City Pricking Those Who Have Pricked

The city’s Health Department says testing is up 20% in the Bronx as part of the borough’s The Bronx Knows program. The goal is to reach 250,000 adults who never had a HIV test. HIV-related deaths in the city continued their decline to 1,115 in 2006 but there’s the need for continued vigilance. An estimated 4,800 new New Yorkers become infected each year.

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