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"Study says HIV could be eliminated in a decade"
Let's pray that's true! CLICK HERE to read the article accompanying this headline.
Study says HIV could be eliminated in a decade
The virus that causes AIDS could theoretically be eliminated in a decade if all people living in countries with high infection rates are regularly tested and treated, according to a new mathematical model.
It is an intriguing solution to end the AIDS epidemic. But it is based on assumptions rather than data, and is riddled with logistical problems. The research was published online Tuesday in the medical journal, The Lancet.
"It's quite a startling result," said Charlie Gilks, an AIDS treatment expert at the World Health Organization and one of the paper's authors. "In a relatively short amount of time, we could potentially knock the epidemic on its head."
Gilks and colleagues used data from South Africa and Malawi. In their model, people were voluntarily tested each year and immediately given drugs if they tested positive for HIV, regardless of whether they were sick.
Within 10 years, HIV infections dropped by 95 percent. Other initiatives like safe sex education and male circumcision were also used.
The strategy would cut the estimated number of AIDS deaths between 2008 and 2050 by about half, from about 8.7 million to 3.9 million, leaving only sporadic HIV cases.
Experts think the strategy's cost would peak at about $3.4 billion a year, though expenses would fall after an initial investment.
"This is certainly beyond the bounds of the current infrastructure for many countries, but that is not a reason not to think big," said Myron Cohen, of the University of North Carolina, who has done similar research. He was not involved in the WHO study.
Only 3 million people are currently on AIDS drugs. Nearly 7 million people are still awaiting treatment, and about 3 million more people were infected last year. Worldwide, WHO guesses that about 33 million people have HIV.
Increasing access to testing and drugs would stretch already weak health systems in Africa, which has most of the world's HIV cases.
"This is not like giving someone a Tylenol," said Jennifer Kates, director of HIV policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. Once people start AIDS drugs, they must continue indefinitely. "The idea should be explored, but it's a huge leap," Kates said.
Handing out AIDS drugs to everyone who tests positive could also worsen drug resistance.
In addition, doctors don't know if it's safe to take AIDS drugs for decades; the oldest drug combinations have only been around for about a dozen years.
Other experts questioned whether the strategy might infringe on patient's rights. Once people test positive for HIV, they would be advised to start treatment, even if they weren't sick.
That would benefit the community, but not necessarily the patients themselves. AIDS drugs come with side effects including vomiting, liver failure, and heart attacks.
WHO emphasized that the study findings do not signal a policy change. "This is only a theoretical exercise," said Dr. Kevin De Cock, director of WHO's HIV/AIDS department. He said WHO would hold a meeting next year to study the idea more closely.
Still can't get lab rats to buttfuck huh?
That would be nice.
Remember folks, the first sign of AIDS is pounding sensation in your ASS!
what are they giving away butplugs?
Re: _Alice_ – DAYUM! My Marketing guy is workin' OT!
hahaha.
OMG. hilarious and well executed art.
HORRIBLE idea/direction.
geeeez.
Sorry Timmy, in addition to Santa not being real, Superheroes don't mean shit either.
amazing news!
ya wouldn't that be awesome! We need it so bad and with today's technology I would hope we could do something quicker about it rather than later as history tells us. More power to them.
Re: harrybalsac gives U the bird! – I have to remember that.
THE W.H.O IS A FRAUD!
I pray that one day a cure will be available….
Re: horrorshow – HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! GOOD ONE!
Someone is going to hear from WB's lawyers.
Re: LettyB Thanks All Her Fans! – I have my very own hater today haha…in the heidi and spencer post…
Great story, It would be amazing if it was eliminated.
Perez, you are so fucking gullible. Do you honestly believe that htey haven't already figured out how to cure AIDS? The only reason they keep it secret is because of the multibillion dollar industry the pharmaceutical world is. The cost of treating an AIDS patient is more lucrative to the pharms than curing it. Do you really believe Magic Johnson is still alive because htey haven't cured it? Enough money will buy you a cure…to all others, they'll never see a cure as long as drug companies are making this much $.
Re: _Alice_ – face down and ball gagged, minimu requirement for employment with HBE
Balsac Enterprises announces newest vaccine "cure all" - blind? constipated?
lack of "vigor"? If this is you, you'll want to pick up the latest addition to the HBE product line - "Essence of Balsac" yes folks, one spritz on the affected area and, you'll see, you'll shit, and have a boner the size of New Hampshire!
With Essence of Balsac, you can resume schtumping those little pillow biters,
Brit Brit's stinky parts, and Kanye Douchebag's Pink Jacket (I HATE THAT FUCKING JACKET)
pick up a bottle today at WALMART!
MD, do we need to cross-prmote w/ The Shamwow Guy or throw in a pair of Alice's soiled panties as a bonus gift?
That's wonderful. I hope so.
Now, I hope they can find a cure for cancer, which is probably another virus. That seems to affect more people.
"uh, hi superman. its wonderwoman. yea, im in the hospital. you might want to go get tested."
