Hope and Desparation in CDC Reports
A study released by the CDC over the weekend shows that the number of Americans infected with HIV each year is higher than originally thought. The actual number, 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006, is 40% higher than the annual estimate used for the past 12 years.
In better news, another CDC report shows that from 1991 to 2007, the percentage of U.S. high school students engaging in sexual behaviors that may spread HIV infection fell dramatically.
By Tara Sweeney