Bone marrow stem-cell therapy appears to have eradicated HIV in two patients

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-04/stem-cell-therapy-wipes-out-hiv-in-two-patients/4798396 / American doctors doctor patient two patients HIV-free HIV free bone marrow stem cell transplants transplant treat cancer treated Boston long-term drug therapy control HIV stem-cell developing lymphoma type of blood cancer Timothy Henrich Harvard Medical School doctors been unable find evidence HIV infection men since transplants doctor Dr Henrich made the announcement international AIDS Society conference Kuala Lumpur too early virus has disappeared from their bodies altogether one patient now been off antiretroviral drug treatment 15 weeks seven weeks stop terminate cease Human Immunodeficiency Virus target targets immune cells immune system weakening cause causing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS people increased risk other infections and cancers emerged in the early 1980s initially known as the gay plague once regarded as a death sentence antiviral medicines normal life span developing countries millions of people do not have access to these medicines more than 1,000 new infections diagnosed in Australia each year research, which funded the study hopes cure for the virus infect infection infects stem cell stem-cell therapy disease Timothy Ray Brown the Berlin patient first person cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia in 2007 donor rare genetic mutation known as CCR5 delta 32 virtually resistant to patients test positive Australian scientists said optimistic discovered millions more people to get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs lower daily dose effective far cheaper dose current dosage /