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First-ever home HIV test kit approved in US

OraQuick Advance HIV test (Reuters/John Gress)
Americans will soon be able to find out whether they are HIV positive at home, after an over-the-counter test was approved by the Food and Drug Agency.
| by RT | 2012 |

The test is only available to people aged 17 and above, so ID may be needed to buy one.

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Pills may soon rival condoms in HIV prevention

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An antiviral drug Truvada may soon become the next solution to HIV prevention, while scientists continue to dig for a vaccine.
| by RT | 2012 |

The FDA is likely to approve the medicine for ‘pre-exposure prophylaxis’ by June 15.

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First man ‘functionally cured’ of HIV

Since HIV was discovered 30 years ago this week, 30 million people have died from the disease, and it continues to spread at the rate of 7,000 people per day globally, the UN says.
| by Liz Goodwin |

There’s not much good news when it comes to this devastating virus.