The good news: The total declined by 19 percent in the first nine months of 1996 from the same period a year before, thanks to new drugs. The bad: The struggle to control the epidemic is far from over, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. Another area of concern is that women and non-whites aren't benefiting as much from new treatments.
US AIDS Deaths Down
The good news: The total declined by 19 percent in the first nine months of 1996 from the same period a year before, thanks to new drugs. The bad: The struggle to control the epidemic is far from over, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said. Another area of concern is that women and non-whites aren't benefiting as much from new treatments.
