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FDA panel recommends approving home HIV test
Consumers may soon be able to test themselves for HIV and quickly learn the results in the privacy of their own homes following a unanimous approval recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday.
The panel said the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test should be made available over-the-counter (OTC) saying the test is safe and effective and that the benefits far outweigh the potential risks.
If approved by the FDA, the test will be the first OTC test to be marketed for HIV or any infectious disease. FDA advisory committee recommendations are not binding, but they are generally followed.
An estimated 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. One in five of those are unaware of their HIV status. And about 50,000 new cases of HIV are reported each year.
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“Where else in cinema or a big film franchise is there a female character that is not just supplementary or additional or the pretty face. She’s a breakthrough, I think. Ron says at the beginning, “I don’t know if we’ll get through a day without Hermione”. She’s like the brains behind the whole operation. And she’s so integral to that trio and to Harry’s success. I think she’s a very important figure.”
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Adrian Piper, My Calling (Card) #1: A Reactive Guerilla Performance for Dinners and Coctail Parties, 1986-1990
Adrian Piper carried these cards on her and distributed them directly to people who made racist comments in her presence. This duration-based work initiates the artwork to be “performed” whenever the context presents itself. It directly confronts an issue in an intelligent manner that will leave its impression on the receiver.
Guerilla Girls, Lecture at MoMA on January 27, 2007.
Frida Kahlo and Kathe Kollwitz, two founding members of the feminist activist group the Guerrilla Girls, present as part of a panel on Activism/Race/Politics.
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90s Band Fact of the Day:
Babes in Toyland — “Handsome and Gretel” (Demo)
“Handsome and Gretel” was released by the American punk rock band Babes in Toyland in 1991 before the recording of Fontanelle, and was the first Tim Mac production of the band. This single can be found on Dystopia and the demo can be found on Viled. “Handsome and Gretel” was the first release on Insipid Vinyl.
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