Category Archives: Aids/hiv Testing

Take Home HIV Test Raises Concerns

By admin | Published: May 19, 2012

HIV tests could be a step closer to becoming more accessible. The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the very first over-the-counter HIV test that would give you the results in just 20 minutes. Officials with the Valley Aids Network said there are positive and negative aspects to taking the rapid test at [...]

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UK OFWs Raise Concern Over HIV/AIDS Test

By admin | Published: May 18, 2012

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Kingdom have differing opinions on a mandatory HIV/AIDS test the government may consider as a requirement for every Filipino planning to work abroad.The recent statistics acknowledging the alarming rise of HIV positive cases among OFWs has prompted the government to take significant action to stop these numbers from [...]

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FDA panel backs first rapid, take-home HIV test

By admin | Published: May 17, 2012

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Consumers may soon be able to test themselves for HIV and quickly learn the results in privacy of their own homes following unanimous approval recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday, may 15th.The panel said the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test should be made available over-the-counter (OTC) saying the [...]

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LifeSouth: Blood is Safe & It’s Safe to Donate

By admin | Published: May 17, 2012

Font Size: Bert Collins donates blood to LifeSouth about 4 to 6 times a year. “I see it as a civic responsibility to give blood, it doesn’t take much from me yet it gives to many,” explained Collins. LifeSouth serves the Wiregrass region.Officials say before their blood reaches a hospital it’s tested. “Every unit is [...]

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Thalassemia patients prone to fatal infections

By admin | Published: May 15, 2012

Thalassemia patients, already afflicted by a serious disorder, could be at the risk of contacting life-threatening infections such as Hepatitis-B or HIV owing to the transfusion of infected blood within the window period. However, the risk is very minute, ranging from zero to five per cent, say experts.The risk haunts not only Thalassemics, but anybody [...]

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