he federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study Thursday that could indicate a "second-wave" AIDS epidemic, The Washington Post reported. Positive HIV status among young gay men has been rising 12 percent each year since 2001, the study showed, with the steepest increase among young black men. "These men represent a new generation that has not been personally affected by AIDS in the same way that their older peers have," Richard Wolitski, acting director of HIV/AIDS prevention at the CDC, told the Post. Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of the ...

The number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year, with the steepest upward trend in young black men, according to a new report. The double-digit increase in young gay men is about 10 times higher than in the homosexual community overall, where the number of new infections is going up about 1.5 percent a year. The report, released yesterday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, appears to confirm impressions that a "second-wave" AIDS epidemic is underway in gay America. HIV Rate Up 12 Percent ...

 The latest data on HIV infection across 33 states finds new diagnoses jumping by 12 percent annually between 2001 and 2006 among young gay and bisexual men. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the rise is "especially concerning" for young black men aged 13 to 24 who have sex with men. For this group, the annual rate of new HIV diagnoses rose by 15 percent annually, compared to a 9 percent and an 8 percent annual rise among their white and Hispanic peers, respectively. The findings were released Thursday in this week's issue ...