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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Hershey Co about making nutritional claims about its chocolate syrups that don't meet regulatory guild lines.

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Even though there has always been a lot of controversy surrounding artificial sweeteners, a new joint statement issued by the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association speaks of the benefits of fake sugars.

Many people worry about the purported carcinogenic properties of certain sweeteners but they still could be better than regular sugar.

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We told you they were about to do it!!

The FDA has just approved the first pill that will be used to prevent HIV, called Truvada!

Truvada has been a around for a while, actually, and has been used to treat HIV — not to prevent it. Now it's approved to do both!

This will help people who are at high risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity, like those who have HIV-infected partners.

In a three-year study, they found that daily doses cut the risk of infection in healthy gay and bisexual men by 42 percent, when accompanied by condoms and counseling!

That's a great number! So fab!

Science! Science! Science!

[Image via AP Images.]

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Wow!

This is seriously ahmayzing!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved OraQuick, an in-home HIV test!

It works by taking an oral fluid sample by swabbing the upper and lower gums inside the mouth and can provide results in 20 to 40 minutes.

That's so great. People will no longer have to wait and sweat it out for like two weeks while waiting to hear back from a doctor.

The agency said that even if someone gets a positive result, that doesn't mean they 100% have HIV, but that they should get some additional testing done in a medical setting to confirm the test.

This is such a great step forward in the global fight against AIDS.

[Image via OraSure Technologies.]

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GlaxoSmithKline now knows that it's not invincible.

The giant pharmaceutical giant is pleading guilty and paying a $3 billion settlement in a case of health care fraud… which makes it the BIGGEST settlement of that kind in U.S. history.

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Even among a nation wide shortage, and a terrible notion that gay folks' shouldn't be donating, the LA Pride Blood Drive collected 2,085 pints!

2,100 attendees were informed or reminded that since 1985, the Food and Drug Administration has banned, for life, sexually active gay men from donating blood.

They were given detailed information about this policy and then signed a petition in support of efforts to lift the ban

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be developing a model for pharmacists and nurses to be able to detect the HIV virus.

That means free HIV testing will be coming to a Walgreens near you soon!

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