AEGiS-NIAID: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

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National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

NIAID Online Update - September 18, 2009

HIV/AIDS began its deadly course in the United States mostly as a disease of young men, but today the epidemic touches people of all ages, including adults aged 50 and older. On September 18, the first annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, we pause to recognize the importance of preventing HIV infection in this age group and understanding and addressing the unique health effects of the virus on older Americans.

To read the complete statement by Anthony S. Fauci, M.D, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director, National Institute on Aging; and Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D., Director, NIH Office of AIDS Research, go to http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2009/HIVandAging.htm.

NIAID conducts and supports research--at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide--to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)--The Nation's Medical Research Agency--includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.
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