Potentially Momentous news

baggygreen · 11-12-08, 08:56 PM

This is quite possibly the best thing I've read in months.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=664966

Its not the answer, but it is an enormous step down the road to a cure!

bookworm_020 · 11-12-08, 09:44 PM

Good for him if it works, but it isn't a practical solution in dealing with HIV/AIDS

baggygreen · 11-12-08, 10:14 PM

not practical, true - they did say that the initial part of the treatment has a 30% mortality rate - but should he remain clear for a while, it should prompt researchers to pursue a safer, easier method of the same procedure.

gotta crawl before walking, as they say.

GoldenRivet · 11-12-08, 11:11 PM

that is rather momentous :hmm:

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Potentially Momentous news This is quite possibly the best thing I've read in months. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=664966 Its not the answer, but it is an enormous step down the road to a cure!

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11-12-08, 10:14 PM	#3
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	not practical, true - they did say that the initial part of the treatment has a 30% mortality rate - but should he remain clear for a while, it should prompt researchers to pursue a safer, easier method of the same procedure. gotta crawl before walking, as they say.