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China’s Gay Population Hit Hardest by HIV/AIDS: Study

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A study released by the Ministry of Health revealed today that approximately one of three new HIV infections in China are found in homosexual men. HIV was present in almost 20 percent of men in some south-western cities on the mainland, indicating that HIV and poverty living in a big city are positively related.

Atlantis Space Shuttle Set to Launch - Crew Aboard, Fuel Loaded, Weather Still Risky [PHOTOS]

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At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.
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