U.N. - HIV Cases Hit Record High in 2003

• AIDS is the leading cause of death for African -American women ages 25 to 34

The world is losing the race against the AIDS  virus, which last year infected a record 5 million people and killed an unprecedented 3 million, the United Nations  reported Tuesday. The virus has now pushed deep into Eastern Europe and Asia, and tackling it will be more expensive than previously believed, according to the most accurate picture to date of the global status of HIV  infections. [more]