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Post by Dominic on Nov 13, 2005 7:35:58 GMT -5
A British man has allegedly become the first person in the world to beat HIV.
A number of newspapers reported that Andrew Stimpson, 25, was diagnosed with the virus in 2002. He later tested negative in 2003.
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, which carried out the tests, now want him to undergo more before it can be established how he apparently beat the disease. Mr Stimpson said he did not take any medication for HIV.
A spokeswoman said: "These tests were accurate and they were his, but what we don't know at the moment is why that has happened, and we want him to come back in for more tests. It is potentially a fantastic thing."
Stimpson was tested three times in August 2002 at the Victoria clinic for sexual health in central London.
The results showed he was producing HIV antibodies to fight the killer disease.
He took vitamins and other dietary supplements in the hopes that this might prevent full-blown Aids from developing.
After impressing doctors with his good health, Stimpson was offered a new test in 2003.
It came back negative, and further tests in December 2003 and March 2004 also proved negative.
He told a newspaper: "It was the last thing I expected. I was astonished. I was baffled too.
"I couldn't understand how anyone could cure themselves of HIV . . . I thought it had to be wrong because no one can recover from HIV, it just doesn't happen."
The tests were re-checked by the Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust and they confirmed all the tests had been accurate.
The case has baffled medical experts and they want to study Mr Stimpson in the hope that they can learn more about beating HIV.
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Post by Currian on Nov 13, 2005 7:40:16 GMT -5
I don't know if we have to be happy now, he said he didn't take any medication so it probably is his strong will or body.
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Post by Bizzle on Nov 13, 2005 7:41:49 GMT -5
Thats great, as long as it's not a fluke. Doctors have to find out how he beat it and help others beat it quickly. The best day will be when someone becomes a survivor of AIDS.
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Post by Dominic on Nov 13, 2005 7:44:15 GMT -5
I don't know if we have to be happy now, he said he didn't take any medication so it probably is his strong will or body. there are somepoeple who have conracted HIV who are like monsters, like body is a temple people, like they mostly fight it for years, and years but eventually the combinations run out, so this is groundbreaking, but odds are it will turn out a fuck up in the tests, that he never had it or something, but if its true, then they will be able to adentify what antibodies fought it off
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Post by wankinginthebushes on Nov 13, 2005 8:09:45 GMT -5
THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!!
if its true, there must be some way to beat it. the hard thing now is finding out how he did it
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Post by feckarse on Nov 13, 2005 12:17:04 GMT -5
very good to hear (if all results prove it so)
while i openly admit to not being particularly scientific, my understanding of the reason for the difficulty in finding a cure for HIV is that it mutates extremely rapidly & violently.
And the problem with this, is that even you can 'extract' what cured this mans HIV, the strain in someone else would react completely differently and would be ineffective
[if anyone is more qualified in the area, please feel free to reject my point altogether]
still tho, this story's a bit mad isn't it?!
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Post by drunken guitar pop on Nov 13, 2005 19:47:42 GMT -5
still tho, this story's a bit mad isn't it?! A bit mad indeed . . . I feel well ready to celebrate on behalf of everyone that hopes to find a cure someday but I have to reserve my enthusiasm.
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Post by castlecraver on Dec 4, 2005 20:56:18 GMT -5
A small percentage <1% of the population is inherently resistant to HIV due to a genetic mutation in their CCR5 cytokine receptor (an HIV co-receptor). Which (as a medical researcher) I believe is a stronger target for vaccinating against the disease than investigating a one-off anomaly. Lucky guy though!
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Post by webm@ster on Dec 25, 2005 15:52:34 GMT -5
Now where does Magic Johnson's current health stand? He is still HIV+ but just in really good shape ? I might be wrong.....
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Post by nyr401994 on Dec 25, 2005 19:16:29 GMT -5
it's great, but i'm not exactly sure if it's a fluke or not.
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Post by castlecraver on Dec 27, 2005 13:06:40 GMT -5
Now where does Magic Johnson's current health stand? He is still HIV+ but just in really good shape ? I might be wrong..... Nope, you're right. He's one of the truly lucky ones -- his wealth and celebrity have afforded him the best treatment and lifestyle possible for coping with the disease, plus his good physical conditioning throughout his life and an uncomonnly dormant form of the virus with which he's been infected, allows for him to seem largely unaffected by the disease up to this point.
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