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Can A New HIV Drug Kill The Virus That Causes AIDS? (scmp.com)
"A team led by scientists from the University of Hong Kong has developed a new antibody drug that will not only protect people from contracting HIV but also serve as a long-acting treatment for the virus, unlike current medication that must be taken daily." Slashdot reader hackingbear shared this article from the South China Morning Post:
There will need to be a further battery of tests before the drug, named "BiIA-SG", can be part of the global battle against the virus, which causes Aids. The research team has so far only tested the drug on mice but is now looking to experiment on larger animals such as monkeys, before conducting clinical trials on humans. Still, Professor Chen Zhiwei, the team leader and director of HKU's Aids Institute, stressed the scientific discovery had yielded "one of the most potent and effective antibody drugs". This is because the study showed that mice given the drug before being infected with HIV were protected from the virus for about a week.
In addition, the experiments, which also involved experts from mainland medical and research institutions, found that when mice were infected with HIV before being treated, 42 per cent had an "undetectable level" of the virus for at least four weeks after one injection of antibodies... The tests found that the drug was effective against 124 strains of HIV, including those that are commonly found in infected people from Hong Kong and mainland China.
In addition, the experiments, which also involved experts from mainland medical and research institutions, found that when mice were infected with HIV before being treated, 42 per cent had an "undetectable level" of the virus for at least four weeks after one injection of antibodies... The tests found that the drug was effective against 124 strains of HIV, including those that are commonly found in infected people from Hong Kong and mainland China.
Rock Hudson. Oh, wait. Freddie Mecury. Oh, wait. You sister. Oh, wait. Donald J. Trump. This is waaay too late for far too many.
If you have to ask, the answer is always No.
Perhaps we should wait for a publication in a good science jounnal, not a press release to the local cal newspaper...
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1) Warp Drive
2) Human spaceflight beyond the outer atmosphere
3) Curing HIV/AIDS
4) Curing Cancer
5) Making genetically inferior people smart
NO. We will never cure HIV.
...in the search for a cure for a disease that everyone knows how to avoid...stop fucking men up the ass.
I say let Darwin do his thing. Sure, there will be collateral damage, but in the end, we'll save tons of money.
That sounds like typical malaria prevention drugs: you take it before taking a trip likely to get you infested otherwise and it prevents an infection from taking hold.
In other words: the equivalent of malaria prevention when doing a sex vacation.
I'm not a puritan by any means but ugh.
They could test it on Tump, considering with how many he allegedly had some with, ...
Goldman-Sachs said it was more profitable to treat rather than cure so I think this will cost at least $10,000 a week because some life saving or life extending drugs are costing $500,000 a year!
So it looks like another of those scourges evangelicals claimed was a "curse from God" is about to bite the dust.
A cynic might suggest that the old Hairy Thunderer is losing his touch. Or maybe God just doesn't give a rat's ass who you sleep with.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
...a new strain of antibody resistant 'super AIDS' has been detected.
Of course, here in US we will not be able to get these pills, even if they were free, because then "pharma companies are not going to make any money".
Because nobody will be able to afford it.
If it could, then the title would end with a period, not a question mark.
Did you ever forget to take your medicine? Lots of people have.
Did you ever embark on a course of self-destruction? Lots of people have.
Did you ever prioritize someone else's health over your own? Lots of people have.
Did you ever run out of money and fail to purchase your pharmaceuticals? Lots of people have.
Did you ever "not want to hear" some bad news, and therefore avoided the issue entirely? Lots of people have.
It's far too early to proclaim that "HIV will eventually be eradicated with currently existing medicine." Our HIV treatments are maintenance-type treatments, not cures. We also have to contend with human nature. Only a tiny handful of diseases have been provably wiped out, and only a tiny handful more are even candidates for eradication. Meanwhile multiple diseases have come back from obscurity to become major hazards again.
If you have to ask, the answer is always No.
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