New hope for Aids vaccine (Breaking on Drudge as AIDS Vax in 5 years)

BBC ^ | 6/8/02 | BBC Health

[Askel5]

Sorry for the doublepost ... I was hyperlinking a copy for the Blood Trail while you were posting this.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Yours is cooler!

[Jeff Chandler]

They can "expect" all they want. If wishes were horses the poor would eat horsemeat. (Or something like that.)

[MrB]

Looks like the lefties will be cheering.
The disease that is spread (overwhelmingly) by behavior has received top priority because, in a liberal's world, there can be no personal consequences for behavior.

I'm not saying that it is not good news that there is a cure for a deadly disease. Just pointing out the reasons behind the disproportionate furor over finding a cure for this one in particular.

[balrog666]

These HIV vaccines prevent infection by stimulating the production of antibodies.

Isn't the presence of antibodies their means of confirming HIV "infection"? How will they distinguish between "good" antibodies and "bad" antibodies?

BWAAAAHAHAHAHA!

[Timesink]

When the HIV virus was first isolated way back in the early '80s, all the doctors and drug companies said "vaccine in two years, three tops." We've been hearing the same line every year since. It's always coming Real Soon Now.

This is the ultimate "believe it when you see it" story.

[TC Rider]

Most of the world cannot afford Aids treatments

Most of the world can't even afford HIV testing. Which raises the question of, "How can they say that 25 million are HIV positive in Africa?".

The answer of course is that few are actually tested in Africa. Most are diagnosed as having "AIDs" by virtue of presenting a set of symptoms that would match a multitude of tropical diseases.

[End Times Sentinel]

If only there was some easy way to avoid getting AIDS in the first place… but that would mean ending indiscriminate sex and sodomy and the idea of imposing our values on another culture is unacceptable…

If results due out in the early part of 2003 show the vaccine is 30% effective, it could be licensed within five years.

Well, at least this vaccine wouldn’t give people a false sense of security, thusly increasing their dangerous culturally appropriate practices.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[concerned about politics]

There's more innocent people dead from cancer and other deadly diseases. Find a cure for cancer and others before a small special interest group infection. They made their own beds by their choices. Let them wait in line.

[buffyt]

AIDs was called GRID when first discovered among promiscuous gay males, but they resented the name Gay Related Immune Deficiency... It is the most easily preventable deadly disease on earth! You are right, God will NOT be mocked. HE will have HIS way in the end no matter what man does! Don't you think women would love it if all they had to do was avoid one particular action to keep from getting breast cancer????? All gays have to do is to stop having anal sodomy, totally, right now. Infected gays should stop having all sex, totally, right now. And stop using illegal IV drugs. No more promiscuous gay sex, no more dirty needles, no more AIDs. The disease would die off of a natural death in a generation or two. I believe it is one of the plagues in Revelations that falls on those who don't repent and change their ways.

[buffyt]

I agree! Cancer victims are true victims! AIDs victims knew what they were doing, taking risks!

[olivia3boys]

I agree with your post but just wanted to point out that even if all gays stopped having sex and all IV drug users stopped too, I think 75% of the AIDS cases worldwide are now heterosexual (and not necessarily from IV drugs). We're going to need complete monogomy in Africa and Asia too. Period.

[kcvl]

There's more innocent people dead from cancer and other deadly diseases. Find a cure for cancer and others before a small special interest group infection. They made their own beds by their choices. Let them wait in line.

A "unique idea" would be to STOP SCREWING EACH OTHER. Wouldn't cost a penny!

Another bay area abomination

TownHall.com | 6/28/02 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 6/27/02 10:11 PM Pacific by kattracks

Ah, San Francisco. You'll be tickled to learn that the town that spawned judges who think uttering "one nation, under God" in a government-run school is an unconstitutional vulgarity, from which every delicate child must be shielded, is the same town that just hatched government-sponsored ads featuring a smiling cartoon penis with syphilis sores.

I am not making this up.

The city used $50,000 in taxpayer funds to create a "whimsical" public awareness project called "Healthy Penis 2002." (Motto: "Making every penis a healthy penis.") Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, the city's director of sexually transmitted disease control, told the San Francisco Chronicle this week that the ads were "sex positive" and "fun" because that's what "the community" wanted. "What we're hearing from community and focus groups is people felt the message would resonate better if it were presented in a lighter way," Klausner explained.

In February, according to Citizens Against Government Waste, the Bay Area group also sponsored "GUYWATCH: Blow by Blow," a seminar whose advertising read, in part: "What tricks do you want to share to make your man tremble with delight?"

For more WONDERFUL information go here

[kcvl]

Toned Down Campaign...

Instead, the county settled on Phil, a bumpy red creature with silver shoes and an earring. The Los Angeles County campaign includes ads in gay publications, 40,000 squeezable three-inch Phil toys and two life-size mascots of the character that will make appearances throughout Los Angeles.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Our tax dollars at work. (Barf!)

[concerned about politics]

I think 75% of the AIDS cases worldwide are now heterosexual (and not necessarily from IV drugs). We're going to need complete monogomy in Africa and Asia too. Period.

Sometimes the sins of a few can infect the many who come close to it. In Africa, it's nothing for a man to grab someone off the street and "do em."
Behavior such as this is bound to have repercussions. If they play, they pay the pipper.
Get rid of the source, you can eliminate the disease.
I don't think the 99% of heterosexuals in America should be forced to fund this. Other diseases not caused by choice should come first.
Let AIDs funding be a charity by those who are truely concerned. If this were the case, people really care, the funding would be plenty.

[OldDominion]

The way I understand it, if this is true, then we have also cured the commond cold.

[Doctor Stochastic]

AIDs victims knew what they were doing, taking risks!

About 10% of smokers get lung cancer. They know what they are doing, taking risks.