HIV/AIDS Topics U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Routine HIV Screening for Adolescents and Adults
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Friday, 03 May 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
On April 30 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a "Grade A," or highest-level, recommendation that all adolescents and adults ages 15 through 65 years should receive routine HIV screening. "These recommendations...reinforce the importance of people everywhere knowing their HIV status and, if positive, accessing care, receiving treatment and other prevention services," said CDC's Jonathan Mermin.
Only 1 in 5 Medicaid Users Linked to Care Within a Year After HIV Diagnosis
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Only about 20% of adult Medicaid recipients who tested positive for HIV during the past decade began receiving appropriate care -- including CDC T-cell count and viral load monitoring -- within a year of diagnosis, and the rate did not improve much within 5 years, according to an analysis described in the January 2013 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
National HIV Testing Day -- Take the Test, Take Control
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), initiated 19 years ago by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness about HIV and encourage people to learn their status.
U.S. Task Force Recommends HIV Screening for Teens, Adults, Pregnant Women
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Adolescents and adults between the ages of 15 and 65 years should be routinely screened for HIV, and people outside this age range should also be tested if they are at risk of infection, according to draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued this week. The Task Force also advised that all pregnant women should be screened for the virus. 
FDA Committee Recommends Approval of First Home HIV Test
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee this week unanimously recommended approval of the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. While the test can sometimes give false-negative or false-positive results, the committee decided the benefits of more people learning their HIV status outweigh the potential risks.
FDA Approves OraQuick Home HIV Antibody Test
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
On July 3, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter self-administered HIV antibody test that can be performed entirely outside a medical setting.
Oral HIV Tests May Be Less Accurate than Blood Tests
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- Category: HIV Testing & Diagnosis
- Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Oral HIV antibody testing is quick and convenient, but this method is not quite as accurate as blood testing in low-prevalence settings, being more likely to produce false-positive results, according to a study review and meta-analysis described in the January 24, 2012, online edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Bathhouses Can Be Good Venues for HIV Testing and Linkage to Care
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Bathhouses frequented by gay and bisexual men may be good places to find people with undiagnosed HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases and encourage them to enter ongoing care, researchers reported in the February 1, 2012, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 
Prompt Effective Treatment Maximizes Life Expectancy for People with HIV
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive people who receive a timely diagnosis and start treatment with suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) are likely to lose less than a decade of life expectancy -- comparable to the effect of cigarette smoking -- according to a mathematical model described in the November 14, 2011, advance online edition of AIDS.
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