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Some Good News: HIV rates decline in US but challenges remain
EmaxHealth ^ | 2014-07-20 | Kathleen Blanchard

Posted on 07/21/2014 2:49:41 PM PDT by Armen Hareyan

Results of a new study show HIV rates have declined in the US. According to the report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), from 2002 to 2011 there was a 30 percent decline in diagnosis of HIV nationwide. Despite the decrease in diagnosis, challenges still remain.

Trends in HIV The study authors looked at trends in HIV during the time period among persons age 13 and older, finding 493,372 persons were diagnosed with HIV in the US.

The results came from data that is part of the National HIV Surveillance System of the CDC.

The biggest decline in HIV was found among women, people age 35-44 and persons of multiple races the study authors said.

The researchers said HIV diagnosis continues to increase among men who have sex with other men - especially young men age 13 to 24. HIV increased 132.5 percent among younger men.

Anna Satcher Johnson, M.P.H., of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, and colleagues conducted the study that showed HIV diagnosis decreased by 33.2 percent from 2002-2011. A decline was seen among HIV among heterosexuals and drug users as well as among males 35-44 years of age. Earlier diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ARV) has led to fewer cases of AIDS according to a 2013 report published in the journal HIV Medicine.

From 1988–1995 - before ARV - 78 percent of people died from AIDS. The rate of deaths from AIDS dropped to 15 percent from 2005 to 2010.

A March 2013 study also show HIV infected individuals who are treated optimally are at no higher risk of dying than the general population.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports there are currently 35.3 million people living with HIV worldwide. In 2012 there were 1.6 million AIDS related deaths.

Challenges One of the challenges of the study's accuracy is that HIV testing has become more widespread.

"The HIV testing services were expanded during the analysis period and early outcomes of testing initiatives often indicate increases in diagnoses until some level of testing saturation occurs. Our study found overall decreases in annual diagnosis rates despite the implementation of testing initiatives during the period of analysis," the authors wrote.

Young men that continue to have sex with other men could result in ongoing HIV transmission the authors concluded, posing challenges that call for expanded efforts toward prevention. The overall rate of HIV across the nation declined 30 percent in slightly more than a decade, based on the study finding.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: healthcare; hiv; hivrates; homosexualagenda
Amid so much negativity in our society, seeing something improving is a welcome news.
1 posted on 07/21/2014 2:49:41 PM PDT by Armen Hareyan
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To: Armen Hareyan

The most telling statement in the article:

The researchers said HIV diagnosis continues to increase among men who have sex with other men - especially young men age 13 to 24. HIV increased 132.5 percent among younger men.

But hey, it’s just another lifestyle, boyz


2 posted on 07/21/2014 2:55:38 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Get rid of "birthright citizenship" Out of room . . . no mas)
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To: Armen Hareyan

The Illegals will fix that


3 posted on 07/21/2014 2:56:59 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Armen Hareyan

Guess the barebacking stuff isn’t so good...... who would have thought.....


4 posted on 07/21/2014 2:57:36 PM PDT by Hogblog
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To: A_Former_Democrat
The researchers said HIV diagnosis continues to increase among men who have sex with other men - especially young men age 13 to 24. HIV increased 132.5 percent among younger men.

Come on everybody we've got quilting to do.

5 posted on 07/21/2014 2:58:42 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Armen Hareyan

If men would stop putting their penises into other men’s rectums, I think we would see a further reduction in the transmission of AIDS.


6 posted on 07/21/2014 3:03:13 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Armen Hareyan

That’ll change when homos become blood donors.


7 posted on 07/21/2014 3:07:15 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Truth is the enemy of our dysfunctional government.)
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To: Armen Hareyan

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

HIV is increasing, both statistically and numerically, in the core population - homosexual males.


8 posted on 07/21/2014 3:11:23 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: ilovesarah2012
Despite the decrease in diagnosis, challenges still remain.

And that particular challenge is getting gays to stop sodomizing each other. good luck with that.

9 posted on 07/21/2014 3:21:23 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Armen Hareyan
Sorry, but the stat is often misleading. This stat is the rate of diagnosis, i.e. rate of new cases.

Suppose a virus spread into a population as follows:
Year 1: 5% of total population infected
Year 2: 10% - 100% increase
Year 3: 20% - 100% increase
Year 4: 30% - 50% increase
Year 5: 40% - 33% increase

You should notice that as the same number of the total population continues to be infected, the rate of increase is declining.

I don't know if that's what's happening here, but beware of someone who leads with the stat that the "rate of increase" is slowing since the spread of disease continues - and THAT is the thing to watch.
10 posted on 07/21/2014 3:24:25 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

A relative is an MD who specializes in infectious diseases. He devotes time to treating HIV/AIDS patients. In a recent conversation, he told me that the medicines for treatment of HIV/AIDS are excellent. Further, that patients who follow the daily drug regimen, which is quite simple, are showing up negative for the HIV virus. This does not mean they are cured but rather that the level of the virus is so low that it is below detection levels.

Unfortunately, many HIV/AIDS patients, especially low income ones, do not adhere to the drug regimen, and it is not due to financial reasons. Also, the number of young people, both homosexual and heterosexual, who practice unsafe sex is scary. How stupid can these youths be?


11 posted on 07/21/2014 3:37:18 PM PDT by CdMGuy
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To: Armen Hareyan
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association and WebMD, the rate of HIV has gone down from 2002 to 2011 for every group except . . . gay and bisexual males.

Drug addicts? Down 70%.

A random group of 500,000? Down by 33%.

Women? Down approximately 50%

Males? Down more than 25%

Blacks? Down 37%

Hispanics? Down 42%

Male/female transmission? Down 33%

Male homosexuals and bisexuals? UP 133%.

12 posted on 07/21/2014 3:54:25 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (Keep guacamole where it belongs: With Scoutmaster on the UT.)
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To: Armen Hareyan

“A March 2013 study also show HIV infected individuals who are treated optimally are at no higher risk of dying than the general population. “

Thus allowing new generations of potent viral loads to evolve.


13 posted on 07/21/2014 4:30:02 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: DaxtonBrown
homos and bisexuals should stop doing their perverted things with their penises and they should stop taking intravenous drugs. Problem solved after a few more deaths.
14 posted on 07/21/2014 5:28:43 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: DaxtonBrown

Evolve? Never considered that. Of course, they’ll expect the hettys to money up the cure.


15 posted on 07/21/2014 10:28:41 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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