For the first time ever, the number of people living with HIV or AIDS in this country has passed the one million mark. This according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Craig Thompson, of AIDS Project Los Angeles, said “This is a heartbreaking milestone.” Three-quarters of those infected are male and nearly half are African-American. Government researchers say the increase reflects both the success in prolonging survival with AIDS treatment and the continued failure in controlling the spread of new infections. The United Nations has estimated that 38 million people worldwide are living with HIV or AIDS and that nearly 6 million of them will die in the next two years if they do not receive proper drug treatments.