Medical Breakthrough: Finally, a Cure for HIV Patients?
A medical breakthrough in HIV; a man was functionally cured of HIV. Does this give a ray of hope to all the 33.3 million people affected by HIV worldwide? Who was this man; how was he functionally cured of HIV? Know them here…
The latest buzz in the Internet is about the first man who was functionally cured of HIV. Functionally cured, what is it? Does this tell us about a great medical breakthrough? Can all HIV patients now be relieved and hope they too can be cured?
First man to be functionally cured of HIV
Timothy Ray Brown is the first man to be functionally cured of HIV. He had both leukemia and HIV and is now functionally cured of HIV. How he was functionally cured of HIV? 
Timothy Ray Brown, “The Berlin Patient”
Timothy Ray Brown was forced to undergo two stem cell transplant as leukemia spread through his bone marrow; when then stem cell transplant was done, it was from a donor who was immune to HIV. This is the secret behind the functional cure of HIV. When the transplant took place it not only treated his leukemia, but also helped him to get rid of HIV. He was given the nickname, “The Berlin Patient.”
Can a person be immune to HIV?
Is there a way for a person to be immune to HIV? How was this possible for Timothy’s donor? Scientists have two possible reasons for a person to be immune to HIV; they are:
- 1% of Caucasians are immune to HIV as this trait is been passed by ancestors who are immune to plague.
- Trait passed by ancestors immune to smallpox-like disease.
According to Timothy’s doctor Gero Huetter, “He has no replicating virus and he isn’t taking any medication. And he will now probably never have any problems with HIV.”
Finally, a cure for all HIV patients?
Does this functional cure of HIV give hope to all HIV patients? The truth is “NO.” According to scientists, there is every possibility of bone marrow transplant becoming fatal and it is definitely not possible to apply the same technique to all the 33.3 million people affected worldwide with HIV.
Even though it is not possible to replicate what doctors did to Timothy, it definitely gives a hope to those affected with HIV.
Watch this video to know more about functional cure for HIV
Other medical breakthrough in HIV treatment
It is a fact that replication of stem cell transplant of Timothy is impossible; there are other medical breakthroughs in HIV treatment. One such breakthrough is anti-retroviral drugs, but this is a bit expensive.
Whether it is anti-retroviral drugs or stem cell transplant, they both are expensive and not affordable to the common man who is affected by HIV; will there be a medical breakthrough in the field of HIV that is within the reach of the common man? Let us wait to see what medicine field is in store for HIV patients…
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First man “functionally cured” of HIV
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CHIPMUNK | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
sounds promising
The Quail 1957 | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Excellent article! This information sounds very promising indeed! Awesome work! Well done!
Ukrainian | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Good news!
webseowriters | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
this achievement could helps a lot to find the final cure
hosariwi | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Excellent!!! I’ve done health MLM businesses, and I’ve come across claims of a HIV cure. I believe there’s a lot of hope.
redmail99 | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Thanks for the info…
megamatt09 | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
This would be quite the medical breakthrough if it happens.
buenavida | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Interesting.. We know how to prevent HIV but I have never heard of anyone immune to it.
Darlene McFarlane | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Wonderful article! This is quite an achievement in the fight against HIV. It sounds very promising/
gracieoscar | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
As a scientist I can tell you that it’s not at all a feasible option for future cures. Bone marrow transplants are extremely difficult – the two patients must be an absolutely 100% perfect match, which is much harder than it is in blood donations etc. As you point out, only 1% of the population are HIV resistant, and so the chances of finding a resistant donor who is a perfect match are close to zero. You could successful expect to treat maybe a few hundred of the 40 million sufferers this way at best.
The best hope we have at the moment is to take a patients own bone marrow (a guaranteed match) and genetically engineer it to be HIV resistant (a bit like GM crops) – sadly though this is difficult and expensive, and so will take many more years to develop.
SharifaMcFarlane | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Gracie’s idea sounds interesting. by doing more research, they will be able to apply the results of his case to develop a cure.
Atanacio | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
A very good health article– but I still believe there will be no cure– there’s no money in the cure the money is in the medication
LoveDoctor | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
This research sounds promising, however, further research needs to be done before a cure is established. A very good topic you have chosen to elaborate on.
LadyElena | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Good News for many…
Jimmy Shilaho | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
The procedure they used can not work for a ‘healthy’ HIV infected patient.
LCM Linda | Jun 7, 2011 | Reply
Good news. Hope the medical breakthrough won’t stop and there is the inexpensive cure available for all patients.
CA Johnson | Jun 8, 2011 | Reply
That is great news. Hopefully there will be a cure that will not be so expensive so everyone suffering will be able to get some help.
Portable Vaporizers | Jun 9, 2011 | Reply
Good news. Great achievement . it is very adventure thing to the society…
EMT Training - Dave | Jun 9, 2011 | Reply
I saw something about this on the news the other night, but I recommend Hulda clark’s work for aids patients. Thanks for the excellent article.
Progeria | Jun 9, 2011 | Reply
Finally, some good news. This is really a great achievement. A cure and hope for millions of people across the world. This is truly a remarkable discovery. Congrats for the all the people who have worked on it’s creation
robert | Jun 9, 2011 | Reply
First of all i would like to say well done to those people fightinh to find a cure for a hiv….now I have to say that i have been hiv positive for the last year and i am very young , i am just on my 20`s , this terrible desease is driving me mad psichologicly , i feel terrified that enyone would know makes me scared, I have been through a lot in the last year and i would love to see my self and others cure once for all.
Life is a wonderful thing for everyone and i think we all got the right to live without this kind of things just only cause I had unprotected sex once the you have to be all your life worrying about when you are going to die this is the worse part of it.
From here i would like to make a call to those working in the field and say please find something to takes away from the medication i feel really depresed when i have to take every day , and once i have taking it i can,t do anything cause i feel dizzy who deserves something like that.
please have human kind and figth for all of us who are waitting for a cure and carry on in life .
thank you very much xx
antheay | Jun 10, 2011 | Reply
Ya Its really a good news for a millions people affected worldwide with HIV..
DR.VNS | Jun 10, 2011 | Reply
Good post and good news
budget cosmetic surgery | Jun 10, 2011 | Reply
that could be such a great news for every HIV patient
Health Benefits of Glutamine | Jun 10, 2011 | Reply
New research for HIV patients is very necessary to save the life of the patient.This is a new hope for them. Thanks.
martie | Jun 11, 2011 | Reply
Research is the only way to find cures, only hope the multinational pharmaceuticals keep the cures in reach of the common man.
Shirley Shuler | Jun 12, 2011 | Reply
Great news, thanks for the information.
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a | Jun 18, 2011 | Reply
last years news….need to get up to date!
Starpisces | Jun 21, 2011 | Reply
It’s always good to know there are hope for patients. Thanks for sharing this, Anu.
Chox | Jun 23, 2011 | Reply
God will always be there for his people.
And soon da cry 4 those who are sick will be answered through scientists.
Dukan Diet | Jul 12, 2011 | Reply
Thanks for this post. Great news.