[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1100 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1100

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National 
Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
should expand and intensify programs of research and related activities 
 regarding the population of older individuals living with or at risk 
                                for HIV.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2010

  Mr. Carson of Indiana submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National 
Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
should expand and intensify programs of research and related activities 
 regarding the population of older individuals living with or at risk 
                                for HIV.

Whereas from 2006 through 2007, newly diagnosed cases of HIV increased 25 
        percent among individuals over the age of 50;
Whereas since 2003, the number of women 50 years of age and older who have been 
        newly diagnosed with HIV has increased 40 percent;
Whereas individuals over the age of 50 made up 15 percent of newly diagnosed 
        cases of HIV in 2007 and almost 17 percent in the first half of 2008;
Whereas the number of older individuals with HIV is expected to increase 
        substantially by 2015, with half of all individuals with HIV in the 
        United States being over the age of 50;
Whereas few physicians are taught to start conversations with their elderly 
        patients about sex or HIV education and are less likely to offer testing 
        to older individuals;
Whereas the number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in older adults was 12 
        times higher among Blacks and 5 times higher among Latinos than Whites;
Whereas data collection should include an emphasis on breaking down age groups, 
        tracking risk factors for infection for older adults, and behavioral 
        data so the National Institutes of Health can better grasp what 
        intervention is necessary or effective; and
Whereas more clinical research is needed for people over 50 living with or at 
        risk for HIV, as it is imperative to gain a greater understanding about 
        how treatments interact with aging bodies: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention should expand and intensify programs of research and 
related activities regarding the population of older individuals living 
with or at risk for HIV.
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