Ozgaz Posted September 24, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 Where is the Red Cross Hospital, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 ...one of the most common reactions of a person finding out they are HIV+ is to go out and infect as many others as they can Is this true? Some places in africa have a belief if a person with aids has sex with a virgin, it will cure them. Thus, innocent young girls are getting abducted and raped by hiv+ men, bleed, and get infected. That has got to be the most sinister myth one could dream up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldian Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 I seem to remember it being around Silom and Rama IV, but don't quote me..if you do a search on here for Red X Hospital, you should come up with something, as that's how I found it. It is easy enough to find....went in in the morning for a blood test, came back in the afternoon for the results...i don't think it was more than 500 baht or so........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotover Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 Oldian is right about it being near Rama IV and Silom. This hospital, also known as Chula Longkon Hospital, is at the intersection of RatchDamri and Rama IV, just across from the SW corner or Lumpini Park. If you take the skytrain to Sala Daeng Station (near Patpong), then walk a few hundred meters north on Silom until you reach Rama IV (very busy), cross Rama IV, and you'll see the hospital on your left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgaz Posted September 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 Thanks to various posters for their information. I take it that the Red Cross Hospital is different from the Red Cross Anonymous Clinic that is mentioned in some other threads on this general subject, although it is in the same area. Anyone have specific directions for that place, if it is not in the hospital itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma500 Posted October 12, 2002 Report Share Posted October 12, 2002 Rama IX hospital does HIV testing with results within 45 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 One more in this case http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2418849.stm A rapid new test for HIV, the virus which causes Aids, has been approved by the American Government's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The test, devised by OraSure Technologies, can deliver results in about 20 minutes. The company says quicker diagnosis could reduce the spread of the disease and help people get treatment earlier. HIV tests being carried out in a laboratory But Andrew Pendleton, an anti-Aids campaigner for the Christian Aid organisation, told the BBC that, although easier diagnosis was helpful, the priority in many parts of the world was to be able to provide HIV-sufferers with adequate health information, counselling and treatment. The US Health and Human Service Secretary, Tommy Thompson, said: "With this new test, in less than half an hour, (patients) can learn preliminary information about their HIV status, allowing them to get the care they need to slow the progression of their disease and to take precautionary measures to help prevent the spread of this deadly virus." OraSure has an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to help distribute the HIV test, called OraQuick. After the announcement, OraSure's shares rose 66 cents to $6.44 on the Nasdaq index. OraSure says the treatment works by taking a sample of blood from a finger prick and putting it into a developer solution. The OraQuick is then inserted into the solution and gives a result shortly afterwards. Previously, patients have faced an agonising wait for days as blood samples are sent to laboratories for analysis. Concern for Africa Mr Pendleton told the BBC's Newshour programme that the FDA had said the new test would have to be administered in a controlled health service setting. "That is not something you are going to be able to go into an African village," he said. He said that about 28 million people in Africa are believed to be infected with HIV and only 30,000 of those are able to afford treatment. "The problem is vastly outstripping the resources," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short-time Posted November 28, 2002 Report Share Posted November 28, 2002 Just a quick update on something I posted about the Home Access HIV test kits sometime back. I stated that these things have an expiration date of maybe only six months from the date of manufacture. I recently bought one for $35 as I'm overdue for a test. Seems they have changed that policy (no doubt due to plummeting sales) and now the kits are good for at least two years from date of manufacture. BTW, I phoned in for my results today (whew!!) and I'm still OK. ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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