...this year and next year > 5$(Today 0,80$!!!)
Why?
Remember: Calypte Biomedical Corporation, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a public healthcare company dedicated to the development and commercialization of urine-based diagnostic products and services for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), sexually transmitted diseases and other infectious diseases. Calypte``s tests include the screening EIA and supplemental Western Blot tests, the only two FDA-approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, as well as an FDA-approved serum HIV-1 antibody Western Blot test. The Company believes that accurate, non-invasive urine-based testing methods for HIV and other infectious diseases may make important contributions to public health by helping to foster an environment in which testing may be done safely, economically, and painlessly.
And read this news: BLOOMBERG OFFERS 1-HR. AIDS TEST
By FRANKIE EDOZIEN --------------------------------------------------
December 2, 2003 -- The city intends to offer the latest HIV test that produces results within an hour to all New Yorkers by next year, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday in marking World AIDS Day. " People before had to wait a long time which, No. 1, discouraged them from taking the test. No. 2, a lot didn`t come back to find the results and in the meantime, if they had to wait a long time, perhaps other people were infected," the mayor said.
The quick test is being used by city officials, but not widely.
At a Gracie Mansion ceremony to commemorate World AIDS Day, Bloomberg also announced the formation of a 20-member Commission on AIDS consisting of city officials, noted scientists and social-service providers, to help shape AIDS policy.
Officials say there are 80,862 people living with HIV/AIDS here, with blacks accounting for 44 percent and Latinos, 31.8 percent. .
But advocates and several City Council members slammed the move.
Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan), chairwoman of the council`s Health Committee, said it was meant to deflect attention from Bloomberg`s " terrible record" on HIV/AIDS.
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