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HIV diagnoses in UK homosexual men at all-time high

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English: Percentage of new HIV infection per state from 2006 to 2008 in Malaysia (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Figure epidemiology of HIV infection, disease and deaths from AIDS - 1986-2006, based on data from PZH (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) English: World map of travel & residence restrictions against people with HIV/AIDS: www.aidsmap.co. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) English: Estimated HIV prevalence among young adults (15-49) by country. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) LONDON, November 30, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A report on HIV infection from the  UK’s Health Protection Agency  states that new diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) reached an all-time high in 2011, with 3,010 new cases. The report, which was published on Thursday, says a “worrying” trend has developed since 2007, with rates of new HIV infections rising rapidly among homosexual men. Nearly one in 12 male homosexuals in London now has HIV. In the rest of the nation, one in 20 h...