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[…] 0 commentsin Health and Illness, Healthcare, Legal, Precaution & Risk, Regulation Tweet The FDA didn’t approve a home test for HIV until 24 years after it first received an application. According to an FDA […]

By: david7134

david7134 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:40:12 +0000

Most hospitals require that you obtain written permission from a patient before you test them for AIDS. This really makes it difficult to diagnose and treat as many people will not give permission. We do get around the issue by obtaining a T-cell count.

When the major social illness was syphilis, you could obtain a blood sample whenever you desired and then reported it to the health department. Before adequate antibiotics syphilis was fairly well contained by establishing sexual contacts. Why is AIDS so different?

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By: FDA Delay Likely Killed Thousands, Imposed Billions In Costs

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