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| Frank_W | Dec 2 2010, 11:58 AM Post #26 |
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I was only speaking about Africa, KB. I would hope that the research continues, and with the funding that it requires. |
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| KlavierBauer | Dec 2 2010, 12:06 PM Post #27 |
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I see. So - are we talking U.S. dollars being spent on this research, or Africa's own research? The issue there is prevention - which doesn't need research, just implementation and acceptance. We can fund education and prevention initiatives, but as long as culturally people choose not to implement them, it will all be for not. It seems that research money is to develop cures and treatments for things, which the article arguably demonstrates in this case isn't really needed - at least not needed ahead of Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and so on. |
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| Frank_W | Dec 2 2010, 12:14 PM Post #28 |
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Right: Prevention, implementation, and acceptance. (i.e. education) |
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| Jolly | Dec 2 2010, 06:08 PM Post #29 |
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Funny this should come up... Sat in on a meeting today, where we are having re-prioritize HIV monies. Ryan White funds don't cover everything and our costs have doubled in the last twelve months as more patients become resistant to the retrovirals, and the subsequent regimen required to ascertain what works and what doesn't, kicks in. I remember the bad old days when we tied patients down in their own feces, as they died from diarrhea and dementia...wonder if its coming to that again, as the medications peter out... |
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| Mark | Dec 2 2010, 06:14 PM Post #30 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That certainly does not sound like modern medical practices to me. :shock: Tie them down in their own feces? WTF? |
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| Jolly | Dec 2 2010, 08:09 PM Post #31 |
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About as good as you can do, sometimes. And they all don't die that way, although I've seen many that did. You're not gonna tie an ICU bed up with that type of patient (not when docs are fighting over a limited number of beds) so they get kicked to the floors. You can only do so much, with so much staff, at least IME. |
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| George K | Dec 2 2010, 08:10 PM Post #32 |
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Limited resources will be allocated by the government. You know, the "de... p....." |
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| Jolly | Dec 2 2010, 08:15 PM Post #33 |
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I'd rather the docs did it. |
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