YAWNS! GOING TO GET MY LUNCH!!!!!
Re: bada67x – I TOTALLY AGREE!
Re: SweetPat – I GAVE THEM A FEW WORDS, THEY HAVE HATED ON ME BEFORE TOO! WHAT A LOSER!!!!!!!!!
I've just read it. These Einsteins are saying they can eliminate AIDS in a decade if people stop getting infected?????
Re: BBD is making ya gravy! – Re: _Alice_ – Re: mamajud hearts her posse peeps – Re: LettyB Thanks All Her Fans! – craaaaazy madonna freak is back!! madgerulla. WACK-OOOOOOOOO
Re: SweetPat – i'll have to go and have a lookie!
Umm…,
Should that not be BATMAN in the ad.., with his boytoy ROBIN crying by his side?
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Just asking?
Re: harrybalsac gives U the bird! – harry,. as your vp, I request that you delay the cross marketing with shamwow inc. until we have completely saturated the ball gravy market and associated products.
but you da boss, I'll get on it.
Alice's soiled panties? well sir, if gays can marry, I can marry alice's panties!
Alice - I ask your panty's hand in marriage, do you give us your blessing?
Aids can be eliminated immediately if we can get a man to keep his dick out of another man's ass
Re: Major Dude V.P. Marketing / Balsac LLC – damn. can i get a job? preferably between the hours of 2-4pm, days of T and W, possibly TH……
THANKS!!!!
Re: buck – Straight people get it too, DOUCHE!
UNFUCKING AMAZING!
Wonder Woman's creater should sue the shit out of whomever made this poster. Unless they got permission.
I don't get the Wonder Woman thing. Why not use Zorro?
Re: Major Dude V.P. Marketing / Balsac LLC – Of course. But I want something too. May I have your boxers or whitey tighties?
Re: LettyB Thanks All Her Fans! – Who is it letty? I feel like twistin someone's nipples off.Re: Milky says save a Turkey! EAT ME!!! – She's back and already with Sean.
Nothing like old times. I'm hungry, I think I'll eat a cow.
I just want to know who Wonder Woman was fucking?
Re: _Alice_ – Straight people get it too, DOUCHE!
Oh yea….well gay people started it, so there!
to all of the ignorant who think aids affect gays only, think about all the orphans and the women who's husband cheated and brought aids to their home, i don't know how stupid you have to be to not realize that this is not just for gays and butt sex but to all of you who get fucked in the right holes with the right tools.
harrybalsac, check ur ass cause the pounding sensation might be that ur daddy fuck*d u too hard, put some vaseline next time
and
BBD
does rat sex really matters? you might not be homosexual but you might be into bestiality. seek help immediately!
Some of you people are the biggest bunch of ignorant assholes….This is something that takes peoples lives…..It does not descriminate based on straight or gay. Try being compassionate to people that might be infected other that trash talking them. You never know when you might fall victim to this…
Its all fun and orgies at the Fortess of Solitude,until someone gets the AIDS.
Re: Milky says save a Turkey! EAT ME!!! – Your my New Spokesmodel/ gravy gatherer!
Re: Redmeat – yeah you and the rest of the justice league…
i sure do wish gays would leave my heros alone. i think i've already made my point with the last "gay hero" post. but to sum up;take our marriage liscences, i'll even give you my first born to adpot, but DONT, I repeat DONT take my superheros.
that pic is creepy!
and kinda cool….
Re: Mike555 – I 2nd that!
Re: buck – Really? Does that even matter? Straight men and women are doing just dandy spreading it amongst themselves. The fact is, you are a douche for saying something so douchey. Now run along and drool over your Ann Coulter posters. Douche.
Re: _Alice_ – the fact is i've been able to fuck many, many girls without contracting a disease. Now, if someone said hey don't put your dick in that hole because there is a great chance you will get an incurable disease then chances are i'm not going to put my dick in that hole. If someone said hey smoke this but you will get a disease and die from it i'm probably not going to smoke it. If someone said put this needle in your arm and take a chance on cardiac arrest then i'm not going to do it. Simple solution.
Re: buck – Are you serious? That was probably THE dumbest thing I have ever read on this site. Have fun living in ignorance. Wow….
AIDS/HIV is a 100 percent PREVENTABLE disease. If people would wake up and prevent the disease themselves by being safe and making good choices, that alone would eradicate HIV/AIDS.
Quit having unprotected sex, quit having sex with strangers or people you pick up at the club, quit shooting needles in your arms, quit having sex with prostitues and men quit having sex with men. Get tested for AIDS/HIV regularly if you are at risk , CUT OUT your risky behaviors and you will have NOTHING to worry about. HIV is no longer in the blood supply. You get HIV from risky behavior and that is IT.
WOW, really disturbing ad….. but I guess that is the point !!!
