Impaired antibody response in an AIDS patient compromised the accuracy of the test. The OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test has transformed HIV testing from a cumbersome process to a rapid ...

June 22, 2007 -- Emergency departments (EDs) should consider integrating rapid HIV testing into their routine medical services to identify patients who are unaware that they are infected with HIV and ...

WASHINGTON — The first oral test for the AIDS virus that gives results in 20 minutes won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, giving a new option to people leery of blood testing.

WASHINGTON - Americans will soon be able to test themselves in the privacy of their own homes for the virus that causes AIDS, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid, ...

A new high-tech rapid HIV and Aids test kit and point of care cluster of differentiation (CD4) has been unveiled in the country making early diagnosis of the virus possible. Called Alere Determine ...

HIV self-testing in home setting only marks the presence of HIV-1/2 antibodies or the HIV-1 p24 antigen; it does not provide a diagnosis. The self-testing kit has an inbuilt control line, which makes ...

OraSure Technologies Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) has taken another step toward seeking FDA approval for home use of its OraQuick Advance rapid HIV test. In March, the company announced that it had contracted ...

Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city. Kareem Mims, prevention health care coordinator ...

Mid-Missouri PrideFest happens each fall. It includes a street fair, music performances, drag shows and more. Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services will be at Mid-Missouri PrideFest ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - In recognition of National HIV Testing Day on Tuesday, June 27, local organizations and businesses will be offering testing and educational resources. National HIV Testing Day ...

In the shade of a small tent set up in Prevention Point Philadelphia’s outdoor Love Lot, health care coordinator Kareem Mims tore open a rapid HIV test kit. Next to him sat Philadelphia City ...