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Scientists See AIDS Vaccine Within Reach: Will We See a Cure for AIDS in the 21st Century?

Heisenberg 2012/07/16 16:00:00
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After decades of working on it, some scientists say they see an AIDS vaccine within reach. Do you believe it?
REUTERS.COM reports:
At an ill-fated press conference in 1984, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler boldly predicted an effective AIDS vaccine would be available within just two years.
services secretary margaret heckler boldly predicted effective aids vaccine years

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  • Nimitz 2012/07/15 22:47:46
    No
    Nimitz
    +14
    Probably not. The cynic in me understands that there's more money in treatments than cures. There hasn't been a bonafide cure for a disease in well over sixty years. 'Strangely' that was at just about the same time as big pharma came onto the world scene.

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  • CAPISCE Cyan9 2012/07/17 22:49:30
    CAPISCE
    HOMO SEX, Gay sex same thing---facts are facts--I am aware politically correct individuals live in a world without facts but maybe if you woke up you cound save some lives. Aides rate has remained steady in the group that practices HOMO SEX and declined steadily amount Heroin addicts ---what does that say? Tells me Heroin addicts are more responsible than Gays
  • Cyan9 CAPISCE 2012/07/17 23:41:08
    Cyan9
    +2
    Except straight men also have anal sex and lesbians practice "homo sex" but are extremely unlikely to contract hiv. So calling anal sex homo sex is absurd. It doesn't matter if someone is gay or not. HIV works the same way.
  • CAPISCE Cyan9 2012/07/18 01:11:19
    CAPISCE
    Oh my, I gave you the numbers---wake the heck up
  • tom Cyan9 2012/07/18 00:34:46
    tom
    +1
    There is no definitive proof that HIV exists more sheeple.
  • Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥ 2012/07/17 02:00:05
    Yes
    Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥
    hopefully
  • amazinggrace 2012/07/17 01:31:49
    No
    amazinggrace
    I'll believe it when I see it.
  • Cyan9 2012/07/17 00:32:09
    Yes
    Cyan9
    We've already known for several years that descendants of plague survivors where significantly less likely to contract HIV than other people. We've cured one man after he contracted AIDS. One day soon hiv will go the way of polio and small pox. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/h...
  • CAPISCE Cyan9 2012/07/18 01:15:10
    CAPISCE
    CDC website---read it and inform yourself
  • Lord Emperor of Dune 2012/07/17 00:23:43
    No
    Lord Emperor of Dune
    +2
    Common cold, cancer, herpes... See where I'm headed here? I hope we do, but I'm not holding my breath
  • MOMMA THOMAS 2012/07/17 00:07:57
    Yes
    MOMMA THOMAS
    HOPE SO..... SOMETHING HUMANS DO NOT NEED.
  • Maddog 2012/07/17 00:04:34
    Yes
    Maddog
    And if a cure is found, a great shout of joy will be heard throughout the land by those intrepid packers of the fudge!

    fudge packing
  • adeenmckenziekennedy 2012/07/17 00:03:47
    Yes
    adeenmckenziekennedy
    Since my favorite singer, Freddie Mercury died of AIDs in 1991, I would love a vaccine that would cure AIDs.
  • YeahISaidIt 2012/07/16 23:54:22
    No
    YeahISaidIt
    Population control. Aside from that the cure would probably cost your whole life's savings plus servitude. I've heard nothing of research of the Delta Allele since those few with it are immune to many things including AIDS. However, my boyfriend claims to know someone who knows the cure for AIDS. It must be someone high up since he won't even give me details. I get little details period about much of his "secret work" anyhow.
  • ZenerSix 2012/07/16 23:41:36 (edited)
    No
    ZenerSix
    There's no such thing as an AIDS vaccine because AIDS is a syndrome, not a virus. Sorry if I come off as a grammar nazi but it's an important distinction.

    Vaccines work best against viruses with short gestation periods and low breakout numbers. Because of the way the HIV virus works, infecting white blood cells and gestating for long periods of time, I doubt a vaccine would do any good. Every time the infected cells rupture in mass and spread millions of viruses into your blood stream, your body wouldn't have enough time to produce enough antibodies to kill enough viruses to keep it from spreading.

