Protein found that kills HIV

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Hmmmm.
Aug 24, 2010 11:41am
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gerb131;460428 wrote:Hmmmm.

indeed
Aug 24, 2010 11:43am
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now if they'd do this for herpes, JC and wes could breathe a lot easier.

awesome finding though.
Aug 24, 2010 12:03pm
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I thought a dude at the Cleveland Clinic found something similar recently...
Aug 24, 2010 12:32pm
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OneBuckeye;460482 wrote:I thought a dude at the Cleveland Clinic found something similar recently...

i think that had something to do with cancer
Aug 24, 2010 12:38pm
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Pick6;460486 wrote:i think that had something to do with cancer
You are correct now that I think about it.
Aug 24, 2010 12:52pm
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SnotBubbles

Cleveland Clinic was something to do with cancer.

FTR....is HIV even that big of a deal anymore? I mean, yeah...it sucks you have it and all...but aren't we already to the point where it won't kill you if treated?
Aug 24, 2010 12:55pm
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Well I know if i had HIV and had the choice of having it and living or not having it at all..i would rather not have it at all. Who is gonna want to have sex with someone with HIV?
Aug 24, 2010 12:59pm
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Yes! I'll be cured!!

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Aug 24, 2010 1:02pm
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SnotBubbles;460510 wrote:Cleveland Clinic was something to do with cancer.

FTR....is HIV even that big of a deal anymore? I mean, yeah...it sucks you have it and all...but aren't we already to the point where it won't kill you if treated?

Sure, it wont kill you. But you will most likely live in a cardboard box after your insurance companies rape your ass over and over again with premiums. The drugs cost a fortune, and to top it off they make you feel like complete shit most of the time. And its an ungodly amount of pills that you have to take, every single day for the rest of your life..or ya die. So yeah..still a little of a big deal.
Aug 24, 2010 1:04pm
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sjmvsfscs08;460516 wrote:Yes! I'll be cured!!

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I think you mean Al..or Art will be cured
Aug 24, 2010 1:05pm
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SnotBubbles;460510 wrote:FTR....is HIV even that big of a deal anymore? I mean, yeah...it sucks you have it and all...but aren't we already to the point where it won't kill you if treated?

People with HIV are probably better off in the US than poorer countries.

http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm

Looks like 2 million people died of AIDs in 2008, but only 25,000 of those were in the US.
Aug 24, 2010 1:06pm
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SnotBubbles

Okay...those are higher numbers than I thought. Anything that saves the life of 25,000 Americans and 2 million people worldwide is a big deal.
Aug 24, 2010 1:13pm
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It will save the lives of probably around 100,000. No one else will be able to afford it, and they will all still die. It wont save a single person in Africa unless someone gives it to them for free.
Aug 24, 2010 1:15pm
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CinciX12;460540 wrote:It will save the lives of probably around 100,000. No one else will be able to afford it, and they will all still die. It wont save a single person in Africa unless someone gives it to them for free.

Fair enough, but there were 1.4 million people in the US living with HIV in 2008. I would say that would be a pretty significant finding for them. Although I wouldn't be surprised if a big chunk of them also won't be able to afford it.
Aug 24, 2010 1:26pm
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True I didn't take that into account. It would be interesting to see. Hopefully we would take care of our own before giving it out free to 3rd world countries, selfish or not.
Aug 24, 2010 1:28pm
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This is cool but can I get something for my syphillis. This shit is killing me...
Aug 24, 2010 2:18pm
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fairwoodking is having a good day!!
Aug 24, 2010 2:26pm
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We've only had a cure for Syphillis for..well a long time?
Aug 24, 2010 2:26pm
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SportsAndLady;460607 wrote:fairwoodking is having a good day!!

Aug 24, 2010 2:31pm
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SportsAndLady;460607 wrote:fairwoodking is having a good day!!
Yeah boyyyy. Cuz them fuckin queers ain't nothin but a buncha AIDS infested freaks. Every one of em. My opinion anyway (yours too I see).

I came up w/ a cure for AIDS a long time ago and it involved shootin queers in the head. Glad to see people like you S&L still have some sense about em....PM me if you ever wanna go fag bashin'.
Aug 24, 2010 2:50pm
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Can this protein be found in a man's jizz? If so...problem solved.
Aug 24, 2010 2:56pm
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Tiernan;460658 wrote:Can this protein be found in a man's jizz? If so...problem solved.

For you maybe. ;)
Aug 24, 2010 3:21pm
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Pretty big news.

HIV is an awful awful disease.
Aug 24, 2010 5:25pm