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The importance of new prevention initiatives in the U.S. was reinforced this year by the latest HIV incidence statistics. These numbers indicated that the standard prevention techniques of education and barrier protection continue to yield less than impressive results.
New CDC estimates suggested that the overall incidence of HIV in the U.S. remained flat between 2006 and 2009, with about 50,000 new infections diagnosed each year. As in previous time periods, a grossly disproportionate number of new infections occurred in men and among African Americans. Of note, though, was a significant increase in the rate of new infections among 13- to 29-year-olds, which resulted in a 34% increase in HIV diagnoses among young men who have sex with men (…