Doctors Claim HIV-Positive Man Cured by Stem Cell Transplant

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

You can call me ignorant but you're being ignorant of my point: Ish happens. People die from all sorts of things so, if a person WANTS the all-or-nothing option, they should be allowed to do so if it's available.

This made me think Kevorkian.

IIRC, patients go through trial-and-error with cocktails to make sure that they're getting the right combination. Once that's found, the risks go down greatly. Transplants/surgeries/etc carry a much greater risk, even with our advancements in medicine.

Re: "all-or-nothing" - Just because a patient thinks s/he knows what's best doesn't mean s/he actually does know what's best.

Originally Posted by thetaj

Hmm, it says he received the transplant in 2007. They said he was fine and HIV-free in 2009, almost two years ago now. Sounds like they've given this time before releasing it to the public.

I think the point is that this is one case. They should have waited until more tests were done before giving everyone a potentially false sense of hope.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I think the point is that this is one case. They should have waited until more tests were done before giving everyone a potentially false sense of hope.

Ah yes, fair enough. I still can't feel anything but elated at this news though

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by thetaj

Ah yes, fair enough. I still can't feel anything but elated at this news though

Which is exactly why this announcement was premature.