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I see the VA is pooh poohing the chance of vets getting hep C or HIV from unsterile prostate biopsies. Now they say no one has anthing to worry about. I read this in the Tampa Tribune today. 22,000 vets were possibly affected. I am not even sure I want a flu shot at the VAMC anymore. Can it really be this bad? If they drill my teeth am I going to get HIV because someone forgets to sterilized the drill?

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Anything can happen and it can happen anywhere. Of course cheap medicine and strained budgets don't help.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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I see the VA is pooh poohing the chance of vets getting hep C or HIV from unsterile prostate biopsies. Now they say no one has anthing to worry about. I read this in the Tampa Tribune today. 22,000 vets were possibly affected. I am not even sure I want a flu shot at the VAMC anymore. Can it really be this bad? If they drill my teeth am I going to get HIV because someone forgets to sterilized the drill?

[/quote I AM REALLY SURPRIZED, MY WIFE HAS A FLORIDA LICENSE AS A COSMETOLGY IN FLORIDA SHE ALSO HAD HER OWN SHOP TO KEEP THAT LICENSE SHE HAS TO TAKE A 18 HOUR COURSE ON AIDS ECT,IF SHE FAILS TO DO THIS SHE CANNOT RENEW HER LICENSE,THIS COURSE IS TOUGH. SHE ALSO HAS A LICENCE IN NJ HAD 2 SHOPS HERE, THE STATE COMES DOWN HARD ON AIDS ECT. VA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF TREATMENT VETS GET THIS COURSE MUST BE TAKING EVERY 2 YEARSTHE TEST IS VERY DETAILED HOW THE STATE THINKS MORE ABOUT AIDS IN BEAUTY SHOPS THEN VA DOES ABOUT VETERANS SHOWS WHAT THEY THINK OF US.

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You are right, Frank, we don't score high as a priority to this government. We vets are right down there with welfare mothers and the homeless.

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MY WIFE STATES UNDER STATE LAW IN FLORIDA HOSPITAL ANTIBACTERAL,IS THE ONLY THING TO KILL AIDS ON ATHING THAT USED TO CUT. SHE STATES VETERANS DO HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT,THIS IS FROM THE COURSE SORRY TO SAY MUST SHOPS DON;T USE IT WE KEEP IT HERE AND IN FLORIDA,THOSE VETERANS SHOULD GET A TEST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE

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they can say what they want but my friend got ecoli from prostrate biopsy, it was a mess and his prostrate is now gone and thank god he is doing ok.

I see the VA is pooh poohing the chance of vets getting hep C or HIV from unsterile prostate biopsies. Now they say no one has anthing to worry about. I read this in the Tampa Tribune today. 22,000 vets were possibly affected. I am not even sure I want a flu shot at the VAMC anymore. Can it really be this bad? If they drill my teeth am I going to get HIV because someone forgets to sterilized the drill?

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