WASHINGTON — A record 8 million people with HIV in poor countries were receiving potentially life-saving treatment last year and new infections among children are dropping steadily, the United Nations said Wednesday, in an encouraging report on the AIDS epidemic.
UN reports progress against HIV in poor countries
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | 3:17 p.m. CDT
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