Reuters :: Health

HIV spreads in NY at three times the U.S. average

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate, the city health department said on Wednesday, attributing the difference to New York's large population of high-risk groups such as gay men and blacks. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=tpu30v"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=tpu30v" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=vQ2UhK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=vQ2UhK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=BjJIXk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=BjJIXk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=qPVlfk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=qPVlfk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/376527781" height="1" width="1"/>