Us Hiv Rates

HIV Cases In Porn Industry May Be Fewer Than Thought

AP | Posted 06.16.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County public health officials are backtracking on the number of HIV cases in adult film performers. The county relea...

The Day of the Red Ribbon

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style


Dr. Logan Levkoff

If HIV is preventable, why are there over 56,000 new infections in this country every year? Why is it that red ribbons are only worn on World AIDS Day -- or occasionally to the Academy Awards?

National HIV Testing Day: An Epidemic in Our Nation's Capital

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Our country is succumbing to "AIDS fatigue" as infection rates have stayed high. But complacency does not save lives; more commitment, funding and science-based policies will.

America's HIV Rate Increases By 25 Percent After Better Counting

Reuters | Daniel Bases | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living


Researchers have been undercounting new cases of HIV infection in the United States, meaning the rate is probably 25 percent higher at 50,000 people p...