Posted on 11/30/2012 12:21:06 PM PST by Morgana
ATHENS, Greece Athens is seeing an alarming increase in new HIV infections, particularly among intravenous drug users, health officials warned Friday, as Greece struggles through a protracted financial crisis in which funding for health care and drug treatment programs has been slashed.
While there were about 10-14 new HIV infections per year among Athens drug users from 2008 to 2010, that number shot up to 206 new cases last year and 487 new cases by October this year - a 15-fold and 35-fold increase respectively, officials said.
"There is no doubt we have a big and rapidly developing epidemic in Athens," said Angelos Hatzakis, an epidemiology and preventive medicine professor at Athens University.
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It's unfortunate they are so damaged that they can't see they have the biggest opportunity to actually have something to live and fight for right in front of their eyes -liberty.
A little bit fixated today are we??
Take a pill
Why is the msm marching in lockstep on this issue?
Why is the msm marching in lockstep on this issue?
“Take a pill”
Is what you will be told under Obamacare while some faggot with AIDS next to you gets full treatment.
Beware Greeks bearing grits. (as in kiss my grits)
Right on!
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