Young HIV patients now living 10 years longer, study finds

Young HIV-positive patients receiving the latest treatments can now expect a "near-normal" life expectancy, according to a study.Scientists writing in medical journal The Lancet said a 20-year-old who began antiretroviral treatment (ART) from 2010 can expect to live to 78 - similar to the general population.Professor Jonathan Sterne, who co-wrote the study, told Sky News that medical advances mean a HIV patient "taking one pill every day could expect near-normal life expectancy".