Hiv And Aids Population

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Infection rates of HIV/AIDS on population

How much of the population is infected with HIV and developed AIDS?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You can check it out at the UNAIDS or WHO websites.... Read more »

AIDS VIRUS CREATED TO DIMINISH BLACK POPULATION

Hi there Dr. Bob, The other day I read a shocking article on a website claiming that there was... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Prevent HIV in population

Hi, Dr. Horwath. Is it possible to contract HIV if both male and female are HIV negative, while... Read more »

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D. »

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Articles

Distribution of Cancers in the HIV/AIDS Population Is Shifting

As treatments for HIV/AIDS improve and patients are living longer, the distribution of cancers in this population has undergone a dramatic shift in the United States. While cases of the types of cancer that have been associated with AIDS... Read more »

GlobalPost Examines Ukraine's Changing HIV/AIDS Population, Government Response

GlobalPost reports on HIV/AIDS in Ukraine, "already the country hardest-hit in Europe, with an estimated 360,000" cases. The news service reports, "experts say that they have been tracking an alarming trend in the past years: HIV is increasingly... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Research Explores Challenges of Aging HIV/AIDS Population's Needs

About one-third of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States are age 50 or over, but that proportion is expected to grow to one-half of those infected by 2015, according to a new report by Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). However, little is... Read more »

Maryland: HIV/AIDS Population Aging

People older than age 50 are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. HIV/AIDS population. In fact, CDC estimates that by 2015, they will comprise more than half of those infected. A recent survey by the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services... Read more »

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Which cities have highest HIV populations?

Posted by livesinadream

I'm wondering which cities in the US and frankly worldwide have the highest population living with HIV. I'm wondering because I live in the midwest with a rather small population and I am considering moving somewhere were the prevlance is much... Read more »

HIV/AIDS in Black America: The Uphill Battle

Posted by bartleby

"Black Americans account for only 14 percent of the U.S. population, yet they account for 52 percent of all new HIV infections each year. It's official: Regardless of race, we cannot afford to be in denial and believe that HIV is a white, gay... Read more »

Long-term HIV and Aids survivors' health worrying

Posted by ScotCharles

From KaiserNet

January 8, 2008

Some experts and doctors recently have voiced concerns that people who were diagnosed with HIV and Aids in the early years of the epidemic are experiencing "premature[e]" or "disproportionate numbers" of ailments... Read more »

1.1 Million American living with HIV/AIDS

Posted by Florida69, 2 Replies

WASHINGTON - A new estimate of how many Americans have the AIDS virus puts the number at about 1.1 million, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

The CDC numbers, based on 2006 data, show the population living with HIV... Read more »

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