by Jason Stotts I really feel like I shouldn’t have to write this post, but I fear that all too many people don’t understand basic hygiene well enough that it’s warranted. One of my readers pointed out that in a Savage Love podcast sometime back (Episode 188 at the 5:30 mark) a man had a question about his [...]
by Jason Stotts A new study on HIV from Spain is getting some interesting results. Although it is a very early trial, researchers have developped a vaccine that can help some to develop at least a partial immunity to HIV. Spanish researchers found that 22 of 24 healthy people (92 per cent) developed an immune [...]
by Jason Stotts I’m a big fan of Dan Savage’s podcast “Savage Love.” While there are some things I find distasteful, he is a staunch democrat and very socialist leaning, on sexual issues we largely agree. Even though we have differences, I think there is great value in his podcast and I recommend that people [...]
by Jason Stotts Science is doing amazing things recently (take that religion!). They recently found a cure for HIV through stem-cell implants (1,2) and are looking into applying this breakthrough to more people to hopefully cure HIV once and for all. Now, they’re starting to use a neutered form of the HIV virus to infect [...]
by Jason Stotts The Huffington Post is reporting that a man who underwent stem cell treatment for leukemia has had his HIV cured as a result: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure. Timothy Ray Brown, also known as the “Berlin Patient,” [...]