Comments on: Another Reason For FRC To Oppose Stem Cell Research

By: Enlightek

Enlightek — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:22:41 +0000

Even so, transforming an HIV-infected patient to a state where medication is unnecessary would be an enormous achievement, if it could be replicated on a large scale — and the vast majority of the HIV-infected would be quite happy to leave the debate about whether or not this should be called a “cure” to the doctors and scientists.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:52:11 +0000

We did discuss this story a while back, but it is good to have an update.

Regan – we do think alike sometimes, don’t we? In the earlier post, I opened with a reference to Longtime Companion.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:38:00 +0000

I just thought of something. It was near the end of the movie “Longtime Companion” where surviving friends are reflecting on their lives on the beach at Fire Island.
One asked “what do you think things will be like if a cure for this plague is found?” And his friend answers …”like the end of World War Three.”

And like the very haunting scene depicted, I’m sure great celebration will come.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:34:05 +0000

The oft heard complaint from the anti gay, is how much it costs in public health funding.

Ignoring of course that various HIV/AIDS fundraisers offset any public funding that might occur. AMFAR, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and AIDS Lifecycle, raise multi millions every year to combat the disease in America.

And also I’m sure, the anti gay wouldn’t contribute to such charities themselves. Neither have they volunteered for outreach or education.

The commitment of the researchers is remarkable and essential. And obviously with no help from the anti gay.

I will always ask, and remind them of the fact that a fatal STD has ALWAYS plagued mankind. HIV/AIDS is the most recent, but it’s not the only one.
It’s remarkable really, how patently STUPID people are about that.
They forget that about syphilis. Not only that, they forget that there have been abuses in recent history regarding public health and marginalized minorities. As in the case of syphilis and the Tuskeegee Experiment.

But a cure was found eventually to the good of all. A vaccine has been found for HPV. To the good of all. And HIV/AIDS research goes on, to the good of all.
I can’t even get those who are avowed Christians to pray for the medial professionals and researchers to make HIV go the way of the other diseases and a vaccine or cure is found.

If it is, and I hope it’s soon: they couldn’t be credited with joining the fight against the disease, just fighting the people at risk of getting it.
But of course, no doubt they won’t see it that way.

It’s always exciting to read what procedures are being employed against HIV.
I have an incurable auto immune disorder myself, and maybe stem cell therapy will cure it. My friends with HIV and I have much in common with what we’re at risk for.
This patient in Germany has offered up his body to science and we should be grateful for what he’s enduring.

And hopefully, he won’t end up in obscurity, like Helen Lacks almost did for her immense contribution to cancer research.