New AIDS study shows promising result

Problem · 09-24-2009, 03:54 PM

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/health_...ccine_20090924

Kudos to whoever volunteered for this study. It's unethical to do, IMO.

blockmonkey · 09-24-2009, 03:59 PM

Lol you think the drug companies are going to erradicate aids?

CF10 · 09-24-2009, 03:59 PM

Yeah f*ck being a volunteer for that.

CF10 · 09-24-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by blockmonkey

Lol you think the drug companies are going to erradicate aids?

Dude whichever drug company comes out with an AIDS vaccine first will make far more money off it than they would make off AIDS medication. Think about it, the number of people that have AIDS is far less than the number of people who dont want to get it.

Problem · 09-24-2009, 04:02 PM

If AIDS is prevented, more gays and drug usage would probably appear?

Still the benefits out weighs the risks.

HC · 09-24-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Problem

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/health_...ccine_20090924

Kudos to whoever volunteered for this study. It's unethical to do, IMO.

why unethical? because of the double blind part? they were not forced to sleep with aids patients, they just lived their normal lifestyle..

OnlyGodCanJudge · 09-24-2009, 04:05 PM

id rather them cure cancer, because we most likely arent gonna get aids anyways

Problem · 09-24-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HC

why unethical? because of the double blind part? they were not forced to sleep with aids patients, they just lived their normal lifestyle..

Thing i don't understand about the study is how did they know that those volunteers will ever be sexually active.

How did they know those who weren't infected did sleep with someone carying the virus unless they made them do it?

Kinda confused.

BroMontana · 09-24-2009, 04:07 PM

"ALVAC uses canarypox, a bird virus altered so it can't cause human disease, to ferry synthetic versions of three HIV genes into the body. AIDSVAX contains a genetically engineered version of a protein on HIV's surface. The vaccines are not made from whole virus -- dead or alive -- and cannot cause HIV."

blockmonkey · 09-24-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CF10

Dude whichever drug company comes out with an AIDS vaccine first will make far more money off it than they would make off AIDS medication. Think about it, the number of people that have AIDS is far less than the number of people who dont want to get it.

In the UK they spend $16k a year on retro viral drugs for each person. You think they can earn that preventing aids in each person? They have shareholders to satisfy much more important than the good of humanity.

HC · 09-24-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Problem

Thing i don't understand about the study is how did they know that those volunteers will ever be sexually active.

How did they know those who weren't infected did sleep with someone carying the virus unless they made them do it?

Kinda confused.

they picked a city with a high infection rate...they volunteers were already sexually active, tested them to make sure they were neg and they probably filled out a questionaire that put them in a high risk catagory (like do you participate in unprotected sex)

then they were give the vaccine (yes some placebo) given condoms and counseling and monitored occasionally for 3 years

then they get a higher infection rate for those in the placebo group...not 100% solid because you don't know if the ones from the vaccine group slept with the same number of those infected but it's how it's done.

aaronjbc123 · 09-24-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by blockmonkey

In the UK they spend $16k a year on retro viral drugs for each person. You think they can earn that preventing aids in each person? They have shareholders to satisfy much more important than the good of humanity.

yea are you guys retarded? the satanic reptilian overlords would never allow this

TheStiffmeister · 09-24-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CF10

Dude whichever drug company comes out with an AIDS vaccine first will make far more money off it than they would make off AIDS medication. Think about it, the number of people that have AIDS is far less than the number of people who dont want to get it.

wrong on so many levels. so much more money in "treating" aids than curing

HC · 09-24-2009, 04:27 PM

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wrong on so many levels. so much more money in "treating" aids than curing

truth...also the reason we don't have a cure for cancer.

Ryan711 · 09-24-2009, 04:32 PM

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truth...also the reason we don't have a cure for cancer.

yea, that's the reason

themethod7 · 09-24-2009, 04:33 PM

giggity

Galvatorex · 09-24-2009, 04:34 PM

lol tools, the only thing the vaccine is going to do is GIVE YOU AIDS

dixon · 09-24-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Problem

Kudos to whoever volunteered for this study. It's unethical to do, IMO.

Are you an idiot?

IEatPowerRacks · 09-24-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HC

truth...also the reason we don't have a cure for cancer.

OH RLY?

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/..._fight_cancer/

Problem · 09-24-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dixon

Are you an idiot?

No, are you?

Problem · 09-24-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HC

they picked a city with a high infection rate...they volunteers were already sexually active, tested them to make sure they were neg and they probably filled out a questionaire that put them in a high risk catagory (like do you participate in unprotected sex)

then they were give the vaccine (yes some placebo) given condoms and counseling and monitored occasionally for 3 years

then they get a higher infection rate for those in the placebo group...not 100% solid because you don't know if the ones from the vaccine group slept with the same number of those infected but it's how it's done.

Thats what i was thinking. How did they know it worked?