The number of U.S. children born with HIV/AIDS has dropped since the mid-1990s, according to a report by the Health Resources and Services Administration (medicalnewstoday.com/HRSA, 10/29).
The decline was seen across all demographic groups, according to HRSA’s sixth annual Women’s Health USA report.
The number of white infants born with HIV dropped by more than 80 percent, black infants born with the virus decreased by 65.6 percent, and Hispanic infants born with HIV dropped by 40.6 percent.
Women’s Health USA focuses on issues and trends concerning U.S. women, such as prenatal care, psychological distress and insurance concerns. Click here to access the full report online.
"I'm HIV positive and diabetic (as well as have high cholesterol) and some of my meds specify taking them with 'high fat foods' which I have to do twice a day. I've eaten as healthy as possible, but when it comes to high fat foods, I am in a quandary...about what to eat sometimes..."
