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Post by mox on May 2, 2013 10:35:34 GMT -5
HIV Cure ‘Within Months,’ Say Danish Researchers By Sean Patterson · 2 hours ago WebProNews Newsletter:
HIV Cure ‘Within Months,’ Say Danish Researchers
Last week, those hoping to find a cure for HIV were disappointed by the failure of a U.S. clinical trial for an HIV vaccine. This week, the hope that a cure can be found may have been renewed.
According to a report from The Telegraph, Danish researchers believe they are close to an affordable cure for the HIV virus.
Doctors at Aarhus University Hospital are now conducting clinical trials of a technique that proved successful in the lab earlier this year. The technique involves removing the HIV virus from cell DNA, allowing the body’s immune system to attack it.
Dr. Ole Søgaard, a member of the research team, is so confident in the prospect of a cure that he told The Telegraph he is “almost certain” their technique will be successful in releasing the “resevoirs” of HIV found in DNA. However, he also cautioned that getting a patient’s immune system to attack the exposed virus could be a challenge.
For now, the clinical trial only has 15 patients. It will be expanded if any of the patients is found to be cured of HIV.
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Post by Andrew on May 6, 2013 15:39:06 GMT -5
Great news, over the coming decades things like cancer and "incurable" diseases+conditions will be conquered as our level of knowledge and understanding of this stuff increases.
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Post by fritz the cat on May 6, 2013 16:05:57 GMT -5
Great news, over the coming decades things like cancer and "incurable" diseases+conditions will be conquered as our level of knowledge and understanding of this stuff increases. And any cures will come at a price, pharmacutical companies will hold health authorities to ransom like they do now, only the wealthy will be able to afford it. There are people here now that have had to sell their homes to fund their treatment because their local health authority cannot afford the costs.
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Post by mox on May 6, 2013 18:33:30 GMT -5
"There are people here now that have had to sell their homes to fund their treatment because their local health authority cannot afford the costs."
That is terrible!
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Post by mox on May 6, 2013 18:35:39 GMT -5
pharma cutical companies Is that a company that dispenses drugs while doing your nails? ;D Get it? Cuticle??
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Post by mox on May 6, 2013 18:36:05 GMT -5
I make myself laugh.
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Post by Forever Sunshine on May 7, 2013 9:00:40 GMT -5
That's our Moxie!
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Post by mox on May 7, 2013 9:13:34 GMT -5
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