Monday 4 July, 2011 - 16:11
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says the findings in a recent study on antiretrovirals (ARVs) and the role they play in premature aging have caused anxiety in HIV/AIDS patients using ARVs.
In a press statement, the organisation argues that, “The term ‘accelerated aging’ refers to evidence that people with HIV may have higher rates of non-Aids related illnesses such as heart disease, dementia, bone fractures and certain cancers than HIV-negative people of the same age.”
TAC’s comments come after a statement by scientists from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom which cited evidence from a recent study that some ARV drugs accelerated aging in HIV/AIDS patients.
To read the article titled, “New ARV info ‘a cause of anxiety in patients’,” click here.
