treatment-experienced taking NRTI-sparing regimens

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24 August 2012
Opportunistic infections

Detectable viral load and low CD4 cell count are risk factors for shingles in HIV-positive people

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21 August 2012
Health problems & ageing

HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

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18 May 2012
TB treatment

Low CD4 cell count and older age associated with increased risk of TB after starting HIV therapy

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11 April 2012
Lung disease

Uncontrolled HIV linked to faster lung function decline

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14 March 2012
Cardiovascular disease

Metformin reduces artery plaque in HIV-positive people with metabolic syndrome

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14 March 2012
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Earlier deaths in people with HIV due to drugs, alcohol, co-infections, poorly controlled HIV - not rapid ageing

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12 December 2011