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Two articles published by American researchers in the January issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) showed that HIV-infected adults and children are living longer than they did in the mid-1990s.
One study monitored mortality rates and causes of death in HIV-infected children from 1993 to 2006, a period of time when highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) was introduced.
The other study estimated life expectancy and average years of life lost in adults following HIV diagnosis.
Researchers found that pediatric death rates significantly decreased between 1994 and…