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The charge would become a disorderly persons offense and apply only when there is intent to infect and steps aren't taken to try to prevent that.

In 1990, more than 4,200 individuals were newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the Garden State. The virus and its most severe phase took the lives of nearly 3,600 hundred people.

Needle programs help prevent drug users from spreading HIV and hepatitis C, which are more costly to treat.

Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas.

Surgeons in Baltimore for the first time have transplanted organs between an HIV-positive donor and HIV-positive recipients. It's a long-awaited new option for patients with the AIDS virus whose kidneys or livers also are failing.

About half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime, according to new government estimates.

There's concern among medical professionals and public health advocates that the increase in heroin users in New Jersey could lead to an increase in HIV cases from sharing contaminated needles.

Fewer than 1 in 4 high school students who've had sex have ever been tested for HIV, a troubling low rate that didn't budge over eight years, government researchers say. Young adults fared slightly better, although testing rates have declined in black women, a high-risk group.

A New Jersey drug company is testing a new HIV medication that may keep the virus at bay, but medical professionals say that doesn't mean the threat of the disease has been eradicated.

A major international study says don't delay in seeking HIV treatment: Starting medication soon after diagnosis helps keep people healthy longer.