World AIDS Day 2012 more hopeful than in past
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>. <span word="Advances">Advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 34 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 1,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> [<span word="December">December</span> 1, 2012], <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>.</p><p><span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="spur">spur</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span></p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wherewithal">wherewithal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trajectory">trajectory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="infect">infect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>.</p>
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