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HIV Today

January 7, 2008 on 4:11 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

In the past week, The New York Times has featured two interesting articles on HIV in America. The first story focussed on the rise in the growth of new infections reported among New York City’s young, male poulation at a time when overall rates of infection are going down. You can read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/nyregion/02hiv.html?pagewanted=all

The second article looks at what happens to people living with HIV as they age and the health complications that arise as a result of HIV disease and the treatment methods required to combat the virus. You can read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/health/06HIV.html?ei=5087&em=&en=0fdeb6015cc522fa&ex=1199854800&pagewanted=all

Both articles provide an insight into just what it means to be living with HIV, at a time when treatments for the disease seem to be sustaining more success than ever.