Experts Urge Routine HIV Tests for All

Associated Press ^ | February 9, 2005 | Linda A. Johnson

[Judith Anne]

I think you're right about that. HIV is NOT a "mainstream" virus, but apparently some would like everyone to regard it that way.

[MD_Willington_1976]

What a load of crap...Where the hell would I get HIV from. What would be the point of testing other than to hand money to the pharmaceutical companies that produce the tests...

[scab4faa]

Don't they test your blood and notify you if you have aids when you give blood?

[Cicero]

Just another push to expand the AIDS empire.

Suppose they find more people who are infected with AIDS? What do they propose to do about it? It's illegal to tell anyone or warn the spouse or people they have had sexual contacts with. It's illegal to do anything to hinder people from spreading it.

So they will give these people AIDS drugs? The only thing that has done is to keep HIV positive people alive longer so they can infect more victims. Condoms too do little to prevent the spread of AIDS.

So what's the point? Obviously, more government money would flow to the designated AIDS organizations, who do little or nothing to solve the medical problem but are pretty successful at making AIDS a political icon and tax magnet.

[Dallas59]

When will these people get it through their heads that not all people are intravenous drug users, homosexuals, hemophiliacs or have had blood transfusions in the last 10 years? HIV is not the flu nor is it common.

[Pharmboy]

Another example of political correctness trumping science, facts and common sense. This is reminiscent of the public health groups mandating hepatitis B vaccination for all infants--even though the risk groups for this disease are essentially the same for HIV.

Don't these idiots understand that they as medical/public health leaders cannot afford to lose credibility?

[Oztrich Boy]

When all you have is a hammer, everthing looks like a nail.

[longtermmemmory]

The know exactly what you are stating. What they fear is that the general public will again realize that sexual behavior (homosexual behavior) is the primary transmission.

What the homo-advocates fear is that if the PERCEPTION focuses on homosexual conduct rather than such GENERAL conduct, the public will simple move to telling homosexual to stop they damaging behavior. (homosexual behavior)

[Coleus]

heart disease and cancer kill over 1 million people per year, aids about 10,000 per year.

If we test for anything it should be for cancer and heart disease, not HIV.