Southern states are the epicenter of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

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Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

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[tinydancer]

Please tell me you understand that many urban areas in the south are populated by gays. Atlanta, New Orleans, Orlando, Savannah, Nashville. All are gay hot spots in the south. Oh and the Florida Keys. That's just to name a few.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Too much focus on HIV. 1 in 3 Americans has an STI, about 1 in 4 has HPV. Less than a million have HIV/AIDS or 1 in 320.

 

[Kosh]

Guess it is time to close down spring break in Florida..

Also notice how the far left OP leaves out California!

But then again most of the spread of AIDS is in cities run by the far left..

So who cares, right?

 

[Disir]

It's a little bit more than the ACA.
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/...hepatitis-epidemic-sparks-cdc-alert/26310539/

 

[tinydancer]

One problem and it's a biggie world wide is that many black gays just can't come to terms with their sexuality and consequently do not seek medical help until too late. This is a real pity and sadly it's been going on for decades. One would think by now it would be acceptable to come out.

I managed this one band. Player black. Wouldn't come out if his life depended on it and this was in the music biz in Toronto. I've never gotten it. Especially in such a comfort zone of gayness. I still don't get it.

 

[waltky]

New at risk age category for HIV...

Teens not tested for HIV as often as recommended
Jan. 19, 2016 - Less than a quarter of sexually active high school students have been tested, and only one-third of students overall have been screened, despite longstanding recommendations.

Less than a quarter of all sexually active high school students in the United States have been tested for HIV, a number that has not changed in a decade despite efforts to increase screening for the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of students being screened is significantly low and show recommendations for all teenagers to be tested have not been widely implemented. Joining the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics in December recommended all teens be screened for HIV and AIDS starting between age 16 and 18.

The somewhat controversial suggestion was added to the group's health screening guidelines based on roughly 1 out of 4 new HIV infections occurring in people aged 13 to 24, with nearly half of them unaware they have been infected. "These results indicate that recommendations to screen all adolescents and young adults for HIV infection, regardless of risk, have not been widely implemented," researchers wrote in the study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics.

Roughly one in four new HIV diagnoses is in a sexually active person between the ages 13 and 24, with 44 percent of them unaware they have been infected.​

CDC researchers analyzed data collected as part of the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey from 2005 to 2013 and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2011 to 2013. During the two time periods, an average of 22 percent of high school students who had sex -- 17 percent male and 27 percent female -- and 33 percent of teenagers overall had been tested for HIV. About 27 percent of males were tested during the time frame, however percentages of women being tested decreased between 2011 and 2013 from 42.4 percent to 39.5 percent. A larger drop was seen among black women, from 68.9 percent to 59.9 percent, than among white women, who decreased from 42.4 percent to 39.5 percent.

The researchers noted a doctor or other healthcare provider suggesting an HIV test increased the chance of it happening, one method they said could help improve screening rates. "Multi-pronged testing strategies, including provider education, system-level interventions in clinical settings, adolescent-friendly testing services, and sexual health education will likely be needed to increase testing and reduce the percenlinktage of adolescents and young adults living with HIV infection," the researchers said in a press release.

Teens not tested for HIV as often as recommended

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HIV PrEP drug Truvada as safe as aspirin, study finds
Jan. 20, 2016 - An analysis of five studies involving more than 15,000 people showed a small number of minor side effects, researchers reported.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a drug taken daily to prevent HIV, was shown in a new study to be as safe for users as taking aspirin. PrEP is a combination of the drugs emtricitabine and tenofovir, marketed as the drug Truvada, that can be taken by HIV-negative people at risk for contracting the virus. Studies since at least 2011 have shown the efficacy of the drug at stopping the spread of HIV, and none of the people at high risk for HIV using PrEP in a 2.5-year study in San Francisco contracted the virus.

The lack of significant side effects, which were shown in the new study to be comparable to those of taking aspirin every day, may help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raise awareness and use of PrEP. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles involved with the study, published in the Open Forum of Infectious Diseases, analyzed five previous studies on PrEP involving 15,490 participants and two studies on aspirin safety with 61,947 participants.

