A Battle for Life against AIDS Virus.

Virus against virus (VIVI): a potential solution against HIV/AIDS

Most therapeutic regimens are aimed at the use of pharmacologic agents or the induction of immunological response against the pathological agent. However, these methods tend to be insufficient for the management of some of the most debilitating infectious diseases. Here we present a novel therapeutic approach. It involves voluntary super-infection of a subject having HIV/AIDS with a virus (GBV-...

South Africa's battle against HIV/AIDS gains momentum.

The Battle for Infant Life

THE BATTLE FOR INFANT LIFE. To assist the Infants' Hospital, Vincent Square, in its battle for infant life, Princess Mary, its President, paid a visit on April 14 to inaugurate the pound scheme, which is an appeal to the nation for money for the general extension of the hospital, greater facilities for research, and many other improvements of which this excellent and progressive institution sta...

A Multifaceted Battle Against Cancer

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States [1]. As of early 2014, there were approximately 14.5 million Americans living with a history of cancer. There are also 1.6 million new cases of cancer estimated to arise in 2015 [2]. While cancer is often generalized by the definition of abnormal cell growth and invasion, it is, in fact, a group of highly heterogeneous diseases. W...

The "battle" against cancer.

Downar is to be praised for his brave call to abandon the outmoded language of warfare in the “battle” against cancer. Our job is to help people with cancer survive their illness as well as possible for as long as possible. We do them a terrible disservice by suggesting that their individual strength of character and ability to endure suffering will pull them through. To do so ignores all the e...