Express Lane
Posted on May 27, 2012 by A&U in LifeGuide, Treatment Horizons
A Vaccine Candidate Seeks to Prevent—Not Just Control—HIV Infection by Chael Needle Preventative HIV vaccine research has taken another step. The candidate, a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-adjuvanted DNA/MVA vaccine being developed by GeoVax, recently received an “Allowed to Proceed” notice from the FDA for testing in humans. Opened in April, the Phase I trial, sponsored [...]
Good Guys & Bad Guys
Posted on May 14, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren When Commercial Interests Cloud AIDS Research, Who Wins & Who Loses? The AIDS establishment see themselves as the good guys. And they see “denialists” as the bad guys. According to establishment defender Nicoli Nattrass in a recent issue of The Scientist, “denialism” even includes “the conspiratorial argument that…HIV science [...]
Ruby’s Rap: Anthony Youn
Posted on January 3, 2012 by A&U in Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer Florence, Italy I feel like first-time explorer Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday—carefree and in love, as I scoot around Florence on my thrilling fire engine red Vespa. I’m in love with both this enchanting city and the place I’m hangin’ my backpack, The Grand Hotel Villa Medici. Celebrating fifty years, they’ve harnessed [...]
