Not Much Success Or Z's...

 

I haven't had the best sleep this last week.  I'll be fine if this settles soon.  I go through this sometimes.  It's never fun.

I've stated how I dislike when researchers promote their projects as done deals.  It can be hard for lay people to accept that these scientists are talking about the desired outcomes of their endeavors.  Often, those results don't materialize.

For some time, researchers have been touting CRISPR as a means of eliminating or at least controlling HIV.  Neither have proved accurate as it stands with the latest research.  This may happen some day, but not now or soon.  Presenting research in this manner is misleading & bordering on a con.  Every scientist knows there's always a significant risk of failure.  Presenting their case without noting the expected possibly of a bad outcome is preceding in bad faith.

Stop getting people's hopes up & just stick to the facts.  

Cya...

Maybe...

 

Maybe it's just the 24 hour internet outage, the sidelined errand or crappy weather, but I'm not doing as well as I'd like.  I'm tired, anxious & cold.  The net's working, it's sunny & supposed to warm up.  Some issues are being handled.  Still it's exhausting.

There are articles out lately about "curing" HIV.  These things are being titled & worded as if they're just around the corner & they're not.  They get hopes up about research possibilities.  These things may never materialize.  Even if they do, it may years out.  

There was a point when education, awareness & prevention were major parts of the HIV battle plan.  Now, that has been cast aside for "treatment as prevention."  anxiousUnless it's medication, there's little discussion of prevention methods.  

In a world where the current generation has the lowest awareness & knowledge of HIV, it would seem like it's time to bring back the old model.  Many of these people don't really understand the concept of HIV, AIDS or the transmission of the virus.  Prevention is prevention, treatment it treatment.  Both are important & neither can replace the other.  It's not a hard concept.

Cya...

Just Words...

 

A lot of people write in bumper sticker slogans;  stop the stigma, normalize, thriving not living, close the gap, etc...  These words aren't even serious ideas when it comes to HIV.   They're just pleasant niceties people say to make it seem like you care or have a plan.  

Take stigma, for as long as there's been people, there's been something stigmatized, made bad or taboo.  It started before HIV & will be here far longer.  For better or worse, it's part of human society & has nothing to do with HIV.  It's a social control weapon.  HIV has been here for decades & the stigma associated was already associated with gays & drug users.  This stigma may lessen, but it's not going away.  

You can't force people to normalize anything.  Sometimes it happens, but not by force or hard core suggestive selling.   Most of the matters people say they want regarding HIV & it's treatment/acceptance have little to do with the medical profession.  They're social issues & won't be meted out by a doctor. 

As for thriving not living.  Ha!  I've been HIV+ for 20+ years & not once was I thriving.  A lot of the time, I was barely existing, let alone living.  Stop selling pipe dreams, mantras & meme sayings.  They're easy, changing things for the better is a herculean task. 

Take the hot air you used for "sayings" & put it into a balloon.  At least balloons are fun & might make someone smile.  A single person smiling is worth a hundred reading your bumper sticker philosophy.

Cya...

Post Rain Morning...

 

The 1st April rain happened.   It wasn't much, but it  knocked the allergens down a bit.   I'll take the help.  The levels will probably climb again tomorrow, but that's then.  The sun is finally shining this morning.  Maybe this will be an OK day.

There's an annoying trend in articles.   The titles make them sound very interesting & on point.  They aren't, they're trend pieces.   I saw an article this morning & the title implied it was about advancements in HIV related CRISPR.

I wasn't expecting this piece to state how the HIV problem had been solved with CRISPR.  However, I was expecting some talk of developing strategies or applications.  I got neither.  This piece vaguely detailed HIV treatment, mostly meds, & inferred there was research going on with the possible future application of CRISPR.  This wasn't an article, it was a vague primer over HIV treatments.

Oh well,  the sun's shining, take care.  

Cya...

Vague Articles...

 

I've seen quite a few articles lately touting insight into  new forms of HIV treatment in development. I think development is a strong word.  What I'm reading sounds more like intense research than development.

I saw a piece this morning dealing with gene  therapy & treating HIV.  It threw some terms & concepts  around, but nothing that haven't been written about before & in more detail.  This article offered  little.  Cell therapy may someday be of great importance to HIV, but not now.

Take care.

Cya...