Managing HIV: New CDC research shows that the majority of patients with HIV in the U.S. aren’t receiving medications and care necessary to control the virus enough to prevent them from passing it to others or impacting their own health, partly because some don’t know they’re infected, the WSJ reports . Only about 28% of the 1.2 million infected people in the U.S. are estimated to get regular care and have their infections under control, the report says. Changes at the Y: The YMCA will roll out new voluntary nutrition and activity standards for the 700,000-odd youths it serves through after-school and other programs, the New York Times reports . The guidelines, which were developed in consultation with local leadership, call for serving fruits and vegetables at every meal, subbing in water for juice, setting minimum physical-activity levels and reducing screen time, the paper says. Quick Review: The FDA gave priority review status to

Eliquis, the experimental anti-clotting drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer that the companies hope to market for stroke prevention in atrial-fibrillation patients, the WSJ reports . The FDA is aiming to make a decision on the drug by March 28, 2012. Praise for Medicare Nominee: An early sign that Marilyn Tavenner may get a more friendly reception from congressional Republicans than did her predecessor as President Obama’s pick to head up Medicare and Medicaid came yesterday, when Rep. Eric Cantor said she was “eminently qualified” to run Medicare, the Associated Press reports. To be sure, Cantor isn’t a member of the Senate, where Tavenner’s nomination will be decided, but he is an influential conservative, the AP says. Donald Berwick is leaving the position after holding a controversial temporary appointment set to expire at the end of the year. Image: iStockphoto

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A.M. Vitals: Most HIV Patients Lack Medications, Care