China Creates AIDS Vaccine

[Spartan Erik]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060819...lthaidsvaccine

Wow, I never thought I'd see the day. It's not a cure, but the vaccine does protect the body from the virus! They're running more tests to make sure it's safe etc., but wow this will definitely control the spread of AIDS if this thing really does work..

[Chris Z]

ya that's the optimistic keyword "if" lol i don't think this will prevent it at all, people don't wanna go and get another vaccine, and i don't know how much it costs, [soapbox]but the smart thing would just be not to have sex until you're married...but anyway [/soapbox]

[MicrotechXP]

This is interesting news. I wonder if it will work.

[Corey]

Really says something about the Chinese; Starting in 2003, and only spending what is equiv. to 12.5 million US. I think we're doing something wrong. I've heard of billions going into research for cures for such things as AIDS and other diseases. I hope they're successful.

[Micro]

But they probably had access to research from other countries too...

Knowing the UK government, they will put it out on the NHS... Which means free vaccine for meee.... =P

[jvp856]

If it works we'll have something less to worry about;)

[zeppfrog]

Really says something about the Chinese; Starting in 2003, and only spending what is equiv. to 12.5 million US. I think we're doing something wrong. I've heard of billions going into research for cures for such things as AIDS and other diseases. I hope they're successful.

We're doing something wrong"? imagine... heres an example, go to the grocery store, pink lables everywhere right? You quikly glance at it, oh, breast cancer... you think, i buy pink products, they use some proceeds for research... wrong. now read the signs... to fund breast cancer "Awareness" . does that mean that part of the proceeds are paying for the pink boxes? you look at them and become aware, hey there's breast cancer.

OK, thats just garbage, for real, who doesnt know about breast cancer in the first place. And to even use "funding research" is another spiralling idiocy. They have been researching cancer how long now? since before anyone can remember. Now how many grants are given for that, plus all the fundraisers. Who would want to find and reveal a cure if there is so much money, and so many jobs depending on Research.

What are we doing wrong? We let the media, and politicians and lobbyists who advertise in a certain manner lead us like cattle to open our wallets so they can get fat.

What do we do to fix it... stop being led. Stop handing out to "non profit organizations" who use up all the funds in salaries, perks, parties, "company equipment", etc etc etc... and the people who are truly suffering are still going bankrupt at the hospitals.

Start forming philanthropic organizations in your community and help the people who need it, when they need it. Help that kid with the tumor down the street. A feel good donation to some huge conglomerate that has offices in every state and around the world really isnt going to hit home and help unless there is going to be some cameras to take notice and get them on the national news. Oh, say a hurricane, or tornado...

I got serious pessimism issues huh.

[ah-blabla]

We're doing something wrong"? imagine... heres an example, go to the grocery store, pink lables everywhere right? You quikly glance at it, oh, breast cancer... you think, i buy pink products, they use some proceeds for research... wrong. now read the signs... to fund breast cancer "Awareness" . does that mean that part of the proceeds are paying for the pink boxes? you look at them and become aware, hey there's breast cancer.

OK, thats just garbage, for real, who doesnt know about breast cancer in the first place. And to even use "funding research" is another spiralling idiocy. They have been researching cancer how long now? since before anyone can remember. Now how many grants are given for that, plus all the fundraisers. Who would want to find and reveal a cure if there is so much money, and so many jobs depending on Research.

What are we doing wrong? We let the media, and politicians and lobbyists who advertise in a certain manner lead us like cattle to open our wallets so they can get fat.

What do we do to fix it... stop being led. Stop handing out to "non profit organizations" who use up all the funds in salaries, perks, parties, "company equipment", etc etc etc... and the people who are truly suffering are still going bankrupt at the hospitals.

Start forming philanthropic organizations in your community and help the people who need it, when they need it. Help that kid with the tumor down the street. A feel good donation to some huge conglomerate that has offices in every state and around the world really isnt going to hit home and help unless there is going to be some cameras to take notice and get them on the national news. Oh, say a hurricane, or tornado...

I got serious pessimism issues huh.

Pessimism? Realism fits better. I don't see what the big problem with cancer and similar is. Yes, I know it can be painful/ horrible, even more so emotionally - I'm not trying to play that down. But the thing with life is we all die, whether sooner or later is not so big a difference. Instead of worrying about death, we might as well spend our time with others, communicating with others etc. We seem to worry so much about not living any more / not being fully healthy that we don't actually spend any time living, or at least not enjoying life. Why does everyone seem so glum nowadays? Get a smile on your face and start talking to people, anyone, everyone...

(And on the money issue, I really dislike the number of cancer fund-raising events you get in the UK nowadays, there seems to be hardly anything else going on, why can't people raise money for things like helping third-world inhabitants etc, allowing them to at least catch up on the "great" lifestyle we have, precisely because of exploitation rich nations carried out in the past.)

[garrettroyce]

If this doesn't work, it wouldn't be the first time Chinese scientists have lied about discoveries. There was a huge scandal because they said they invented cold fusion in the 80's or 90's I think. It was totally bogus.

[jtwhite]

If this doesn't work, it wouldn't be the first time Chinese scientists have lied about discoveries. There was a huge scandal because they said they invented cold fusion in the 80's or 90's I think. It was totally bogus.

Lol. I don't think it worked. The thread was originally posted on 08-19-2006, 08:23 PM.