US doctors cure child born with HIV

Link to video: HIV baby cured by US doctors Doctors in the US have made medical history by effectively curing a child born with HIV, the first time such a case has been documented. The infant, who is now two and a half, needs no medication for HIV, has a normal life expectancy and is highly unlikely to be infectious to others, doctors believe. Though medical staff and scientists are unclear why the treatment was effective, the surprise success has raised hopes that the therapy might ultimately help doctors eradicate the virus among newborns. Doctors did not release the name or sex of the child to protect the patient's identity, but said the infant was born, and lived, in Mississippi state. Dr Hannah Gay, who cared for the child at the University of Mississippi medical centre, told the Guardian the case amounted to the first "functional cure" of an HIV-infected child. "We expect that this baby has great chances for a long, healthy life. Doctors began treating the baby 30 hours after birth.

Is miscarriage murder? States that put fetal rights ahead of a mother's say so | Sadhbh Walshe Several states have pursued murder charges for women who have miscarried. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Back in 1872, just after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote, Susan B Anthony gave a rousing speech in which she posed the question of whether women are actually persons. Now, however, less than 100 years after that long-delayed answer, the question of whether women – or at least, pregnant women – are still persons endowed with all the human, civil, and constitutional rights that personhood bestows, is once again in play. This week, just in time for the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) released a study (pdf) on the "criminalization of pregnancy", as reported last week by the Guardian's Karen McVeigh. These arrests and detentions were made possible by the relentless quest to undo Roe v Wade and restrict access to legal abortions. "Ms Carder was 27 years-old and 25 weeks pregnant when she became critically ill.

Child Hunger Is Exploding In Greece – And 14 Signs That It Is Starting To Happen In America Too Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, The world is heading into a horrific economic nightmare, and an inordinate amount of the suffering is going to fall on innocent children. If you want to get an idea of what America is going to look like in the not too distant future, just check out what is happening in Greece. Sadly, the truth is that child hunger is already rising very rapidly in our poverty-stricken cities. Unfortunately, more poor families slip through the cracks with each passing day, and these are supposedly times in which we are experiencing an "economic recovery". A recent New York Times article detailed the horrifying child hunger that we are witnessing in Greece right now. As an elementary school principal, Leonidas Nikas is used to seeing children play, laugh and dream about the future. Could you imagine that happening to your children or your grandchildren? Don't think that it can't happen. Will we all be on food stamps eventually? Isn't that crazy?

Lori Marino – Dolphins are not healers Imagine this. Jay, an eight-year-old autistic boy, whose behaviour has always been agitated and uncooperative, is smiling and splashing in the pool. A pair of bottlenose dolphins float next to him, supporting him in the water. Jay’s parents stand poolside as a staff member in the water engages him in visual games with colourful shapes. She asks him some questions, and Jay, captivated by his surroundings, begins to respond. Jay's parents, who had given up hope, are elated to have finally found a treatment that works for their son. ‘Jay’ is a composite character drawn from the dozens of testimonials that appear on dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) websites, but stories like his, stories about the extraordinary powers of dolphins, have been told since ancient times. The mythic belief in dolphins as healers has been reiterated down the ages from the first written records of encounters with these animals. The intelligence and sophistication of dolphins is not just mythological, of course.

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