FDA approves new rapid AIDS test

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The federal government announced Thursday the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new HIV test kit that can let a patient know in 20 minutes whether he or she carries the virus that causes AIDS. The test, called the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test, consists of a vial and a test stick similar in size to the thermometer found in most household medicine cabinets.