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At-home HIV test, preventing Alzheimer’s, toxic sugar

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    Fox Health Fix: Anna Kooiman reports on the top health headlines of the week

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I am an appointment with your fox health -- Americans may soon be able to test themselves for HIV in the privacy of their own home.

An FDA panel voted to approve them or -- quick HIV test which uses of mouth -- to get a result in twenty minutes.

The government estimates that 15 of HIV carriers in the United States don't know they are infected -- And you experimental drug trial may reveal whether alzheimer's disease can -- prevent it.

Pharmaceutical giant Genentech is testing the drug on people that carry a gene that has -- -- to early dementia but currently have no signs of disease.

It's the first trial to gauge whether early intervention can help prevent or slow the condition.

-- -- too much sugar can affect our waistline but what about our brains.

I -- UCLA study shows that the diet high in processed -- -- brain function.

Even hampering memory and learning that gets worse over time the good news and replacing high fructose corn syrup with whole foods that can help offer protection.

For more information on these stories that all the latest health news visit Fox News health dot -- I'm in a coin and Fox News.

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