Two important HIV breakthroughs, one local.

In the US 61% of people with HIV are gay. 9% are intravenous Drug users. 3% are both gay and IDU.
27% are heterosexual non IDU people.
But none of that really matters.


OH, that 27% goes way up if you look at global numbers.



http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/statistics/

 

whoa there cowboy..you are interjecting your own bias into his statement

OT MM "While I'm delighted they may be close to finding a cure/vaccine for HIV/AIDS, a lot of the people with that horrible disease brought it on themselves. I'd be happier to read we were closer on cancer, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, etc. "

as I read this, his preference is akin to how medical professionals make decisions on who recieves transplant organs. Lifestyle is if not the number one concern, a very close seconed.

so back the fuck up on that PC pony and be a tiny bit more objective

 

My mom had a close friend who died from HIV. He lived quite a bit longer than most expected, but it still completely changed his life. I'm glad that they are making huge strides in curing this horrible affliction, but I wish we could make some better progress with cancer.

 

Fuck that. Just cause code words are being used doesn't mean I don't understand what's actually meant.

Done.

 

Code words? Wow, that's an unfortunate stance

 

a again, the reason I avoid conversation with you. only your candy coated opinion has any value and when someone calls your bullshit you play the chickenshit card.."code words" pffft ..bullshit

 

The probably with curing "cancer" is that there is no one cancer. It's like saying "Why can't we cure virii?" And the good news is, WE HAVE BEEN! Last time I checked there are plenty of cancers that were a death sentence just 60 years ago, and you can live from.

 

Wow, this is interesting, I'm reading a little more about the recent OHSU study and this could prove to be a bigger breakthrough than it even sounds. It's a different method to making more traditional vaccines which primarily elicit a humoral (B-cell/antibody mediated) responce, but this is aimed at eliciting a T-cell based response.

Basically, if this proves out, knock on wood, it might be a totally new approach towards making vaccines that previously were illusive like particular tough strains of TB, Malaria or even the flu. This is looking pretty interesting. Of course it's really early to pour the champagne, but it's damn cool.

 

Fair enough. However, in the comparison with cranksters, I'd be willing to bet that if you are stupid enough to be a regular meth user, you're stupid enough to have unprotected sex. That seems as likely to account for the higher rate of contraction with the tweekers. Seems at least as likely as the meth killing their immune system, but it's probably some combination of impaired immune system and stupid is as stupid does.

Go Blazers

 

I was hoping to read this thread about the actual science involved, but of course it already has to be ruined by somebody introducing religion into it.

 

Predictably, here is where the thread went after westnob's post.

 

He wasn't, IMO.

If anyone should be called out for being ridiculous in this thread, it's westnob.

 

I would too. The amount of money spent on AIDS for the relatively small number of victims over the last 35 years is embarrassing considering the amount spent on cancer alone.

Cancer doesn't discriminate in its victims, though. AIDS is mostly a behavior-based disease that has "protected classes" in its majority demographic.

 

The way for new industries and jobs in Portland with this news is to get more people infected with AIDS and dependent financially on the medicine. If everybody gets AIDS, imagine the financial explosion here!

Orgies start at Sly's house ASAP, no protection allowed.

 

I fear it will be cancer that gets us all at one point or another. Just found out today that the mother of a close friend was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.

 

spot on. if you live long enough, that is what the odds say will kill us all

 

I try not to do anything that will speed the process up, but we don't even know what we do on a day to day that could cause cancer down the road. My dad smoked like a chimney for most of his life. He was diagnosed with lung cancer. Six centimeter tumor in his left lung. Luckily they were able to clear it up, but we have no idea when it could come back. Cancer is the plague of our generation.

 

Hey! Go Girl! But dang don't dump it all on MM, save a little for tomorrow. I may think of something worthy.