Instant Hiv

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is instant hiv test possible?

sir,i am an engineer working on a project related to aids involving tech based ideas.i would like to know that is it possible that we may device a handy set to instantly indicate whether a person is hiv+ or not. such a device would potentially...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There are HIV antibody tests that can detect the presence of antibodies in as little as three minutes. It seems that an "instant" test to detect or quantitate the virus is farther off. It either requires detection, and amplification of the... Read more »

Instant HIV test Conclusive?

blood! I have been scared to get tested and bought an instant HIV test online that says 99.9%... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

'SH Instant ' new treatment

Hi, I saw some recent articles about a study into this treatment (SH Instant). Is this quack... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Illinois: AIDS Warnings, Instantly; Chicago Woman Living With HIV for More Than 20 Years Uses Twitter to Quickly Broadcast Safe-Sex Messages, Urge Testing

Following her HIV diagnosis in 1986, Chicago-based Rae Lewis-Thornton made it her mission to promote AIDS education by speaking out at schools and colleges, writing first-person magazine articles, and producing TV segments on the topic. Appearing on... Read more »

Kenya: Instant Infant HIV Diagnosis to Be Rolled Out in Rural Areas

Last year, students at Kenya's Strathmore University began software development on a database system to help speed up the delivery of HIV test results for infants in remote areas. Diagnosis within six weeks of birth ensures the timely initiation of... Read more »

Instant Relaxers -- Stress Relief

WE'VE ALL BEEN in situations when we needed on-the-spot stress relief.Experts have discovered fast and easy things you can do to relieve tensionany time and anywhere. Reducing stress as soon as it strikes, is importantbecause stress is unavoidable... Read more »

This Month in HIV: Top 10 HIV Medical Stories of 2006 Summary

--> What It Was: One of the largest HIV treatment studies of all time. More than 5,000 people with HIV from around the world were split into two groups: One group started HIV treatment and continued without any interruption for the duration of... Read more »

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Hiv 1/2 reliability vs Hiv-2 stand alone test ?

Posted by SRCHFRANS34, 1 Reply

Does anyone know the % of accuracy for Hiv-2 antibody detection with current Elisa 1/2 antibody tests ? Some of the 4-5 year old posted answers in the archives say 70% accuracy for Hiv-2 , has that changed with today's 1/2 tests ? I'm Finding a... Read more »

free HIV+ dating site from Poz Magazine!

Posted by Anonymous

http://www.poz.com/index.shtml is poz magazines information web page, you can access the poz dating site from that page or go directly too http://personals.poz.com/
and on that page it has a place too click and join, its totally free, allows posting... Read more »

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 »

I need help from an Hiv + person

Posted by NW715, 6 Replies

I am going insane. I would truly appreciate if someone that is dealing with hiv can help me? Please. I would really like to talk privately on the instant messenger is possible. If anyone is up for talking, please reply. Thanks a lot. Read more »

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