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tazzygirl -> Steps in HIV research (9/20/2011 3:27:02 PM)
A cure for cancer would be nice. A cure for a virus is even harder... However... in the news of science and health... Research into developing a widely available, functional cure for HIV/AIDS is moving at breakneck speed, prompted by the case of a former Seattle man who became the first person ever cured of the virus, and carried out, in part, by Seattle-area researchers. "I would be incredibly disappointed if we didn't have a functional cure for AIDS in the next decade," says Jeffrey Laurence, a Cornell University researcher and a consultant for The American Foundation for AIDS Research. A dozen doctors from around the nation, including three from Seattle, met last week in Philadelphia to discuss their research. http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/09/expert_functional_cure_for_hiv.php The potential is amazing!

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: Steps in HIV research (9/20/2011 3:35:48 PM)
Yeah the potential is incredible but I think it's more than 10 years away given that it still hasn't been formulated. Add on all the research that has to be done and that's a whole lotta years. still it's something concrete to aim for.

jester51 -> RE: Steps in HIV research (9/20/2011 8:28:20 PM)
The progress that has been made is great , and although I am very optomistic , am also HIV+ Do Not Get Complasent ! this virus will change your life a great deal , social life , finacialy , There is No Cure at this time ! these meds are not so easy to take for some , ,and not always 100% garanteed , side effects etc Reality people still die from Aids each day . anyone has any concerns of thier status or wants more info in general Poz.com is a great site. just a reminder of the people we lost to Aids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3JzbcMs3Yk&feature=related

SternSkipper -> RE: Steps in HIV research (9/20/2011 9:04:45 PM)
quote: A dozen doctors from around the nation, including three from Seattle, met last week in Philadelphia to discuss their research. http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/09/expert_functional_cure_for_hiv.php The potential is amazing! With all the challenges that retrovirus has given us (I mean when we started out we BARELY knew they existed)... When it's back is finally broken, it will have accounted for as much advancement in gaining understanding of epidemiology and the immune system, that it will have had an effect on science sort of like the space program did in the sixties.

SternSkipper -> RE: Steps in HIV research (9/20/2011 9:06:03 PM)
quote: There is No Cure at this time ! these meds are not so easy to take for some , ,and not always 100% garanteed , side effects etc Reality people still die from Aids each day . Absolutely.. the end of the road isn't here yet.

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