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HIV Statistical Analysis How the San Francisco Department of Public Health turns a 30% decline in HIV infections among gay men into a two-fold increase. by Dr. David Rasnick I have examined a relatively minor study from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, which was carried out in collaboration with the UCSF AIDS Health Project and the Stop AIDS Project (1), to see if one of its conclusions is consistent with the evidence contained in the Department's own statistics. The March 2002 study states that the fraction of gay men who have antibodies to HIV doubled since 1996 (from...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary April 2, 2002 President Announces Early Childhood Initiative Presidential Action President Bush today announced a new initiative to improve early childhood education for millions of America's youngest children. The President's initiative will: Strengthen Head Start to improve the quality of experiences for young children, including training the nearly 50,000 Head Start teachers in the latest and best techniques; Ensure that pre-school programs are more closely coordinated with state K-12 education goals; and Improve the information available to parents and caregivers about the best practices in early childhood development, including an unprecedented...