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ChevyBoy is an artist with many sides to his musical talents. First and foremost, he is a rapper, singer and songwriter. Coming out of North Minneapolis, Chevy’s first breakout “ghetto anthem” was “Get Money,” followed by the open mic killer “Noah’s Arc.” He then released “Leavin’ Me” a song that showed he not only could write edgy urban rap hits, but he could also reach deep into emotions with a song about lost love that resonated with female audiences. Chevy’s fan base has steadily grown with his distinctive sound that mixes rap, R&B and pop in a lyrical mix that is both zany and edgy, searing and heartfelt.
Chevy Boy is one of the Twin Cities top talents who in 2012 garnered two major awards: “Best Male Artist” from the Twin Cities Urban Music Awards and “Best Artist on the Come Up” from the TC Hip Hop Awards. Most recently, Chevy Boy made his MTV Jams debut with “Feel Your Touch”, a collaborative project with fellow Twin City artists Dookie and Auburn. It features Chevy Boy singing the unforgettable hook. This is another breakout year for ChevyBoy who is also a talented videographer/photographer as well as music producer. In other words, ChevyBoy is a 360 degree artist whose time has come to breakout on the national stage. You can find more of Chevy Boy at www.chevyboymusix.com or www.itunes.com
U.S. health panel, U.S. Preventive Services Task force, is working to make HIV testing standard.
This new practice would make HIV testing as routine as checking cholesterol levels and change how HIV is detected and treated.
The panel is likely to recommend HIV screening, which will be available for public comment and change their 2005 position which leaves the decision up to doctors.
While organizations such as the CDC have already advocated for routine HIV testing to disassociate the negative stigma of visiting an HIV clinic, a recommendation by the panel would be of greater value. The U.S. health reform law will thus require that insurers cover such preventive services.
With almost 60,000 new cases of HIV developing each year, this decision would prevent 212,000 of those cases which amount to lifetime treatment costs of $367,000 each.
The standardized testing, however, would be expected to cost the U.S. population $27,000 over 20 years.
To help lower such costs, researches proposed the idea of a one-time screening of the general population, with followup, annual testing in areas with greater prevalence of the disease.