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Federal officials say HIV testing should be as common as cholesterol checks

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that all Americans between the ages of 13 and 65 should be tested for HIV when receiving routine medical checks. Even though the issue at first causes the hair on the back of my neck to stand I 100% approve this proposal. It would only be one more shot for Americans to go through and would defiantly help in the prevention of the spreading of this disease. It would also mean the estimated 250,000 people with HIV who don’t know it would receive life extending treatments sooner. The only down side is the extra money required to start administering the tests nationwide.

posted by Anonymous @ 9/21/2006 07:17:00 PM