Daily Archives: December 16, 2009

U.S. Medicare to pay for HIV testing 0

Americans enrolled in the U.S. government-run Medicare health insurance program will now be covered for tests that screen for HIV, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees the program for the elderly and disabled, said on Tuesday.
home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The tests to detect the virus that causes [...]

Sask. to speed HIV test results 0

An HIV testing kit that delivers results in minutes will soon be available in six health regions in Saskatchewan, the provincial health ministry announced Tuesday.
Currently, most tests to determine if someone is HIV-positive are done through a clinical laboratory, which can take two to three days to produce results. The wait can be longer if [...]

Take an HIV test, just so you know… 0

MORE people were freshly diagnosed with HIV last year in Essex than any other county in the Eastern Region, latest figures show.
To coincide with World Aids Week – the first week in December – everyone who might possibly be at risk is being urged to take an HIV test, so if they have the infection, [...]