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F O C U |
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Vol. 6=
, Issue 15, July 23, 2010 |
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lic Health and Human Services (DPHHS), HIV/STD Prevention Section |
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GMTF Members: Steven Barr=
ios (Browning) Brian Flikke=
ma (Bozeman) Sean Fuc=
ci (Billings) Frank G=
ary (Butte) Tom Gocks=
ch (Helena) Eric Hal=
l (Polson) Brad Nel=
son (Kalispell) Dustin=
Principe (Billings) Mpower=
MT (Core group): Philip RobersonBrady RoweNathan SherrodAlec ShortOrrin Tiberi (Miss=
oula) Our Staff (Missoula): David H=
errera — Director Jon Freel=
and — Associate Dir. Chantz=
Thilmony — Outreach / MpowerMT Supervisor=
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August 6 — 9 — Meet Me In Montana=
or ca=
ll 406-280-0188.[St. Regis] 14 — Outfest. At Caras Park from 10am—10:30pm.=
WMGLCC will be hosting a festival to showcase the gay/queer musicians, cra=
fters, artists, charities & business people and our allies! It's a chan=
ce for WMCC to show the great wealth of talent & work gay/queer folk &a=
mp; their allies do to keep our community the supportive town it has become=
. [Missoula] September <=
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ll 406-829-8075 for information. [Helena] Calend=
ar of Events HIV re=
search is undergoing a renaissance that could lead to new ways to develop v=
accines against the AIDS virus and other viral diseases. In the=
latest development, U.S. government scientists say they have discovered th=
ree powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV stra=
ins, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. They are now deploying the=
technique used to find those antibodies to identify antibodies to influenz=
a viruses. Mark S=
choofs discusses a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government=
scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of whi=
ch neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discover=
ed. The HI=
V antibodies were discovered in the cells of a 60-year-old African-American=
gay man, known in the scientific literature as Donor 45, whose body made t=
he antibodies naturally. The trick for scientists now is to develop a vacci=
ne or other methods to make anyone's body produce them as well. That e=
ffort "will require work," said Gary Nabel, director of the Vacci=
ne Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dise=
ases, who was a leader of the research. "We're going to be at this for=
a while" before any benefit is seen in the clinic, he said. The re=
search was published Thursday in two papers in the online edition of the jo=
urnal Science, 10 days before the opening of a large International AIDS Con=
ference in Vienna, where prevention science is expected to take center stag=
e. More than 33 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2008, and=
about 2.7 million contracted the virus that year, according to United Nati=
ons estimates. Vaccin=
es, which are believed to work by activating the body's ability to produce =
antibodies, eliminated or curtailed smallpox, polio and other feared viral =
diseases, so they have been the holy grail of AIDS research. The Qu=
est for a Vaccine Last y=
ear, following a trial in Thailand, results of the first HIV vaccine to sho=
w any efficacy were announced. But that vaccine reduced the chances of infe=
ction only by about 30%, and controversy erupted because in one common anal=
ysis the results weren't statistically significant. That vaccine wasn't des=
igned to elicit the new antibodies. The ne=
w discovery is part of what Wayne Koff, head of research and development at=
the nonprofit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, calls a "renaiss=
ance" in HIV vaccine research. To view the complete article, CLICK HERE! Advance in Que=
st for HIV Vaccine July 9, 2010 ~ By ~ Mark Schoofs |
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