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New H.I.V. Cases Drop, but Rise in Young Gay Men
New York Times ^ | January 2, 2008 | Sarah Kershaw

Posted on 01/01/2008 6:27:55 PM PST by reaganaut1

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The number of new H.I.V. infections in men under 30 who have sex with men has increased sharply in New York City in the last five years, particularly among blacks and Hispanics, even as AIDS deaths and overall H.I.V. infection rates in the city have steadily declined.

New figures from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene show that the annual number of new infections among black and Hispanic men who have sex with men rose 34 percent between 2001 and 2006, and rose for all men under 30 who have sex with men by 32 percent.

At a time when the number of new cases among older gay men is dropping — by 22 percent in New York City during the same period — AIDS experts are bearing down on what they say is a worrisome and perplexing growth of H.I.V. infection among young men like Mr. Arriola.

So far, they say, the significant factors feeding the trend appear to be higher rates of drug use among younger men, which can fuel dangerous sex practices, optimism among them that AIDS can be readily treated, and a growing stigma about H.I.V. among gays that keeps some men from revealing that they are infected. There has also been a substantial increase in the number of new infection cases among young white men who have sex with men, but still that group had fewer new cases in 2006: 100, compared with 228 among blacks and 165 among Hispanics.

The rising rates for young men in New York City come as federal health officials acknowledge that infection rates nationwide, while flat, may be substantially higher than previously thought because of underreporting.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aids; gays; hiv; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; publicschool; riskybehavior
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The male homosexual "lifestyle" is often a form of slow-motion suicide.
1 posted on 01/01/2008 6:27:57 PM PST by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1

Well gollllllyyyyyy sarge.


2 posted on 01/01/2008 6:28:57 PM PST by festus (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: reaganaut1

Bush’s Fault.


3 posted on 01/01/2008 6:29:27 PM PST by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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AIDS experts are bearing down on what they say is a worrisome and perplexing growth of H.I.V. infection among young men like Mr. Arriola.

Perplexing growth????? Hint: Lots of unprotected sex with different partners, most of whom they don't even know.

4 posted on 01/01/2008 6:31:19 PM PST by Always Right
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To: reaganaut1

“The male homosexual “lifestyle” is often a form of slow-motion suicide.”

Well, at least they don’t smoke. Now, that would be really bad and totally unacceptable.


5 posted on 01/01/2008 6:36:38 PM PST by peggybac (Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
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To: Always Right

How many of them are
“bug chasers”?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugchasing_and_giftgiving


6 posted on 01/01/2008 6:36:45 PM PST by kalee
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To: reaganaut1

What the heck is Mental Hygiene?????


7 posted on 01/01/2008 6:37:04 PM PST by gidget7 ( Vote for the Arsenal of Democracy, because America RUNS on Duncan!)
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To: MAexile

That’s right not enough money sent to groups supporting the gay life style to educate the kids. After all who knows that unprotected indiscriminate gay sex might lead to a HIV infection or other STD? If they were only educated they’d be responsible wouldn’t they?


8 posted on 01/01/2008 6:38:03 PM PST by airedale ( XZ)
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To: reaganaut1

I'm shocked, shocked!

9 posted on 01/01/2008 6:38:49 PM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: reaganaut1
What kind of drugs are they on that causes both sodomy and optimism about treatment . That’s some “fuel”.
10 posted on 01/01/2008 6:39:39 PM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know)
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To: kbennkc

Another reason I have always practices abstinence.


11 posted on 01/01/2008 6:44:29 PM PST by The Cuban
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To: airedale
butt their cucumbers are healthy

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12 posted on 01/01/2008 6:47:24 PM PST by digger48
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...new cases among older gay men is dropping...

Few left who are not already infected.

13 posted on 01/01/2008 6:56:22 PM PST by Rudder
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To: reaganaut1
Worrisome, yes. Perplexing, no.
14 posted on 01/01/2008 6:57:13 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: Rudder
Few left who are not already infected.

Or dead.
15 posted on 01/01/2008 7:01:55 PM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
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To: reaganaut1

Wow, now who would have ever thought that.Homosexual sex causes the butt flu.shocking


16 posted on 01/01/2008 7:09:59 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Hey isn’t this similar to what you were posting about on that other thread....they say it right here: more related to drugs than to a virus, not equally distributed among gay male/female population, more young, less old, etc etc.?

AIDS. Global Warming. May just be living in a more hocus-pocus time than middle-ages.


17 posted on 01/01/2008 7:13:11 PM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: reaganaut1

I blame abstinence education and the Pope.


18 posted on 01/01/2008 7:15:24 PM PST by bahblahbah (conservative confessional reformed evangelical yadda yadda yadda christian against huckamania)
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To: kalee

“Over the past decade, researchers have endeavored to document, explain, and look for a solution to the problem of bug chasing.”

Ahem. Thank goodness those researchers are hard at work! It must be a real conundrum.
These kamikazes should receive appropriate treatment.


19 posted on 01/01/2008 7:15:30 PM PST by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: reaganaut1
In an unrelated story, the Department of the Interior released a study today showing a high correlation between forest fires and forests.

Hank

20 posted on 01/01/2008 7:17:27 PM PST by County Agent Hank Kimball (Well, really just plain Hank Kimball. Well, not "just plain" Hank Kimball, just Hank Kimball....)
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