- US Senate okays HIVAIDS slush fund
- Posted by Martin
<http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN727156.html>:
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The U.S. Senate, fending off opposition from some conservative
Republicans, voted on Wednesday to spend $48 billion to fight AIDS
worldwide over the next five years.
By a vote of 80-16, the Senate passed the legislation and ended weeks
of delays orchestrated by some Republicans who thought the measure
spent too much and objected to other provisions.
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- Posted by Death
"Martin" <martin@hiv-poz.co.uk> wrote in message
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...ow_article= 1
- Posted by Martin
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:21:03 -0500, "Death" <Death@yourdoor.net>
wrote:
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Scientists have isolated two genes which may prevent people from
contracting HIV or at least slow the rate at which they develop AIDS,
a new study has found.
The genes were isolated by comparing the genetic profiles of people in
their first year of HIV infection with those who managed to resist
infection despite repeated exposure to the virus.
The "good" versions of the two genes were present in 12.2 percent of
those who resisted infection compared with only 2.7 of patients in
primary HIV infection.
Researchers are not yet sure how this protection works.
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LOL. Sound like the research is going well, then.
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- Posted by Death
"Martin" <martin@hiv-poz.co.uk> wrote in message
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Rule #1- when you construct a monster, make sure you control it.
- Posted by Death
"Martin" <martin@hiv-poz.co.uk> wrote in message
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- Posted by Martin
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:27:42 -0500, "Death" <Death@yourdoor.net>
wrote:
Yes, it's a neat attempt to tie up some of the loose ends. It's
previously been difficult to explain why there are more HIVers in
Africa than elsewhere, and why those infected there outlive HIVers
elsewhere. HIV boffins have come up with convenient answers.
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Around 11% of HIV infections in Africa may be due to a genetic variant
common in people of African descent that makes them more vulnerable to
the virus. The genetic change, which is less prevalent in other ethnic
groups, increases the likelihood of infection with the most common
strain of the virus (HIV-1) by 40%.
Once infection has occurred, though, the genetic variant slows the
progression of the disease, prolonging the patient's life by around
two years.
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