Risk Realities

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Are We All at Risk for AIDS? It is often said that everyone is at risk for AIDS, but the actual numbers suggest otherwise. After nearly two decades, AIDS cases in this country have remained 94% confined to the originally identified risk groups. (46) The CDC places 88% of American AIDS patients in two categories: men who have sex with men or … [Read more...]

Africa in Prespective

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Is AIDS Devastating Africa? According to the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) report, the total number of actual diagnosed AIDS cases on the African continent is about equal to the total for AIDS in America even though Africa, with its 650 million people, has more than two times the population of the USA. (61) Africa is often cited as a worst … [Read more...]

Aids Drugs Facts and Myths

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Are New Drug Treatments Responsible for Declines in AIDS? Government officials, AIDS organizations and the media unanimously agree that the recent decline in AIDS cases and deaths is an unprecedented occurrence due to a new combination of drugs that include protease inhibitors, chemicals said to block the replication of HIV. However, a careful … [Read more...]

If It’s Not HIV

If It's Not HIV, What Can Cause AIDS? Contrary to popular belief, HIV is not necessary to explain acquired immune deficiency and the illnesses associated with AIDS. To understand why this is so, it is first necessary to understand what AIDS is. AIDS is not a new disease or illness; it is a new name or designation for 29 previously known diseases … [Read more...]