November 23, 2010

3 BIG DEVELOPMENTS MAKE AIDS OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL

In the nearly 30 years the AIDS epidemic has raged, there has never been a more hopeful day than this. Three striking developments took place Tuesday: U.N. officials said new HIV cases are dropping dramatically worldwide. A study showed that a daily pill already on pharmacy shelves could help prevent new infections in gay men. And the pope opened the way for the use of condoms to prevent AIDS
President Barack Obama said the groundbreaking research on the AIDS drug "could mark the beginning of a new era in HIV prevention."Health officials credit part of the decline to wider condom use, and on Tuesday, in a historic shift in church teachings, the Vatican said that using a condom is a lesser evil than infecting a sexual partner with HIV.

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