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WATCH: 10-year-old blind kid from Quebec is a self-taught blues guitarist
Cooper Griggsvia Abdulaziz Alhamidi
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Cooper GriggsMagic derp
via David Pelaez
(like most of my reposts)
This Pill Can Stop HIV
Approximately 50,000 Americans will develop HIV this year. But since Truvada was approved as a PrEP in 2012, only 10,000 patients—or two percent of the 500,000 Americans identified as “high risk” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—have gotten a prescription for it.
Critics have vocalized concerns about side effects. “People have memories of what it was like to be treated with very high doses of drugs in the 1980s,” Grant says. “That lingers on even though HIV medication is much safer than it used to be.” In fact, Truvada has been used to help treat HIV for a decade. But, as with birth control in the 1960s, the concept of a pill regimen for safer sex was stigmatized, triggering a backlash against so-called “Truvada whores.”
So in May, the CDC laid out clear clinical guidelines: High-risk patients should take a daily pill and get an HIV test every three months. Truvada should supplement, not replace, condoms. Results from a 2012 trial showed that when participants took the pill every day, their risk of developing HIV was cut by 92 percent.
Some still balk at paying for preventative medication, though Truvada is covered by insurance. “Price is always an issue,” says Anthony S. Fauci, an immunologist at the National Institutes of Health. “But if you look at the cost of treatment when someone gets infected, it dwarfs the cost of prevention.”
The next step is coming up with streamlined delivery methods, says Dawn Smith, an epidemiologist at the CDC. A weekly pill or monthly injection could minimize the hassle. And perhaps the stigma, too.
The History Of Safer Sex (The Short Version)
1939: Condoms, issued to soldiers in WWII, gain social acceptance.
1960: Oral birth control, a.k.a. “the pill,” hits the market.
1965: A landmark case expands access to contraceptives.
1981: The New York Times runs a story on “rare cancer” in homosexuals.
1984: Scientists identify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
1993: Hollywood explores the homophobia surrounding HIV and AIDS in Philadelphia.
1994: AIDS becomes the number one cause of death for Americans 25 to 44.
1996: Time magazine names HIV/AIDS researcher David Ho its “Man of the Year.”
2004: Truvada gets FDA approval for treatment of HIV and AIDS.
2013: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launches a competition for a better condom.
2014: Pill-takers proudly wear #TruvadaWhore T-shirts.
This article originally appeared in the September 2014 issue of Popular Science.
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Cooper Griggs@Carnibore
Violinist fiddles with a smart bow to help his brain surgery
Cooper GriggsYEAH SCIENCE BITCH!
stickfigurefairytales: Suicides go up when a famous person...
Suicides go up when a famous person dies after losing their battle with mental illness. If you’re thinking of suicide, call 800-283-8255. (x)
Just wanted to add these links for hotlines in countries other than the US, too (taken from this post):
Paupua New Guinea Suicide Hotlines
Russian Federation Suicide Hotlines
Trinidad and Tobago Suicide Hotlines
United Kingdom Suicide Hotlines
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Cooper GriggsLooks like a speaker to me, but Google Image Search turns up no hits. Any leads?
Spies used YouTube videos and Microsoft log-ins to take over devices
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: dinosaur bicycle, 3D-printed shoes and a lightning-proof dress
Cooper Griggs@GN
Burning Man bike idea :)
3D-printed wind turbine puts 300W of power in your backpack
Cooper Griggs@GN (again)
Idea for generating power on the playa.
When Venn Diagrams Go Horribly Wrong
merryweatherblue: I took my little brother (who falls on the...
Cooper GriggsAnd now I love this movie a little more.
I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed “He’s like me! He can’t do metaphors!” And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture.
So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes.
Now I am not saying that Drax the Destroyer is, or was ever, intended to be autistic. All I am saying is that it warmed my heart to see my brother have an opportunity to identify himself with a character known for his strength, badassness, and honor. And that is pretty damn awesome.
So while I adored Guardians of the Galaxy as a great fun loving film with cool characters I can do nothing but thank Marvel Studios and Dave Bautista for finally bringing a superhero to the screen that my little brother can relate to.
Breathtaking Aerial Landscapes of Iceland by Sarah Martinet
While on a recent trip to Iceland, photographer Sarah Martinet had the opportunity to shoot these amazing landscapes from a plane with open windows. You can see much more of her work (as well as more from this trip) on 500px and Facebook.
08.16.2014
Cooper GriggsAnyone read the Time Traveler's Wife?
Copy this into your blog, website, etc.
...or into a forum
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Facebook is testing a 'satire' tag to help you figure out what's real and what's not
Cooper Griggs'Cause we're obviously too stoopid to figure it out for ourselves.