 
October 3, 2007
Better Meds Pummel HIV Mortality Rate
A U.S. study, published in the October edition of AIDS, revealed that mortality rates for people living with HIV have plummeted since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996.
Researchers analyzed data from the Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of HIV Disease (ASD) project, which ran from 1992 through 2004. This allowed investigators to observe three eras of treatment: 1992–1995, before effective HIV treatment became available; 1996–1999, which saw the advent of early effective treatment; and 2000–2003, when contemporary HIV treatment became readily available.
The study revealed that the mortality rate of people living with HIV went from 488 per 1,000 persons in 1995 to 101 per 1,000 persons in 2002.
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