A cure to Aids.

This is simply fantastic news! If bone marrow transplantation can cure AIDS and leukemia, how mny other debilitating and death sentance illnesses could be cured with this same procedure? Anyone who donates blood, marrow or is an organ donor is a real hero. My daughter Wemdy gave her Dad (my husband), a kidney when he was dying of renal failure. It is the ultimate gift of love and gift to mankind.
Sue

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Originally Posted by Sue

This is simply fantastic news! If bone marrow transplantation can cure AIDS and leukemia, how mny other debilitating and death sentance illnesses could be cured with this same procedure?

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Well, it depends. In this case they were able to combine 2 treatments into 1 because of a genetic side effect that get introduced by the bone marrow.
Matching a donor to a patient is difficult enough.
Matching a donor with a specific DNA defect to a patient with a specific illness... That's got to be an order of magnitude more difficult.

So while it is probable that there are more possibilities, atm I don't see this becoming a general treatment.

I see it as being a really helpful first step. This leads the way to possible artificially grown marrows for treatment, and I'm sure a lot of other things that I can't medically understand. Even a small step in the right direction is still movement. AIDS and leukemia both are horrible, terrible ways to die.

True, this is positive. But to call it a cure is a bit too much yet.

I agree. Cure is a word that's thrown around too much. Treatment maybe, but we've yet to actually cure anything.

Well sadly I cant change the name of the thread.

And the mods dont edit posts, do they Bruno? ;)

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Originally Posted by sidneykidney

And the mods dont edit posts, do they Bruno? ;)

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Lmao, what a jokester:roflmao:roflmao:roflmao

I'm not blaming you for the wording. I aimed it more toward the scientific community and media.

Apologies guys. That was supposed to be a chuckle for Bruno based on this thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...ead-other.html

I do maintain however that however small a step this is, it is a step in the right direction. :tu

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Originally Posted by sidneykidney

Icedog am I right in hearing that the donating itself- the needle into the back of the spine- that its an exceptionally painful thing? Is that a spinal tap then?

Whatever the case, BIG up repect to you and in fact ANYONE who donates blood, bone marrow and organs. You are absolutely right, the pain you'd suffer short term would be well worth it. I wish I could donate. I have epilepsy and they say that they dont want anything thats had my blood thru it cos of the meds. :(

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No Sid, the marrow is taken from the pelvis and the needle is inserted in the rump cheek. A spinal tap is a needle inserted into the space between the vertabrea and the spinal chord.

I stand corrected. Thank you.

Still sounds mighty painful.