FDA Announces First Ever at Home HIV Test

Mike Adams — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:55:13 +0000

In the never-ending war against the spread of the HIV virus that can lead to AIDS, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the first-ever a self-administered HIV testing kit that produces results without the use of a laboratory.

AIDS Deaths and HIV Infections Hit Lowest Numbers Since Start of Epidemic

Shauna Wright — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:37:22 +0000

The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is reporting world AIDS deaths and new HIV infections have each dropped 21 percent since the peak of the AIDS pandemic, the most optimistic report the group has ever issued.

Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS program, says in a news release, “We have seen a massive scale-up in access to HIV treatment, which has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people everywhere.”

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FDA Announces First Ever at Home HIV Test

AIDS Deaths and HIV Infections Hit Lowest Numbers Since Start of Epidemic