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First Home HIV Test Kit
FDA approves
over-the-
counter device
T he U .S. Food and D rug A d m in
istration has approved the O raQ uick
In-H om e H IV T est, the first over-
the-counter, self-adm inistered H IV
test kit to detect the presence o f
antibodies to hum an im m unodefi
ciency virus type 1 (H IV -1) and type
2 (HI V-2). HIV is the virus that causes
acquired im m une deficiency sy n
drom e (A ID S).
T he test is designed to allow
individuals to collect an oral fluid
sam ple by sw abbing the upper and
low er gum s inside o f their m ouths,
then place that sam ple into a d e v el
oper vial, and obtain test results
w ithin 20 to 40 m inutes. A positive
result w ith this test does not m ean
that an individual is definitely in
fected w ith H IV , but rather, that
additional testing should be done in
a m edical setting to confirm the test
result.
Sim ilarly, a negative test result
does not m ean that an individual is
definitely not infected w ith H IV ,
particularly when exposure may have
been w ith in the p re v io u s th ree
m onths. T he test has the potential
to identify large num bers o f previ-
Annual
Community Fair
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Sunday
August 5, 2012
1-5 PM
Sharon Seventh Day
Adventist Church
5209 NE 22nd Ave.
Portland. OR 97211
For more information:
503-287-7649
www.sharonsda.net
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fhe OraQuick HIV test promises to deliver results in as little as
20 minutes.
ously undiagnosed H IV infections,
esp ecially if used by those unlikely
to use standard screening m ethods.
T he C enters for D isease C ontrol
and P revention estim ates that 1.2
m illion people in the U nited States
are living w ith H IV infection. A bout
one in five are not aw are they are
infected. There are about 50,000 new
H IV infections every year. M any o f
these new infections are tran sm it
ted from people w ho are unaw are o f
their H IV status.
"Knowing y o u r status is an im
portant factor in the effort to p re
vent the spread o f HI V ,” said K aren
M id th u n , M .D ., d ire c to r o f the
F D A ’s C enter for B iologies E valua
tion and R esearch. “T he availability
o f a hom e-use H IV test kit provides
an o th er option for individuals to
get tested so that they can seek
m edical care, if ap propriate.”
Consultations with family
practice physicians
Cholesterol, blood glucose,
and blood pressure testing
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H e a l t h «V a L T C H
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PART 11. EXERCISE: Does it help low back
problems, or only make them worse?
C an cer R esou rce C en ter - P rovidence St. V incent M edical C en ter and
the A m erican R ed C ross have jo in e d forces to create the first in-hospital
i: A friend o f m ine show ed me to v ery d isa stro u s sid e e ffe cts.
V ^ a s i series o f exercises designed W h en w e e x e rc is e an d stre tc h
to help h er low back problem s. Is m uscles w ithout rem oving the cause
it all right fo r m e to use them , too? o f the spasm s, it actually forces the
: It w ould be enlighten- ing body to degenerate faster. Y ou are
to know the num ber o f people b etter o ff to have done no ex ercis
with qualified back problem s (fixa
ing at all. In C hiropractic, w e know
tion on the spinal jo in ts) w ho are the exercise is an im portant part o f
told they only need to exercise. health, but only after C hiropractic
T h ey are given a b rie f exam and a care has rem o v ed the spinal fixa-
sheet o f stretching exercises to
follow . T hey are led to believe
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nothing else need to be done. This
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6140.
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tions that caused the problem in
the first place. T hen and only then
c a n th e s p in e b e c o r r e c t ly
stretched and strengthened w ith
o u t tra u m a tiz in g m u sc le s and
nerves. For a safe, g entle accurate
assessm ent o f your spinal situ a
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tions you m ight have about your
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Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock,, Portland Oregon97212
Phone: (503) 287-5304