Benefits Of Hiv Testing

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Self Funded Health Benefits Law Firm - STD and HIV Testing/Status

My question involves the following fact pattern:An extraordinarily conservative law firm self funds its employee welfare benefit program. Employee need to be tested for STDs and HIV. As a self funded entity, an "officer" of the...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

And all the partners at the firm are completely monogamous, right? Good grief. You are a great candidate for the mail-in HIV test, obtainable at a pharmacy (ideally one where they don't know you). Or you could call the AIDS Service Organization... Read more »

benefits of knowing (pick me) (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009)

In short I am afraid of perhaps being hiv positive. I was in a relationship for two years with... Read more »

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Benefits/Waiting Period Question from someone in Benefits/HR

I recently became benefits-eligible in CA at my job. The problem is, I work in HR and Benefits,... Read more »

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Majority of Doctors, Public Believe Mandatory, Federally Funded HIV Testing Would Benefit U.S. Health, Survey Says

More than 60% of doctors and the general public in the United States believe that mandatory, federally funded HIV testing would improve the overall health of U.S. citizens, according to a national survey conducted by HCD Research , the Washington... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Routine HIV Testing May Benefit Teenagers

A study of 1,222 sexually active 15- to 21-year-olds found that key HIV risk behaviors, like having unprotected sex, had no impact on whether they sought HIV testing. Instead, the single most important factor was whether they had ever been tested... Read more »

Zambia to Benefit from AIDS Testing Kits From Swiss Company

Upon returning from a conference of African first ladies on HIV/AIDS in Geneva, Zambian first lady Maureen Mwanawasa told reporters on Monday that Swiss company Boehringer Ingelheim had offered to give 15 African countries an undisclosed quantity of... Read more »

Community Benefits of "Test and Treat"

Effective ART dramatically reduces the risk of HIV transmission, and mathematical models have suggested that universal voluntary testing and widespread treatment could essentially halt the spread of the epidemic. Two studies presented at CROI... Read more »

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Benefits of HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

This is going to sound bizarre, but let me preface my note with the disclaimer that I'm taking an international health course and our challenge is to write a 10-15 page paper on a controversial topic. The topic I have chosen is definitely... Read more »

Benefits for Poz Vets

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can anyone tell me the benefits provided to HIV positive Veterans? Ikeep hearing that it all depends on when you contracted it, but I at least want to know what they are. Government web sites are not very helpful in explaining. Thanks alot!

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Are early tests beneficial?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Can anyone tell me:
* If there is any benefit to testing at the 1 month mark?
* If there is any benefit to using the Home Access test at, say, 4, 6, & 8 weeks?

By "benefit", I of course mean "will it catch antibodies if they have been developed... Read more »

Benefits of Vitamins

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is there anyone out there who takes vitamins regularly and has HIV? Which do you take and has there been any proof of its benefits?

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