Doctors, researchers, and experts are pushing for wider use of PrEP, sold as Truvada, and for it to be available over the counter. Currently, many people are unaware of the drug, which must be prescribed by a doctor.​

In the groups taking PrEP, 1 in 114 men who have sex with men and transgender women may experience nausea and 1 in 96 are at risk for unintentional weight loss, in addition to 1 in 68 heterosexual participants being at risk for decreased white blood cell counts. For those taking aspirin, 1 in 909 are at risk for major gastrointestinal bleeding, 1 in 123 for any gastrointestinal bleeding, and 1 in 15 men for any bleeding issue. In women, 1 in 10 also reported easy bruising.

Researchers said many doctors have been slow to prescribe PrEP, which they note should be more widely and easily available, because of safety concerns that should be assuaged with the new analysis of studies on the drug. "With the study showing that PrEP might be as safe as aspirin, doctors should feel more comfortable prescribing it, and patients should feel more comfortable using it," the researchers said in a press release. The data also could support efforts to make PrEP available without a prescription as an over-the-counter medication.

HIV PrEP drug Truvada as safe as aspirin, study finds

 

[TheOldSchool]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

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Well southerners were the ones who most celebrated AIDS when it started up decades ago. It's not at all surprising they're the ones most wracked by it now.

 

[Missourian]

Well southerners were the ones who most celebrated AIDS when it started up decades ago. It's not at all surprising they're the ones most wracked by it now.

From the article...

For example, he told Reuters Health by phone, in 2014, about 70 percent of new diagnoses of HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, were among men who have sex with men -- including those who inject drugs.
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While I seriously doubt Southerners celebrated AIDS...I'm absolutely positive the gay community did not.

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[initforme]

Its the south. Low education, low wage..the list goes on..but they love the double wide....and Walmart.

 

[amrchaos]

A Black man coming ut as a homosexual could face some dangerous stereotyping and physical harm. At least before the eighties.

Now, men will loose most of their male friends. Or so called friends. I remember one guy came out to an old friend, and the friend said"why are you telling me this. I'm not gay! I can't help you with gay problems."

They are still friends.

 

[Iceweasel]

Its the south. Low education, low wage..the list goes on..but they love the double wide....

The double wide? Is that two gays plowing the same ass?

 

[Correll]

One problem and it's a biggie world wide is that many black gays just can't come to terms with their sexuality and consequently do not seek medical help until too late. This is a real pity and sadly it's been going on for decades. One would think by now it would be acceptable to come out.

I managed this one band. Player black. Wouldn't come out if his life depended on it and this was in the music biz in Toronto. I've never gotten it. Especially in such a comfort zone of gayness. I still don't get it.

And let's not forget the high incarceration rate as a vector.

LIbs love to hit the "South" with stats that really are just reflecting the fact that the South is more "diverse" than say, New England.

 

[Geaux4it]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

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So the south is where Howie and the other queers at USMB are from?

-Geaux

 

[Moonglow]

Please tell me you understand that many urban areas in the south are populated by gays. Atlanta, New Orleans, Orlando, Savannah, Nashville. All are gay hot spots in the south. Oh and the Florida Keys. That's just to name a few.

There are large ghey communities in all large cities...

 

[ScienceRocks]

The southern states are the shit holes of this country full of idiots that don't like modern civilization.

Yet, they want war with islam and attack the taliban? lol

 

[Correll]

The southern states are the shit holes of this country full of idiots that don't like modern civilization.

Yet, they want war with islam and attack the taliban? lol

You ever been to the South?

This number isn't tracking what you think it is.

 

[Moonglow]

Notice how the Ghey Southern Baptist are flaming the Muslim world?

 

[Geaux4it]

The southern states are the shit holes of this country full of idiots that don't like modern civilization.

Yet, they want war with islam and attack the taliban? lol

That was an idiotic statement Matthew. Compare Nashville to Detroit and get back with us

-Geaux

 

[Stephanie]

but don't accuse the left/libs of being intolerant. Make it intolerant, nasty and hateful