Archive for the 'AIDS/HIV' Category

Vincenzo Kolchak ponders the infinite.

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

NOVEMBER 7, 2008
A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS
A Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat a Leukemia Patient Also Gives Him Virus-Resistant Cells; Many Thanks, Sample 61
By MARK SCHOOFS
The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the […]

My sources tell me that other possible bill names included: The Jesse Helms Latex & Hellfire Act, The Jesse Helms Throw Up the Gauntlet Bill and The Jesse Helms ‘They Do What?’ Act.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Elizabeth Dole Tries To Name AIDS Bill After Jesse Helms
Rachel Weiner
July 16, 2008 10:33 AM
Republican Senator Dole introduced an amendment to name an HIV/AIDS relief bill after the recently deceased Jesse Helms. Helms, of course, was a strident foe of HIV/AIDS prevention, research and treatment. The blog Joe.My.God recalls some of Helms’ notable moments in […]