Hiv Positive Man Cured

Hiv Positive Man Cured

On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.

Timothy Ray Brown, also known as the "Berlin Patient," received the transplant in 2007 as part of a lengthy treatment course for leukemia. His doctors recently published a report in the journal Blood affirming that the results of extensive testing "strongly suggest that cure of HIV infection has been achieved."

Brown's case paves a path for constructing a permanent cure for HIV through genetically-engineered stem cells.

Last week, Time named another AIDS-related discovery to its list of the Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2010. Recent studies show that healthy individuals who take antiretrovirals, medicine commonly prescribed for treating HIV, can reduce their risk of contracting the disease by up to 73 percent.

While these developments by no means prove a cure for the virus has been found, they can certainly provide hope for the more than 33 million people living with HIV worldwide. Alongside such findings, global efforts to combat the epidemic have accelerated as of late, with new initiatives emerging in the Philippines and South Africa this week.

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[MaceProductionz]

lol dis nigga sed 2012, nigga its gonna be 2011 lmfao, good shit tho

[batow8]

The cure for AIDS is money... look at Magic Johnson.

[multical100]

Botty sex can give you AIDS. Careful ladies

[CantBeToCareful]

2 comments before me are very ignorant. I see these two people hiding under their beds when 2012 is "supposed" to happen

[nikkiminelli]

boy does this guy every need to do his research...

[nikkiminelli]

boy does this guy every need to his research...

[HeathenBoucher2011]

THER AINT NO CURE RETARD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Y TAKE DRUGS N CONTACT IT INDA1ST PLC?????????? MAGIC J MY ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, U da fuk we let blkas hereeeeeeeeeeeee haahhhaah aint my country bu realllllllyyyyyyyyyyy PROTECTION BITCHESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSigp220]

Wait wait wait... so, crack cured aids!?

[ILoveGivingHuggs]

Yes!!! Now all these faggots can have unprotected butt sex and share needles and not have to worry about AIDS. And all these Africans that should not be having children they cannot even feed, will not have to worry about AIDS. Wait, are we sure this is actually a good thing !?

[afeeder]

@MattC6Toledo

We hardly had a cure for anything until about 70 years ago, how on earth do you think we now have a cure for everything??? And why wouldn't foreign doctors know about these things?

We have seen the government try to cover up something, climate change science, and look at what a mess they made of it. Why would a government who did that so poorly be able to so effectively control medical researchers?

[syyenergy7]

Learn how the devils work to control and you'll spot the scams. I can.