bet the drug co. are happy this is being 'permitted' by our benevolent rulersgag

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Associated Press

Government

to Expand Use of Oral HIV Test

Friday

June 25, 3:46 pm ET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government

to Permit Wider Use of Oral HIV Test That Gives Results in 20 Minutes

 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said Friday it

will permit wider use of an oral test for the AIDS virus that gives results

in 20 minutes. The relaxed rules will allow screenings in HIV counseling

centers, community health centers and doctors' offices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In

addition, the government will spend almost $5 million to augment testing of

intravenous drug users.

" HIV

testing has never been easier or more accessible than it is today, "

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, announcing the

changes in advance of National HIV Testing Day on Sunday.

In

March, the government approved the OraQuick test for use mainly in hospitals

and large health clinics. The test is manufactured by OraSure Technologies

Inc. in 38,000 laboratories and, unlike other tests, does not require blood.

With OraQuick, a technician wipes a treated cotton swab along the gums,

picking up not saliva but cells lining the mouth.

The

swab is placed in a vial, and infection is signaled by the presence of

reddish-purple lines in a window on the vial. OraQuick also makes a rapid

blood test. <snip>