HIV cure raises hope
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="triple">triple</span>-<span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="early">early</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>.</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="marrow">marrow</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="mutation">mutation</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>-<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Volberding">Volberding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="antiretroviral">antiretroviral</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>, <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Volberding">Volberding</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="cure">cure</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>.”</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Marlink">Marlink</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>.</p>
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