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Chlamydia Screenings Help Avoid Going Untreated

Category : std testing

Chlamydia Screenings Can Detect the Silent STD

Chlamydia, popularly known as “the clap,” is the most common sexually transmitted disease, but don’t expect to hear about it in the news. While many remain silent on the taboo topic, the infection quietly affects around 2.8 million people per year. 75% of infected women and half of infected men don’t even know they have the disease – because they have no symptoms. Tests such as this Chlamydia Screening are the only way to know for sure.

Risks of Untreated Chlamydia

A person infected with Chlamydia is five times more likely to become infected with HIV, and if left untreated, can lead to other illnesses such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and chronic pelvic pain.

Get Tested For Chlamydia

The Center for Disease Control recommends testing annually for Chlamydia, especially for women under 25. Health Check USA offers a Chlamydia antibody screening for the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, which can be transmitted through sexual contact, as well as hands and clothing.

A health screening could save your life

Category : health screening

Health screening: knowledge is power

A health screening could save your life.

That statement might sound alarmist, but it’s true. A good health screening could be a lifesaver for you or your loved ones. The sad fact is that, in today’s medical care landscape, health screenings that were once routine are now rare. Heath screening lab tests isolate health risks like cancer and strokes, and can provide HIV testing and warn of unseen cardiovascular health problems.

How health screening works

“Can a single simple blood test do all that?” you may be asking. It’s true – many simple health screening procedures look like a simple blood test, but the health screening blood sample can pinpoint dozens of risk factors and is quick and easy too.

A health screening produces an easy-to-read report on the health hazards that you’ve decided to test for. Depending on the health risk tests that you select, a health screening can call attention to problems posed by high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, incorrect diabetes management, incomplete nutrition, and many other common issues.

A health screening could have good news, too – maybe that weight gain or diabetes could be held in check by something as easy as more dried fruit in your diet!

Health screening benefits from your health insurance

Although HMOs and insurance companies are reputed to be remarkably tight with a dollar, you might be surprised what kind of preventive medicine (like lab tests and health screening) are covered by your health insurance policy. Don’t wait for crisis to strike – be proactive and check out your health screening coverage. You might be able to get medical tests for a variety of conditions – maybe even a full health screening – without having to carry the cost. HealthCheckUSA does not accept insurance claims, but many health insurers will reimburse you directly for our health screening services.

Employee health screening: on the rise

Companies are starting to get on the health screening bandwagon, too. Employers realize that inadequate workforce health makes for lots of absenteeism, reduced productivity and even death. Employee health screenings cost them upfront, but they realize that this cost is outweighed by the long-term corporate wellness benefits, increased employee loyalty and reduced health insurance premiums.

If you’re not aware of employee health screenings at your workplace, ask your employee wellness program coordinator or HR department. Maybe you can help start an employee health screening program yourself!

The advantages of health screening with HealthCheckUSA

If you elect HealthCheckUSA for a health screening, we hope you’ll find the health screening process enjoyable. Distributed laboratory testing has been our business for 20 years; our health screening services have been mentioned in a variety of national publications, including TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

Our health screening and lab test prices are almost always lower than what you’ll see in a doctor’s office or hospital, and our health screening lab partners are accredited professionals located all over the country and in testing pharmacies near you.

Talking to HealthCheckUSA about health screening

Early detection is the differentiating factor for almost all major diseases like heart disease and cancer. Please see our health screening and lab testing information for answers to your health screening questions.

AIDS testing: if only it was that simple for everyone

Category : HIV Testing

AIDS testing is a cut-and-dried reality for most of us lucky enough to be reading blogs on the Internet. We know what AIDS testing is, and we know when to get tested for AIDS. We know what it does, and we have a pretty good concept of the dangers and symptoms of AIDS.

We’re really, really fortunate.

Babalwa Tembani is a 21-year-old woman who lives in Cape Town, South Africa. At the age of 14, she was raped by her HIV-positive uncle because he believed the myth that sex with a virgin would cure him of the virus. Now Babalwa is infected and must take anti-AIDS drugs regularly to stay alive.

If her uncle had known a little more about AIDS, Babalwa would probably be looking at a bright future, full of promise. Instead, her health will always be a black cloud hovering over her ominously.

A little knowledge goes a long way. HealthCheckUSA provides quality AIDS testing at affordable prices, but if a person doesn’t know that they need to be tested, they’ll never find out about their health, and they may end up curtailing their lives and those of the people they love. And that’s not the only ignorance that might prevent them from pursuing AIDS testing.

If a person believes some of the many myths about AIDS, they may fail to seek out the medical help that can save their lives. These myths are widespread; they’re not South African. For example:

  • AIDS is nearly always fatal so testing is futile (in reality, quick diagnosis can save lives),
  • AIDS can always be cured by modern medications, so there’s no reason to worry or rush to be tested (it can’t – success rates are about 80%),
  • AIDS was developed by the government to kill minorities (a survey of Texan Latinos and blacks found that some 30% of that population believes this),
  • AIDS doesn’t exist, and is a conspiracy to marginalize the gay community (untrue).

I’d be the last person to trumpet the glories of public education in the Western world. The First World can alarmingly rank last at things. (In fact, South Africa is considered a first-world country by many.) But I am grateful to the teachers, public health officials and medical professionals – and yes, even the news media – who have successfully educated me and my loved ones about AIDS testing. Although there’s still a daunting amount of myth-busting to be done, I’m privileged to have benefited from their guidance.

If only Babalwa Tembani were so lucky.