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A 25-year-old who is diagnosed with HIV today has roughly the same life expectancy as someone of the same age who does not have the disease.

So began Dr Anton Pozniak, an HIV specialist from the UK, who spoke to a group of Australian HIV doctors in Sydney, recently.

His theme was HIV and ageing and whether we were all being a bit premature worrying about the issue. read more »

Lucette Cysique and her colleagues at the University of NSW and St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney are continuing their study into whether HIV increases the risk for developing memory and attention difficulties in middle-aged people. read more »

An important new report was launched at the ASHMAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine. The peak Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS and related areas. Australasian HIV/AIDS conference in October. A joint project of NAPWA and the National Centre in HIV EpidemiologyThe branch of medical science that deals with the study of incidence and distribution and control of a disease in a population. and ClinicalPertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science. Research, the report is the first in a series looking at the shifts and trends in Australia’s positive population. read more »

Reporting back from the AIDS Conference in Vienna, DAVID MENADUE discovers that ‘HIV and ageing’ is a universal issue, that long-term complications may be more prevalent than we thought and that good nutrition really is a good idea. read more »

In ten years time over half of Australia’s positive population will be over the age of 55. What this means exactly for the community, ageing and health sectors is something 60 agency representatives from around the country came together to discuss at NAPWA’s recent think tank on ‘HIV & Ageing’. read more »

NAPWA's inaugural Think Tank was held in Sydney on 24th June 2010, and aimed to define the emerging issue of ageing in relation to HIV, collate and share evidence about HIV and ageing and explore likely ramifications for individual PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHA., the HIV community, mainstream aged care and health care sectors in the future. read more »

Now that it’s more of a manageable condition, people with HIV are living much longer. And that’s worth celebrating. But as research emerges on the ageing effects of the virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. as well as all the comorbidities we are more susceptible to, it’s also time we seriously started to plan for the future.
His local gym is offering a test that compares your chronological age with your biological age, but David Menadue won’t be taking the test anytime soon. read more »

The impact of HIV on our bodies and on the immune system as we get older is greatly affected by ageing.HIV affects each of us differently. Some people progress to symptoms very quickly, while others live for 20-plus years without any signs of immune suppression or symptoms. read more »

This section provides a list/checklist of the sorts of things you might consider when planning for a longer and healthier life with HIV. read more »

This chapter covers some of the health related issues faced by people with HIV as they grow older. It features what some people have done to make a real difference in their lives. read more »