AIDS Deaths and HIV Infections Hit Lowest Numbers Since Start of Epidemic

Shauna Wright — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:37:22 +0000

The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is reporting world AIDS deaths and new HIV infections have each dropped 21 percent since the peak of the AIDS pandemic, the most optimistic report the group has ever issued.

Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS program, says in a news release, “We have seen a massive scale-up in access to HIV treatment, which has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people everywhere.”

Saddle Complex Fire – August 29

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:50:40 +0000

Crews made good progress on direct fire line at the Saddle Complex fire in the south end of the Bitterroot Valley. Total fire size as of Sunday evening in Idaho and Montana is about 24,700 acres.
The direct line has been established in the Woods Creek area

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AIDS Deaths and HIV Infections Hit Lowest Numbers Since Start of Epidemic

Saddle Complex Fire – August 29