by APFLI | Jun 21, 2006 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
Challenges Facing STD Prevention in Youth The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that overall incidence of STDs have increased dramatically in recent years. Of particular concern are the increases among those between the ages of 15 and 24. A...
by APFLI | Apr 17, 2006 | Quotes
There were 43,158 new cases of HIV reported in 2001 in the U.S. The number of cases is rising. In 2000, there were 40,000 new cases. Exactly 50% (half) of all these new cases of HIV in 2000 were among 15-24 year-olds. New strains of HIV are appearing, and the...
by APFLI | Apr 12, 2006 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
HIV RATE IN NETHERLANDS UP 22 PERCENT. In conjunction with rising STD rates across Europe, this week the Netherlands health agency RIVM reported the number of Dutch citizens diagnosed with HIV grew 22% last year over 2004. In addition, chlamydia rates were up 15...
by APFLI | Mar 13, 2006 | Population - Archive
USAID Population Control Activity Advances Despite Plummeting World Birthrates ‘Sterilization Quota’ Ordered by Indian Judge USAID POPULATION CONTROL ACTIVITY ADVANCES DESPITE PLUMMETING BIRTHRATES. The US Agency for International Development...
by APFLI | Feb 9, 2006 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
Recent surveys have shown the HIV prevalence rate in Bihar to be about five times higher than what was believed all this while. Eight populous districts in the state have been found grappling with an HIV epidemic with alarmingly high prevalence rates. [India Times,...
