Despite promise, HIV rate stays steady
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The government falls short of its pledge to &#39;break the back&#39; of the AIDS epidemic by 2005. ATLANTA -- Despite the government&#39;s promise to &quot;break the back&quot; of the AIDS epidemic by 2005, about 40,000 Americans
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TROUBLED mutual Equitable Life yesterday said it had continued to make &quot;steady and sustained progress&quot; in improving its financial position during the first half of the year.
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MOSCOW, Jun 3 (IPS) - Russia's HIV infection rate continues to rise  -- most notably in the heterosexual and non-drug-using  populations -- despite steady increases in funds to fight the  disease. Experts and medical researchers say dramatic changes in  sexual attitudes and behaviour are essential if the trend is to  be reversed.
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Scientific studies have confirmed a long-standing belief that male circumcision can reduce HIV infection rates in men by 60 percent, an international AIDS conference will be told next week.
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NEW YORK  - A program aimed at cutting  rates of sexually transmitted disease among minority women at  heightened risk seems to have lasting benefits, according to a  new study.
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No-one is immune to HIV. But this is not to say the peril is equal, for some people are at greater risk of getting infected by the Aids virus than others.
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Sudden jumps of HIV levels in patients taking drugs for the AIDS-causing infection are harmless blips and do not mean the treatment against the virus is losing its punch, a report said on Tuesday.
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A new survey of the first US community in which heterosexual sex was shown to be the main way HIV was transmitted has found that although prevention programs may have helped, infection rates remain high.
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The rate hasnât changed since last June, and the Federal Reserve signaled that it will hold steady for some time.
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When it comes to the advancement of women in the workplace, progress is almost never sudden. But often it is steady.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- The world's leading industrialized nations yesterday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, mainly in Africa, but human rights groups termed it an insufficient commitment and part of a pattern of unfulfilled promises.
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Chinese health authorities have pledged to do more to prevent babies being infected by their mothers with the HIV virus during delivery.
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While its growth rate won't knock your socks off, at least there's generally still growth.
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Scientists are no nearer finding a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a top expert says.
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Using hormonal contraception does not appear to increase women's overall risk of contracting the AIDS virus, according to a U.S. National Institutes of Health study published on Thursday.
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Local health officials worry that all the education, awareness and prevention programs about HIV/AIDS aren&#39;t working since many Franklin County residents continue to have unprotected sex and are becoming infected with the virus.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki vowed Friday to step up the battle against HIV/AIDS, saying his government's program was among the world's best.