Is Hiv Eradication Impossible

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Myanmar Stresses Impossibility of Total Eradication of TB

Despite the application of new treatment tactics, Myanmar Health Minister Kyaw Myint has expressed strong doubts about Myanmar's total eradication of TB anytime soon. Speaking last week at a meeting jointly sponsored by World Health Organization and... Read more »

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says U.S. Committed to Helping Eradicate HIV/AIDS in India

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday said the U.S. is committed to helping India eradicate HIV/AIDS and malaria, as well as other diseases, PTI/Hindu reports ( PTI/Hindu , 1/11). Leavitt is on a trip to India that focuses on import safety, as... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Hindering Angola's Efforts to Eradicate Illiteracy, Education Official Says

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Angola is hindering the country's efforts to implement a program aimed at eradicating illiteracy by 2015, Deputy Education Minister Pinda Simao said Tuesday during a talk that was part of the International Week on Education... Read more »

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HIV eradication?

The Journal of Medical Virology claims that HIV eradication seems possible. There's also a study on Pubmed:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19031451...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yes, I am aware of this article. I would like to see the additional evidence (i.e. HIV proviral DNA measured by PCR from blood cells and lymph nodes) and not just the evidence presented in the paper.... Read more »

eradication of HIV

The Journal of medical virology reported a study of Yobutu Yamamoto concerning Immunotherapy of HIV infected patients with Gc protein-derived Macrophage activating factor (GcMAF). Is eradication of HIV a real possibility ?Thanks for your answerPedro...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hola Pedro and thanks for your post.Thoughts of a treatment strategy, never mind eradication are wildly premature on the basis of a single in vitro laboratory study.This study is provocative and might lead to approaches to improve treatment, and... Read more »

Functional cure or HIV eradication

What is in your opinion actually the most promising study or the most promising candidates for a functional cure or maybe even eradication? There is many research on stem cell and anti-phosphilipid therapy. Would do you think about this studies? ...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These and other studies indicate that progress is being made. However, eradication requires the effective removal of all HIV infected cells, a goal that is possible, but not here yet for everyone with our current technologies.... Read more »

Eradicating HIV

Since antiviral drugs have the ability to reduce the viral load to undetectable (below 50 copies), then why are we not able to go the "extra mile" to eradicate the virus from the body? Why can't we snuff out the virus completely? What...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The reason that we have not been able to eradicate HIV infection with current drug therapy has to do with the nature of this infection. HIV is an RNA virus that converts its RNA into DNA (by the enzyme reverse transcriptase) which becomes integrated... Read more »

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New Hope for HIV Eradication

Posted by Mondo, 4 Replies

I'm sure most of the forum members have seen the latest good news story doing the rounds. I feel quite hopeful that this might be the big news story developing.
We have to have hope even if its slim hope. Ive enclosed a brief on the story if you... Read more »

New Hope for HIV Eradication

Posted by Mondo, 4 Replies

cure or eradication reserviour sleeping cells

Posted by sanitex, 1 Reply

h! everyone
first of foremost i'd like to thank the founder and the moderators of this forum for their wonderfull time they use to make this site come true.
anyway my question looks stupid but i keep on asking cause my hope... Read more »

for impossible or esmerelda....

Posted by derrick92

PLEASE answer the 3 ?s seperately. today, a friend of mine was showing me a paper and i felt his hand brush against my nose. now what concers me is that i didnt see if he had any cuts and dotn kno if he has hiv or not, and no boogers either; i... Read more »

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