Why Would It Be Difficult To Make An Hiv Vaccine

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AIDS Vaccines

What Is a Vaccine? How Does a Vaccine Work? What's Different About AIDS Vaccines? How Are AIDS Vaccines Tested? How Close Are We to an AIDS Vaccine? What About People Who Are Already Infected? What Else Is Being Studied? Next Steps What Is a Vaccine? The body's immune system normally reacts to anything it recognizes as foreign and tries to eliminate it. A vaccine is a substance that helps the immune system respond to a...

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Samir Chachoua (HIV VACCINE)

dr. bob please watch this- do you know this guy???? (Submitted Jul 16, 2008)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXThis is some youtube posting of the lost cure for cancer and hiv. Please tell me what you think about it. Thank you.SebbyHi Dr....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Sebby,Many people send me links to "lost cures for HIV/cancer/AIDS." If I were to comment about them all, I wouldn't be able to answer so many other questions, like the closeted rightwing GOP congressman who gets off on barely... Read more »

Vaccine to Inhibit HIV

Hi Dr. Bob,I just read an article stating that Luc Montagnier, director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, estimates that it is only a matter of 4-5 years before a therapeutic vaccine is developed to be given to those who...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Well, none of us has an infallible crystal ball that can accurately predict the future, but historically predictions about either a therapeutic or preventative vaccine being just around the corner have proven to be overly optimistic, to say the... Read more »

Cure (HIV VACCINES)

Dear Dr. Bob:Thanks for your sterling job you offer to the community. My question is: the HIV virus is the most studied virus and its behavior as well as functionality is well-known. Why then no vaccine has yet been developed though billions of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Former WW,The failure to develop a therapeutic or preventative vaccine against HIV has absolutely nothing to do with Big Pharma's profits or scientific researches' jobs and funding grants. That is conspiracy-theory nonsense. The... Read more »

What's more difficult to obtain? A catchy title or HIV?

Dr Bob,I thought I would conduct my own piece of literary time-wasting for you, concerning a couple of different topics.First of all, I had unprotected insertive sex with a young wench of unknown status back in may some time. I tested negative for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello English Freak,You want me to mock and humble you? No, I'm sorry. You've got the wrong website for that. Try www.Donna-the-Dominatrix.com. I hear she's quite good. So, are you a paranoid freak for continually worrying about HIV,... Read more »

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Kaiser making it difficult to get HIV drugs in OC

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I was just diagnosed with HIV and based on my income, qualify for ADAP the funded plan to help low income people with their medications. This program will assist with my co-pays. The doctor at Kaiser suggested I enroll in the program. After... Read more »

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