A Vaccine That Can Cut The Risk Of Getting HIV Has Been Developed!

A medical breakthrough has been achieved in Thailand! Researchers have created a vaccine that cuts the risk of getting HIV by 32%.Scientists hope to improve on the results of this "historic milestone".We are getting one step closer to developing an HIV vaccine that could help stop the spread of AIDS.

Here's more from the Telegraph:

"The combination of two vaccines that has previously failed to produce a response on their own has cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by more than 31 per cent.

It is the first time in human trials that a vaccine has protected against the virus which leads to Aids.

The trial was conducted in 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, with half receiving the combination of the two vaccines and the other half receiving dummy jabs.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned the development was "not the end of the road," but said he was surprised and very pleased by the outcome.

"It gives me cautious optimism about the possibility of improving this result" and developing a more effective Aids vaccine, he said. "This is something that we can do."

The trial was carried out by the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Thai Ministry of Public Health.

Seth Berkley, chief executive and president of The International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) said: “The outcome is very exciting news and a significant scientific achievement.

“It’s the first demonstration that a candidate Aids vaccine provides benefit in humans. Until now, we’ve had evidence of feasibility for an AIDS vaccine in animal models. Now, we’ve got a vaccine candidate that appears to show a protective effect in humans, albeit partially.”

The challenge will now to be improve the efficiacy of the vaccines to a level which clear protection so it can be licensed for widespread use.

Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of the National Aids Trust, said: "These vaccine trial results are very good news - ultimately vaccines are the most effective way by far of tackling serious infectious disease. And with over two million new HIV infections a year this option is desperately needed.

"Obviously there is much more work to do with these promising findings, but they justify the continuing investments and efforts of the international community, including the UK Government, to develop a vaccine."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

There Will Be No "District 9" In Nigeria!!!

The very popular movie "District 9" has been banned in Nigeria.Apparently,the Nigerian government views the movie as an insult to Nigerians.The Nigerian Information Minister does not like the way that her fellow countrymen were depicted in the film about otherworldly creatures who are stranded in Africa.Some Nigerians feel the film's premise is nothing but a "loose allegory about apartheid."

Here's more from BBC:

"Information Minister Dora Akunyili told the BBC's Network Africa programme that she had asked the makers of the film, Sony, for an apology.

She says the film portrays Nigerians as cannibals, criminals and prostitutes.

An actor from the film said that it was not just Nigerians who were portrayed as villains.

The Malawian actor, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, plays a gang leader with the nickname of Obasanjo, also the surname of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The film is about alien refugees who set up home in a South African shanty town called District Nine.

It is a loose allegory about apartheid and recent violence by South Africans against foreigners.

It's not like Nigerians do eat aliens
Actor Eugene Khumbanyiwa

Ms Akunyili said it clearly took aim at Nigerians.

"We feel very bad about this because the film clearly denigrated Nigeria's image by portraying us as if we are cannibals, we are criminals," she said.

"The name our former president was clearly spelt out as the head of the criminal gang and our ladies shown like prostitutes sleeping with extra-terrestrial beings." (END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Tasha Hill Was The Victim Of A Vicious Hate Crime At Cracker Barrel!!!!

Tasha Hill is the beautiful black Army reservist who was brutally beaten by a white man that was twice her size at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia.As if being the victim of a racial beating wasn't enough,poor Tasha Hill was brutalized in front of her 7-yr. old daughter.How traumatic for both of them!

Did you know that only two women in that Cracker Barrel helped Tasha Hill,even though there were plenty of onlookers?!! What the hell is wrong with people?!!!

I hope the perpetrator of the crime,Troy Dale West,suffers a beating that is 100 times worse than what he dished out.What an ignorant,cowardly redneck!

Tasha Hill is a true soldier!!!

Here's more from wsbtv:

"The FBI is investigating the beating of an African-American woman by a white man at a Cracker Barrel restaurant as a possible hate crime.

Morrow police said they arrested Troy Dale West, of Poulan, Ga. after he attacked Tasha Hill after she asked him to "be careful" at a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

Morrow police were called to the Cracker Barrel restaurant on Southlake Plaza Drive in Morrow Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, officers said they located the female victim and called for EMTs and Fire Department officials to assist. At the same time, the alleged offender in the case, Troy West, was detained at the scene, police said.

Police said an investigation revealed that the female victim, identified as Tasha Hill, was entering the Cracker Barrel with her 7-year-old daughter as West was leaving the restaurant. As West was leaving, the exit door came close to striking the 7-year-old daughter of the victim, police said. Hill, by all witness accounts, politely asked West to be careful, officials said.

"The man slung open the door pretty hard and fast and I had to push my daughter out of the way. I turned to the man and I just said, 'Excuse me sir, you need to watch yourself you almost hit my daughter in the face.' And from there it just went downhill," said Hill.

At that point, West became enraged and began to beat the victim in front of her 7-year-old daughter, according to police. Hill said she told West she was an Army servicemember and she did not want any trouble.

West threw her to the ground and hit her in the head with his fists and feet, police said. During the exchange, witnesses said West could be heard screaming racial slurs at the victim.

"Then he punched me in my face," said Hill. "And I fell to the ground and he proceeded to punch in my head and face." (END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.