U.S. News Alabama: Officials Link Rise in Jefferson County HIV Cases to Growing Social Networking TrendMay 22, 2012 Health officials are seeing a rise in HIV cases in Jefferson County linked to risky sex and the many online and mobile phone applications that facilitate it. The county's HIV/AIDS population grew by 16 percent from Dec. 31, 2007, and March 31 this year to 5,122 individuals, state Department of Public Health data show.
Comment by: Timothy
(ExPat in DC)
Wed., May. 23, 2012 at 7:34 am UTC Or, here's a crazy idea: Maybe we should teach comprehensive sex education so teens will know how to protect themselves? Proper condom use would have prevented this. Such a simple solution! We tech kids how to handle a loaded rifle so they know the dangers, but not their loaded gun.
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