HIV Support Group
HIV (also known as human immunodeficiency virus, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human immune system which can lead the syndrome known as AIDS. Many of the problems faced by people infected with HIV result from failure of the immune system to protect from opportunistic...
Forgive me if I have missed previous posts about this but here's an interesting article which gives us some hope of a breakthrough.
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40531/title/Genome-Editing-Cuts-Out-HIV/
Although I work in a Medical Practice, I am not a medic, but I found the article quite clear and although scientific terms are used, it's in reasonably "plain language". Hope others find it interesting.
Not an answer yet but how research has come on in the last few years!
Keep it up !
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40531/title/Genome-Editing-Cuts-Out-HIV/
Although I work in a Medical Practice, I am not a medic, but I found the article quite clear and although scientific terms are used, it's in reasonably "plain language". Hope others find it interesting.
Not an answer yet but how research has come on in the last few years!
Keep it up !
when i heard they are starting meds no matter what your CD4 &/or VL that made sense to me
- i mean, once you know you have it, shouldn't treatment begin?
when i found out around 2007 they would only start you on meds if you did not have a high CD4 w/a low VL. and that was only 7years ago.
Thinking of you always mate.
C