    It might help more if we could find a way to produce HIV antibodies in mass, like in livestock, and then inject them in large doses just as the infected cells are rupturing. Even better would be to inject an inhibitor before the infected cells rupture, so that the virus can't infect healthy cells before being destroyed by the antibodies. Another idea is to devise some kind of dialysis machine that can filter out infected cells.
  • YeahISa... ZenerSix 2012/07/16 23:56:51
    YeahISaidIt
    +1
    I'm glad someone understands the difference between viruses, syndromes, and diseases.
  • amysmeade 2012/07/16 22:53:19
    Yes
    amysmeade
    Lets pray it does happen
  • Kwaku Tuffour 2012/07/16 22:52:04
    No
    Kwaku Tuffour
    Moneys In Medicine.
  • gregaj7 2012/07/16 22:49:23
    Yes
    gregaj7
    Try Colloidal Silver.
  • Artisan... gregaj7 2012/07/17 02:02:50
    Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥
    Colloidal Silver
    Blue man? No thanks.
  • gregaj7 Artisan... 2012/07/17 02:06:15
    gregaj7
    +1
    You are aware that his "condition" took years to develop, because he took it daily and orally. Be it also noted that he doesn't get sick!
  • Artisan... gregaj7 2012/07/17 02:08:50
    Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥
    +1
    Yeah, don't care. Ain't happening to this chick.
  • thє вlu... gregaj7 2012/07/17 17:00:30
  • gregaj7 thє вlu... 2012/07/17 23:46:13
    gregaj7
    Yeah, and?!?
  • Magnus ... Artisan... 2012/07/17 12:15:15
    Magnus ☮ RP ☮ 2012 ☮
    The reason that happened is because he used tap water - not distilled water...
  • thє вlu... Artisan... 2012/07/17 16:58:35
  • Artisan... thє вlu... 2012/07/17 17:15:01
    Artisan Rose ☽✪☾☥
    +1
    she's creepy looking. She could be the blue grudge.
  • hannah 2012/07/16 22:40:40
    Yes
    hannah
    i really hope so. and i hope it actually works and doesnt cause more damage in turn cause then the people with AIDS could be seriously screwed. or even the population if it causes serious psychological issues in the patient. can never be too cautious
  • Kigan 2012/07/16 22:35:38
    Yes
    Kigan
    I believe so. Medical science is always advancing, and every year we hear about new breakthroughs.
  • dragon88 2012/07/16 21:54:24
  • Shadow_Wolf 2012/07/16 21:32:25
    No
    Shadow_Wolf
    +1
    We will never get a cure just as we will never get one for cancer. Never isn't a very good word it's more like unlikely for a while. They make money off the treatment they give to those with diseases, and these diseases bring in a lot of it.
  • Mog of War 2012/07/16 21:20:57 (edited)
    No
    Mog of War
    +2
    There will not be a cure until companies start researching cures instead of "treatments."
  • ZenerSix Mog of War 2012/07/16 23:43:09
    ZenerSix
    +1
    There may already be a cure.
  • Mog of War ZenerSix 2012/07/17 23:12:19
    Mog of War
    I keep hearing about isolated incidents of people beating it, or getting it completely out of their systems with agressive anti-viral cocktails and four-fold total blood transfusions, and even hear of people naturally killing it off in their own system, but these remain thousands of little isolated incidents. What of the matter that a whole half of the human population might just be totally immune to the illness, and a blood transfusion from someone with this immunity factor has a high probability of transmitting the immunity(that is a 100% chance of temporarily transferring the immunity and a decent chance of transmitting it permanently)? The cure for AIDS may well be in my very veins for all I know. Either way I know FULL WELL that there is no reason this disease should have even survived into this millennium.
  • kobidobidog 2012/07/16 21:16:14 (edited)
    No
    kobidobidog
    +3
    The beguiling devil is what I see. Those humans kill in war, and any way they can. All and I mean all turn your backs to those sorcerers in the medical industry. Aids is a lie, lie, lie. lie, began as what religions wanted humans to think was Gods Judgment. Gods judgment is the light from his face., Gods glory.The medicinal industry is run by the devil. Wake up humans. Say no to the shots.



    Young, and old, www.upcspine.com, and upper cervical health centers.
  • Michelle 2012/07/16 20:49:23
    Yes
    Michelle
    +1
    I hope so. :)

    There's almost 90 years left in the 21st century. Plenty of time.
  • BigFig#9 2012/07/16 20:20:37
    Yes
    BigFig#9
    +1
    But what is soon and what is a cure? There are 'cures' for cancer and many more survivors in the past but many still die.... I suspect AIDs will be somewhat the same....NO ABSOLUTE CURE but increasing progress and eventually SOME significant full remissions, etc....
  • ♒ßεllεchεvεllε®♒ 2012/07/16 20:13:16
    No
    ♒ßεllεchεvεllε®♒
    +1
    Too much money to be made with the current cocktails.
  • SOUL4REAL 2012/07/16 19:54:34
    Yes
    SOUL4REAL
    +1
    That would be a blessing for those who have it! A miracle! Yes, I believe it, they have been trying to find a cure for three decades!
  • metspatriotshd69 2012/07/16 19:44:54
    Yes
    metspatriotshd69
    +1
    I sure hope so for all the kids that are born with this. Thanks to their drug addict parents.
  • lm1b2 2012/07/16 19:43:49
    No
    lm1b2
    +1
    But we had one at the beginning,it is called Quarantine like they had in Cuba,this is the cure for a communicable deadly disease,but we were to concerned about individuals rights,and thousands of people are paying the price for this stupidity.

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