Re: stacestace – i agree with everything except men not having sex with men. why is ok for me to get tested then be with a man and not a man to get tested and has sex with a man? its not risky business if you are both open and aware of your health.Promiscuity in general leads to most spreading of STDs,knowing your partners sexual past is worth it before you jump into bed with them. And that goes both ways,AIDS isnt partial to any gender or orientation.
good now hopefully in 10 years it will be ok to to talk and laugh about it with out sounding like a !#W$%$#%.
that's a sexist ad. that's why wonder woman can't get filmed. too much sexism.
Re: jackie kay – tell em jackie
I don't get how MALE CIRCUMCISION would help prevent AIDS…
You all are just ignorant for the most part…
A cure? Have you ever heard of what blood banking is? That's what keeps Magis Johnson alive, you have to have hunfreds of thousands of dollars to do this and stay alive… But by far it is not any type of cure.
If they had some sort of inkling for a cure, those pharm. Companies wouldn't be shelling out millions for DNA who are infected and are fighting the disease without medications or those that prove to be resistant to the disease… Dumb asses.
As for trying to treat everyone globally, it would get rid of the disease because many people do have adverse reactions to the medications, so without the proper medical care available when administering these meds many people will die. That's probably what they are banking on.
As for at risk behavior… Everyone is at risk, if you have sex you could just be another statistic. My mom married our music minister from our church and he purposely gave the disease to my mother and 7 other people while they were married. That's why you don't have unprotected sex unless you see at least a year's worth of official testing documents.
You people are really sick. Aids doesn't just happen to people who as many of you put it "butt fuck" and what someone that does that isn't a person, shame on you. I lost a sister in-law to AIDS 2 years ago and it was horrible. She had sex with her HUSBAND and didn't know he was messing around and contracted it in the past. She fought for 8 years until she finally died a HORRIBLE, painful death. I wouldn't wish AIDS on my WORST enemy. This disease is not a joke, people die everyday in a way you couldn't possibly imagine. It's sad how some of you perceive things.
Re: lobsterlover – just so you know, when you still have a foreskin it can trap bacteria and viruses in the skin and they thrive a lot longer. That's why they suggest it as an aid in preventing AIDS. It's no cure or anything but it's cleaner to not have a huge flap of skin harvesting those types of things!
This will never get through trials, all it will do is cause a mass resistant strain of the human immunodeficiency virus making it even worse for future generations
This will never get through trials, all it will do is cause a mass resistant strain of the human immunodeficiency virus making it even worse for future generations. Also people who think the pharmaceutical companies are hiding the cure are beyond stupid…its not just pharmo companies that are doing research! and they arent going around paying off all the other research centers to not find a cure, infact the cure from AIDS is most likely to come from a lab such as WHO labs or MHC in the uk…
"But it is based on assumptions rather than data."
That would be amazing if it happened.
AIDS will not be eliminated unless YOU Gay people stop fucking every buttholes from strangers you see!
Re: lobsterlover –
Sorry about your sister-in-law. I knew of someone who contracted it that way from her husband too.
While that would be nice, a cure or better livable treatments for cancer would be nicer. MOST if not all cases of AIDS can be prevented. And while I know and understand this disease does not discriminate… it CAN be prevented. The simple use of a condom and not sharing needles would eliminate 85%+ cases of AIDS. …whereas, ANY person of ANY health status, ANY where and at ANY time can be diagnosed with the most random of cancers. HOw many people do YOU know died of AIDS last year vs. any type of cancer. Yeah. I thought so.
I guess the queers should have closed the bathhouses after all.
This also doesn't take into account 'bug chasing', where people TRY to get infected. HIV/AIDS aint gonna go away til that stops, and people who are into it arent going to stop
Re: MRPAPI –
"AIDS will not be eliminated unless YOU Gay people stop fucking every buttholes from strangers you see! "
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Yes, because ONLY gays get HIV, right?
Re: FakingFreedom –
"That's why you don't have unprotected sex unless you see at least a year's worth of official testing documents. "
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Which operates on the assumption that someone isnt cheating and picked it up at the end of that time frame (and six months is sufficient in a monogamous relationship, for HIV/AIDS, anyhow)
amazing news.it will really nice for our nation……
wanna Style your statement like this and create a musical blog….log on to www.uploaded.tv with your short portfolio…….
Stop assbangin guys without rubbers and there is nothing to worry about.
Re: buck – you complete wab.
gays did not start aids, it was actually started in apes. Also, it's not just transferred by sexual means, it can be transferred by sharing needles. So don't even try to place all the blame on gays. Jesus christ, you binlid.
This is an incredibly profound ad.
Re: buck – what a complete asshole!! think imatture cunt why do u automatically think u have to be gay to contract hiv? its uneducated people like you that get hiv OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!!!!!!!!
ok have to say this is a haunting ad… very very very good, as someone with an illness yeah its pang right on the money.
but yes ppl really should be cautious so that they dont get aids. nuff said. hopefully there will be a cure. always always use a dinger.
Re: BBD is making ya gravy! – Re: BBD is making ya gravy! – At least they have you until they do!
Re: MLD –
What?? no way there are people who WANT to get AIDS??? WTF is wrong with them??