Show T‘tr‘rFtlr “V ry r"rr TP'i iyii-Biii- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 9 2000 — Page 7 Millions at high risk for AIDS in US DURBAN South Africa (AP) — Roughly 5 million Americans have sex and drug habits that put them at a high risk of catching AIDS according to new Their conclusion: Between 2 percent and 4 percent of the adult population — 4 million to 5 million people — still put themselves at high risk This includes having six or more sexual partners annually having sex with someone known to be infected with HIV engaging in prostitution for drugs or money having male homosexual contact using crack cocaine or injecting drugs Gayle said die study did not attempt to learn whether this level of risky behavior is increasing or decreasing although there seems to be evidence on both sides For instance condom use has increased substantially since die 1980s although only about 40 percent of unmarried people and 23 percent of drug users report using them Over the last decade infection rates among gay men have remained stable at between 1 percent and 4 percent However said Gayle “We have seen troubling signs over the past year dial we fear could signal a resurgence of the epidemic among gay men" Last week the San Francisco Department of Public Health reported a sharp increase in new HIV infections between 1997 and 1999’' Also gonorrhea and other US figures and experts fear an upsurge of the disease after a decade of stability ' While AIDS infections in the United States hayie fallen dramatically since their peak in the 1980s public health officials worry that complacency about the disease has caused backsliding — especially among young gay men — that could bring AIDS roaring back “I’m scared by the trends we are start-in- g to see” said Dr Helene Gayle AIDS chief at the US Centos for disease Control and Prevention Gayle presented the latest data Saturday at a briefing hosted by the American Medical Association on the eye of the International Conference bn AIDS Currently about 40000 Americans con- 1 3th tract HIV each year down from the 100000 new infections annually during die mid--’ 80s The improvement is attributed largely to safer sex habits and avoiding dirtyjieedles ' In an attempt to see how many Americans still act recklessly the CDC analyzed surveys findings from several large-scale sexually spread diseases have risen recently in several cities among HIV-infect- ed prevent the spread of the virus from infected mothers to their babies during birth In the United States only a few hundred babies now get the infection this way each year Many hope the same approach will slow the spread of HIV to babies where this tragedy is common Around the world an estimated 34 million children are living with HIV most of Africa them in On Friday Boehringer Ingelheim said it would offer its AIDS drug nevirapine free to developing countries to help stop spread of HIV However a scheduled to be released later at the study meeting suggests this approach may not have a big impact because infected women can still spread the virus to their babies through breast feeding moth-er-to-chi- TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon that left a trail of death in the Philippines pummeled eastern r-J "W burying homes in landslides After traveling up Japan’s ' Pacific coast Typhoon Kirogi was headed for Hachinohe a dty 300 miles north of Tbkyo on the tip of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido i Residents of Mito northeast of Tokyo trudged knee-dee- p through torrents of muddy water that raced down streets and lapped storefronts TV footage showed 81 year-old An man drowned after falling into a ld AP photo Bracing for strong Wind and a downpour passersby in rainwear walk In Tokyo Saturday The typhoon lashed the Izu island chain south of Tokyo in the early hours Saturday then headed northeast to skirt the Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu swollen canal near Mito police said Another man aged 30 was found floating in a canal after his car veered off a wet road and hit a guard rail propelling him into the irriganOHtsid Tokyo tion ( pplicfaaidiim r vlitii A AlJffetfwtddl boy Xlsp'J drowned after falling into a About 800000 people — up Philippines said four people from 400000 Friday — died and four were still miss- Ih1 (taWtitf 'evtttthtioti irig after' fishing’ boat carty- - dih ment disaster management agency where he was playing with his father police said Officials in the Philippines said Saturday that the death - - The Red Cross and the of the southern tip of the island Authorities urged Kt&egM ft V ’ A sJ’ - i v'M ’ - t - Using automatic weapons and three cars the robbers took less less than 10 minutes to rob the plane at Brasilia International Airport late Thursday night police - 0 gun-m- en fired on the parked aircraft and an airport bus resi- making off with the gold Berlin ‘Love Parade’ sees flood of people BERLIN (AP) — More than million people danced to the booming beat of techno music Saturday at the annual Love Parade turning central Berlin into a sea of sweaty bodies shaggy pink outfits and shrill whistles youths from 1 High-spirit- ed Leeds England to underline this year’s motto of "One Parade" n More than 50 floats pumped out pounding World One Love truck-draw- beats With beer and party drugs fueling much of the action the “parade for respect tolerance communication between peoples and love” also had its usual glitches Police said they detained more than 100 people — about a third for selling drugs — mainly ecstasy — others for twying drugs theft or vandalism Medics helped some 600 of the "ravers" who had col— lapsed by lotoei' was tfend the though early Saturday before heading north to barrel into Japan’s main island of Honshu ' The festival hall at a shrine and three homes were demolished by landslides overnight cWishim 'whci£7$& W:i idents had been evacuated As skies cleared officials lifted the typhoon evacuationorder fix residents on the island 95 miles south of Tokyo force "It’s cool it’s outrageous and everyone is having a good time" said Andrew Lin a from New Jersey who in ed on the party during “ thafa' Lsr teat' h6fcayse TFwmrtw 'isfell ivh atiifes said "barely Ych'tfitTd they irgamzers short of their goal of attracting degrees 17 million people to Berlin On the Net: But there was a simultaneous ih time the for first htlpyAvww2lqv8paFadenet parade biggest techno rave street The storm lashed the Izu party uniting behind its theme island chain south of Tokyo of music as a peaceful globe-spanni- ng On the Net: Japan’s httpyyWwwinfOgovhkhko mid-eveni- ng “ 1999 ANNUAL Meteorological DRINKING WATER QUALITY Hong Kong Observatory: and httpyWwwweathergovhk REPORT Hie City of Logan will be sending out the 1999 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report to all Logan Gty customers in the month of July We want to keep you informed about our excellent drinking water and the services we provide Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water This report provides information on the water quality and testing done to insure 'he water is safe- We are pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets all federal and state requirements The Gty of Logan has some of the most pristine water in Utah and the United States Learn about a government entitlement program that pays for nursing home care for Seniors (No need to purchase long term care Insurance) Seniors are permitted to keep their Home and Money (toll free) - 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T-- earthquake by a last September Torrential rains from Kirogi which was packing maximum winds of 65 mph flooded at least 300 homes in the Tokyo metropolitan area according to die Tokyo Fire Department The typhoon knocked out power lines in several parts of central Japan with electricity cut to 20000 homes for four hours said Soichi Thkeguchi a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co More than 100 domestic dents to evacuate several - Gold snatched from plane in Brazil During the robbery the dental province The 24 other passengers were rescued Kai-ta- k was headed Saturday for Taiwan and was local ed about 160 miles southwest National Disaster Coordinating Council said another 23 were missing and feared dead including six from a boat that capsized Monday off the western coast of Luzon Coast guard officials in the toll there reached 42 from Nascimen-tosaid- O&f--’ mgs swollen river near a park spokesman Aprigio a i flights were canceled and across Europe and beyond -- Kirogi and a second typhoon Kai Tak that continued to dump monsoon rains on the country’ northwestern region w sub-Sahar- an Typhoons kill three in Japan Japan on Saturday killing three people flooding dries snapping power lines and lrvaf7t fh gay men Experts worry that complacency about getting AIDS Aided in part by the availability of effective HIV treatments may be behind a return to risky sexual behavior One of the most impressive victories over HIV in industrialized countries has been the use of AZT and other drugs to mjm — m4rf 2 or 753-49- 74 imm : 8’ |