Women & PrEP
Posted on March 16, 2015 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Destination: Cure] buy xanax online without prescriptionIt’s a Man’s World Research on women & PrEP needs to keep pace by Jeannie Wraight buy diazepam without prescription ambien for saleWhereas HIV cure and HIV prevention are two very different topics, I think it’s important to discuss the recent developments from the VOICE trial (women’s PrEP [...]
The True End of AIDS
Posted on February 20, 2015 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Destination: Cure] Trump Card Treatment and prevention are important, but an HIV cure will be the true end of AIDS by Jeannie Wraight Lately, we have been hearing a lot about the end of AIDS. Not by a cure but by targeted prevention and treatment measures to reduce the spread of HIV, including treatment [...]
Cure—or Bust
Posted on January 22, 2015 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Destination Cure] Cure—or Bust Amid advances and setbacks in care, we must still aim for the end of HIV by Jeannie Wraight I recently read a rather angry reader comment on an article that discussed a study looking at a potential strategy as a cure for HIV. The comment-maker was the father of a [...]
Good News, Bad News
Posted on December 29, 2014 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Destination: Cure] Good News, Bad News The HIV cure front faces disappointment mixed with hope by Jeannie Wraight The past year has been a difficult one in the HIV cure arena. Several promising and widely reported cases of HIV clearance concluded with disappointing results, as the virus remerged despite high hopes and expectations to [...]
Checking the Map
Posted on December 5, 2014 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
LifeGuide Destination: Cure Checking the Map Where are we on the road to a cure? by Jeannie Wraight The past year has been wrought with disappointment on the HIV cure front. Most notably was the return of virus in both of the “Boston patients” and the “Mississippi Baby” that many had hoped would be sustained [...]
Cure News
Posted on April 3, 2014 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
News of the Day The latest reports on HIV cure research show momentum by Jeannie Wraight Here’s a look at some of the HIV cure headlines over the past couple months. The ever-growing momentum towards a cure, particularly funding for cure initiatives, is encouraging. Obama redirects $100 million towards HIV cure research At a White [...]
David Evans
Posted on January 22, 2014 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
Risk & Reward Activist David Evans weighs in on next steps in cure advocacy & research by Jeannie Wraight In the late 1980s and throughout the ’90s, AIDS treatment activism helped dramatically speed up AIDS research and the drug approval process, saving countless people from illness and certain death. Now, in 2013, some of the [...]
Cure Research Setback?
Posted on December 16, 2013 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
Shock and Kill Research unveils new info about latent HIV reservoirs, signaling a possible cure setback by Jeannie Wraight Amid several recent successes in the pursuit for an HIV cure, a new study from a leading HIV researcher reports a significant setback to the “shock and kill” strategy, a heavily researched and promising cure approach. [...]
Cure Activism 101
Posted on October 28, 2013 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
Destination: Cure First Steps You’d like to get involved in cure activism—where do you start? by Jeannie Wraight If you’d like to help in the fight to find a cure for HIV but aren’t sure how to go about it, this month’s edition of Destination: Cure is dedicated to you. Together we can help end [...]
Counting Cures
Posted on August 19, 2013 by A&U in Destination: Cure, LifeGuide
Destination: Cure by Jeannie Wraight Counting Cures Before we start tallying “cures,” let’s strive to define what we mean by “cured?” Several months ago a media frenzy reported Danish researchers as being months away from curing AIDS. During this time, countless individuals discontinued their HIV medication, believing the cure would soon be available. With the [...]
