AIDS Vaccine Is Partially Successful

ifchairscouldtalk writes "A Phase III 'RV 144' study in Thailand succeeded in reducing HIV infection rate in trial with 31.2% effectiveness. The study was conducted by the Thailand Ministry of Public Health and used strains of HIV common in Thailand. It is not clear whether the vaccine, which combines AIDSVAX with Aventis Pasteur ALVAC-HIV canarypox vector, known as 'vCP1521,' would work against other strains in the United States, Africa or elsewhere. Strangely, the vaccine had no effect on levels of HIV in the blood of those who did become infected, providing 'one of the most important and intriguing findings' of the trial, according to Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is one of the trial's sponsors."

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FINALLY!

[chiqui13]

, let's hope that this discovery will really serve its purpose..maybe the next one would be a final cure... Samsung LED TV

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[commodore64_love]

I would but since I'm a nerd and nerds don't have sex.....

Well let's just say I'm not concerned about AIDS. Now obesity from eating too many potato chips - THERE'S something to worry about. Isn't it about time someone developed a pill to absorb fat from your food, and carry it out the opposite end? Something like olestra but less icky.