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California: AHF to Launch Nation's First One-Minute HIV Testing at the Abbey in West Hollywood

On Saturday, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) planned to become the first community-based HIV-testing program in the United States to provide HIV test results in one minute. AHF introduced the new test at a gala event at the Abbey with testing... Read more »

Officials Urge a Wider Use of a 20-Minute HIV Test

CDC officials yesterday urged greater use of a rapid HIV test to identify newly infected people as early as possible, and so reduce their chances of transmitting the virus to others. The test can provide results in 20 minutes rather than the few... Read more »

MedMira's Three-Minute HIV Test Wins Regulatory Approval in China

After receiving distribution approval from China's State Drug Administration, a Canadian biotech company is rushing to produce 250,000 rapid HIV tests for the nation. "The Chinese government has finally acknowledged this is a problem. Now they're... Read more »

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5 Minute HIV Home test

Hi Ryan, I recently come across HIV home test kits advertised online that provides test results in 5 mins. The web site is: http://www.1-minute-aids-test.com/Do you think these kits are reliable. What is your take on it?Thanks...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

DO NOT use any home testing kits that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The only home testing kit that is FDA approved is called Home Access (www.homeaccess.com).See the FDA's posting of information on buying HIV test... Read more »

15 minute test

Dear Mr. Sowadsky, Someone I know told me that he went for an HIV test that required only 15 minutes for the results to be known. Is there such a thing as a 15 minute test and if so, how accurate do you think the results would be? Thank you very...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.There are two possibilities here. One was that this person took a SUDS test. A SUDS test is an antibody test that can be done right in the doctorsoffice. The staff at the doctors office must be specially trained in... Read more »

Negative 20 minute Test - Should I still worry?

My estranged wife of 7 years (since intimacy) was recently diagnosed HIV positive and symptomatic. I've been feeling malaise for maybe 10 years. I was tested at health dept. with 20 minute test the same day she was diagnosed, of which resultts...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Negative FDA-approved rapid HIV tests performed outside of the window period are regarded as definitive. Therefore, your test is indeed conclusive, and I see no cause for concern.Positive rapid tests, on the other hand, need confirmation by... Read more »

HIV Test validity (Geodesic Meditech HIV TEST YOURSELF test kit )

Doctor, either a valid test needs to be made available to the public otherwise people will use other means. Im convinced on this .... its time the government gets with the program and makes FDA approved tests available, otherwise people will use...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Home Access Express Test" is the only FDA-approved HIV home test kit available (so far). Blood is obtained by lancet and a filter strip with blotted blood is mailed in a protected envelope using an anonymous code. The tests utilize... Read more »

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So does HIV live a few, seconds hours or minutes?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have heard many conflicting reports. I have heard it only 2 seconds, Ive heard it dies in minutes, and Ive heard it can live HOURS! What is the real lifespan? Has it been proved with tests? Read more »

A Minute

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Im doing a reserch paper and I cant seem to find how many people die of aids a day/ minute/seconds...can anyone help? Read more »

HIV Test Results

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am a 32 year old female from a very small town and I have lived in terror of HIV since about 1995. I basically diagnosed myself based on symptoms and in my mind I was almost certain that I was HIV positive. This has crippled my life for the past... Read more »

HIV COMBO TESTING RELIABILITY

Posted by GreatEscape, 1 Reply

Got myself tested 4 weeks after my last "possible" exposure (oral receptive for about two minutes, no ejaculation, presence precum unknown, insertive partner's status unknown) via SD BIOLINE HIV 1/2 RAPID TEST. Results came out negative.

At the 7th /... Read more »

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