AEGiS-ATN: Study Finds 3,000,000 Years of Life Saved by HIV Treatment in the U.S.

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Study Finds 3,000,000 Years of Life Saved by HIV Treatment in the U.S.

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS - June 29, 2006
John S. James

Summary: A research study published 25 years after the first report of AIDS found that at least 3,000,000 years of life have been saved in the U.S. by AIDS treatment. The study and accompanying editorial are free online from the Journal of Infections Diseases.

A detailed study of the population-wide benefit of AIDS treatment improvements (both antiretrovirals and other treatment) estimated that at least 3,000,000 years of life have been saved in the U.S. so far, compared to no treatment. The paper and an accompanying editorial were published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, and they are available free online.

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