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In the statement, published in the Circulation journal, the researchers indicated that the heart disease risk among HIV patients occurs due to interactions between traditional risk factors, such as diet, lifestyle and tobacco use; and HIV-specific risk factors, such as a chronically activated immune system and inflammation characteristic of chronic HIV.

World AIDS Day is on December 1.

The minister said the state government would bear all expenses for further treatment of the girl.

During the course of infection, HIV fuses onto a target immune cell and delivers its capsid - a cone that holds the genetic material of the virus - into the cell's cytoplasm.

A recent study has found that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the time of diagnosis may lead greater bone loss compared with deferring ART.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention) and Control) Bill, 2014, moved by Health Minister J P Nadda, was passed in the Upper House by a voice vote after it remained pending for more than three years.

Plaque build-up occurs 10 to 15 years earlier in HIV patients than in the uninfected population, the study said.

According to the survey people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS are three times more likely to commit suicide than general population.

HIV testing is important for everyone, and most important if done early to extend life, to prevent transmission, and to save on medical costs. 

HIV can be transmitted from an infected person to another through certain body fluids – blood, semen and pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, breastmilk.

The researchers assessed 343 individuals for eligibility, and 63 were selected and randomised to receive either ART and placebo, or ART and zoledronic acid.

Here's a list of things you can do to help you have a long, healthy life while protecting others

US researchers have patented a low-cost printer that helps HIV patients living in low-resource settings track the health of their cells.