HIV/AIDS is on the rise among Latinos in America. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Latinos make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 18 percent of newly diagnosed cases. Dr. Ken Dominguez of the CDC is joined by Catalina Sol, of the HIV Program at Clinica del Pueblo, to discuss statistics and prevention.

Posted on: August 4th, 2008
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