Study: AIDS pill helps gay men avoid HIV infection

[DrPhil]

This is the most important part of the study:

Daily doses of Truvada cut the risk of infection by 44 percent when given with condoms, counseling and other prevention services.

In other words, don't follow the white rabbit down the hole and think there's now a pill that says it's okay to carelessly go raw dawg and drop loads in 'em. That goes for all anal couples (gay and hetero). Mmmmkay!? Thanks.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

AFAIK it's because it hasn't been tested on them.

Yep - we should all remember that you have to be REALLY careful publishing results, particularly before peer review. If it were only tested in a certain area, that's all we can say (even if it likely has effects in other areas).

We should also remember that peer review "reverses" a relatively large number of niche findings like this.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

This is the most important part of the study:

Daily doses of Truvada cut the risk of infection by 44 percent when given with condoms, counseling and other prevention services.

In other words, don't follow the white rabbit down the hole and think there's now a pill that says it's okay to carelessly go raw dawg and drop loads in 'em. That goes for all anal couples (gay and hetero). Mmmmkay!? Thanks.

Also important to keep in mind - causation/correlation and all that.

Viruses are still one of the greatest challenges to human health, even though we've made exponential improvements just in the last decade or so. It's really encouraging, though, that treatments are being proven effective and finding new (and equally vital) uses. Now, if the cost could come down, we'd be in business.

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

This is the most important part of the study:

Daily doses of Truvada cut the risk of infection by 44 percent when given with condoms, counseling and other prevention services.

In other words, don't follow the white rabbit down the hole and think there's now a pill that says it's okay to carelessly go raw dawg and drop loads in 'em. That goes for all anal couples (gay and hetero). Mmmmkay!? Thanks.

I was wondering if somebody was actually gonna catch that.

Doesn't sound so wonderful.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

This is the most important part of the study:

Daily doses of Truvada cut the risk of infection by 44 percent when given with condoms, counseling and other prevention services.

In other words, don't follow the white rabbit down the hole and think there's now a pill that says it's okay to carelessly go raw dawg and drop loads in 'em. That goes for all anal couples (gay and hetero). Mmmmkay!? Thanks.

Yes!