Sexually transmitted diseases can be treated, and millions of people lead healthy lives with HIV, herpes and genital warts. Some of these diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, can be cured with antibiotics. Here are some resources to help.
June 27th Is National HIV Testing Day-New York Celebrity Dentist Offers Free Oral Rapid HIV Testing In the Dental Office
June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. In recognition of this health observance day, VIP Smiles, owned by celebrity dentist Dr. Catrise Austin will be offering free HIV testing in New York City at their 57th Street location by appointment from June 21st - June 28th, 2010. VIP Smiles is the first private dental practice in the nation certified and trained to offer the OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test, which can be administered orally during regular dental exams and delivers results in just 20 minutes. Since July 2009, VIP Smiles has screened hundreds dental patients for the HIV virus and believes that HIV testing in the dental office should become the standard of care.
National HIV Testing Day: The Day After
American Academy of HIV Medicine Offers Resources to Help General Practitioners Get Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients Into Care
WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2010.
FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind HIV Test Which Can Detect HIV Days Earlier Than Current U.S. Tests
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Every nine and a half minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV, and one out of every five of these individuals doesn't know it. To help stem the spread of this disease, the U.S.
FDA Approves First Diagnostic Assay to Detect Both HIV Antigen and Antibodies
Test advances ability to detect HIV infection earlier
SILVER SPRING, Md., June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first assay to detect both antigen and antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
What is Herpes? Tips on How to Suppress Your Outbreaks
Herpes simplex is part of a group of other virus called herpes Herpesviridae, which include the herpes virus 8 human (the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma), herpes zoster (the virus responsible for chickenpox and shingles) and cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Herpes simplex 1 is generally responsible cases of oral herpes, although in rare cases, herpes simplex 1 affects the genital area
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