News: AIDS is Over in Australia - Page 5

ReachOut

Congrats

The Second Coming

Nice utopia.

Keinware

What does it suppose to mean?

Oh I know, let celebrate it with "No Condom Day"

Donquizote

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Originally posted by Oxygen

So happy to hear this. There has been huge campaigns here over ending HIV and AIDS. Even ads at train stations and universities promoting safe sex and regular testing within the gay community. Glad to see it having an effect

Good job Australia.

Donquizote

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Originally posted by Keinware

What does it suppose to mean?

Oh I know, let celebrate it with "No Condom Day"

It means that less people will die from AIDS and more and more people are being aware the danger of not getting HIV treated early

Warclaud

Great news, but why are people acting like Australia is an HIV free country now

J a y

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Originally posted by Beautiful Liar

I'm curious when there is a cure would it be free to those infected? I can't remember the last time a cure was made for a illness that's why I don't know the process..

This is the current issue:

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HIV medications are typically toxic not only for the virus, but also for the people who take them. That poses a new challenge for drugmakers: Making medications that subdue the illness without wreaking havoc on aging bodies, and minimizing the risk of harmful drug interactions for people who might have to take their HIV medications alongside pills for blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes.

Since 1996, HIV has been treated with so-called combination therapies, where three or more drugs attack the virus so it has a harder time developing resistance. For nearly a decade, Truvada from Gilead Sciences has been the preferred basis of therapy, but it’s known for harsh side effects such as kidney damage and loss of bone density — concerns that are typically even worse for older patients.

GlaxoSmithKline — the company that created the first HIV drug, AZT — is now working on two-drug combinations. In 2013, Glaxo introduced a new treatment that scientists say is less toxic than older formulas and which makes it hard for the virus to evolve resistance. Though the drug, called Tivicay, is usually used in combination with other medications — often including Truvada — researchers say it could become the foundation of simpler two-drug regimens.

J a y

Good and bad news.

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Gilead this year received Food and Drug Administration approval for an upgraded version of Truvada that replaces the ingredient connected to kidney and bone problems with a formulation that causes fewer side effects.

The company says it has introduced two new combination therapies based on the compound and is developing more. The upgrade will help Gilead offset lost revenue when a key patent for the original Truvada expires next year, opening the door to low-cost generic versions.

Can you believe there's people who choose to take this medication, even though they're negative?

Probably met a doctor/nurse once and that's it. They aren't told repeatedly the side effects of such drugs

Catch22

Homebrand

You guys realize this is just AIDS not HIV. They said there are still hundreds of HIV diagnoses every year. But people are more aware and getting help to stop it from developing into AIDS

Haburo

y'all are messy af

EndofASadMovie

Aids ha bubbling under chart era.