British Columbia Researchers Explore Life Expectancy Among HIV-Positive PeopleBy Sean R. Hosein
Martin St-Jean, MSc, of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS presented findings from an analysis of life expectancy among people living with HIV in the Canadian province at the International AIDS Conference, which was held virtually last month. St-Jean and his colleagues analyze...
“HIV-positive individuals can benefit now more than ever from combinationantiretroviral therapy(cART),” study researcherHasina Samji,PhD, an epidemiologist at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, toldInfectious Disease News. “...
Cohort profile: the Comparative Outcomes And Service Utilization Trends (COAST) Study among people living with and without HIV in British Columbia, Canada Health-adjusted life expectancy in HIV-posi- tive and HIV-negative men and women in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based observational co...
Life expectancy for adults with Down syndrome was calculated from data for 1610 liveborn affected individuals identified in over 1500 000 consecutive live births in British Columbia from 1908 to 1981. Survival to 68 years of age, predicted from the available data, is better than in previous estim...
"In collaboration with researchers from the University of Calgary and the University of British Columbia our team has developed a computer model to help doctors and their patients better understand howexcess body weightcontributes to reduced life expectancy and premature development of heart disease and...
Studies estimating life expectancy for people with HIV aged 20 years who had CD4 counts of at least 350 cells per μL at ART initiation included a collaboration of Canadian cohorts18 (life expectancy 70·8 years), a US collaboration19 (74·6 years), a study17 in British Columbia, Canada ...
An opioid crisis that has claimed thousands of lives across North America has become a drag on the average life expectancy in Canada, the government statistical agency said Thursday.
Following even one of these habits can extend life expectancy by two years, while practicing all five can add 14 years for women and 12 for men. “Those healthy habits also help our brain health, too,” Whitman said, adding that just a few of these lifestyle changes could reduce dementia...
An opioid crisis that has claimed thousands of lives across North America has become a drag on the average life expectancy in Canada, the government statistical agency said Thursday.