Are We Close To A Cure For Hiv?

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New hiv-meds, close to cure?

Hi Brian, John, Keith.What are fusion-inhibitors, zincvingers-inhibitors and integrase-inhibitors?At a Dutch site I read those hiv-meds will come and will be a great step forwards to cure hiv-infection. How far or how close are scientists to solve...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

The medication classes you mention are in varying stages of development. The fusion inhibitors, which include T-20 and T-1249, block viral entry into the cell by interfering with GP41-related fusion. T-20 is in phase III trials, T-1249 in Phase I.... Read more »

Cure for HIV/AIDS (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

Hi,I have been wondering why it is so difficult for HIV/AIDS cure to be found especially for... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

No cure or vaccine on the distant horizon. Really? (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

You are claiming many times that a cure or a vaccine is not even on the distant horizon and that we... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Articles

HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting Closes in Uganda; Participants Call for Increased Prevention Efforts

The 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, closed on Saturday with participants calling for an increase in efforts to prevent the spread of the virus worldwide, Xinuahnet reports. "Our chief weapon against HIV/AIDS has always... Read more »

A First Step Toward a Cure for AIDS? Novel Procedure Appears to Have Eliminated HIV

We need a cure for AIDS. We can't treat our way out of this epidemic. Anti-HIV therapy is a lifelong commitment, accompanied by many life-altering and some potentially life-threatening side effects. And for every person placed on treatment, two to... Read more »

The First Man to Be Cured of AIDS: An Update on the Amazing Story -- This Month in HIV

[Editor's Note: Since we conducted and posted this interview in 2009, there have been many developments in the story of Timothy Ray Brown, formerly known only as the "Berlin patient." In addition to this article, we encourage you to read "Tentative... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New Cases of HIV on Long Island, N.Y., Alarming

Close to 800 Long Islanders learned they were HIV-positive in the 18-month period ending Dec. 31, according to previously unpublished figures. Though health officials have for years tracked AIDS cases in the state, this is the first time data on... Read more »

Connect With Others

My close relative has HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have evidence that one of my closest relatives is HIV positive. My relative has not been open about it and lives as if nothing has changed. The only concern is that my relative is still dating but I really doubt if his partners are aware. I... Read more »

Cures For AIDS?

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello. I was just curious, what are the odds of finding a cure for HIV/AIDS? If there is a chance, how far off are they from finding a cure? I read on a website of a medicine producing company that they doubt a cure will ever be found because the... Read more »

Prayer for the Cure 2010

Posted by Seekyah, 2 Replies

I say a prayer for your my friend, please say a prayer for me..
"In Jesus name we pray there will be a cure for AIDS and HIV"

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The U.S. patented cure for AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies

The U.S. AIDS CURE and the CDC's Constitutional Guarantee
http://www.boydgraves.com/letters/011104.html

After 26 months on a single injection of the U.S. patented cure for AIDS, patent #5676977, my viral load is undetectable for the AIDS virus... Read more »

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