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If this is the case, it is exciting.
Herpes close to being solved
Did you know there are researchers out there who have the technology for a
potential Herpes cure?
Please check out the Herpes Cure Coalition. Our mission is to aid
researchers with funding and support who are the closest to a Herpes Cure. We
achieve this mission by forming a Coalition of individuals and websites across
the globe.
The University of Florida is close to human testing. Apparently they need 39K in
funding I believe to finish animal testing then apply for a federal grant so they
began human testing. They appeared to have figured out a way to disable the HSV1
and HSV2 virus.
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If this is the case, it is exciting.
We can only learn to love by loving. - Iris Mudoch, British writer
It is definitely quite possible to come up with a cure, it is just difficult because viral infections are annoying and so darn picky especially HIV strains.
Forming groups is dandy and all but the research currently underway does not require internet groups, they require the money from grants which they are already getting supplied. 39k in research is pennies, they have the money, if they were doing the study and already in approach to human clinical trials they would be getting a lot of funds because naturally a group is not going to be funded unless there is good reason to test it out in humans.
I am curious though as to what study from Florida you are mentioning, there may be some peer reviewed published work on it already (this is the only reliable source of information regarding anything medically relevant).
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Since the United States NIH and NAID as well as Global health organizations reserve a small pool of money for HSV each year and since the medical community considers it a non-threatening virus, finding a viable vaccine or cure is not a high priority. Therefore, the research teams rely on private funding to help sustain their research projects.Originally Posted by ItsASecret
It is because of this drastic need for funding I have formed the Herpes Cure Coalition (HCC). This is not an official nonprofit or company but it is the name members of the US Herpes support site, *Removed outbound link* have chosen to represent our grassroots movement. Our mission is to aid researchers with funding support who are the closest to a potential Herpes Cure. We achieve this mission by forming a Coalition of herpes awareness sites across the web.
Our first goal is to utilize here is to raise funds for Dr. David Bloom at the University of Florida. We believe he is closest to the cure. Our initial donation drive (before we started the new HCC) raised $2,000 to start a donation site for the University of Florida. Now Dr. Bloom needs only $40,000 more dollars so that he can complete one more phase of pre-clinical HSV-1 reactivation experiments (in a rabbit model of recurrent herpes simplex virus disease). This should enable him to begin talks with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding filing for an Investigational New Drug (IND) to initiate human trials. His plan is to then to apply to University of Florida's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) at that point to get funds to help with the necessary toxicology studies for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to go forward with clinical trials ($250,000). Dr. Bloom is first focusing on HSV-1 and it is critical he makes it through the various clinical phases successfully so he can move to HSV-2 as well.
Copied from the Herpes Cure Coalition Website. Oh, and they raised over $1000 in the first week. The money goes straight to the researcher.
Google the name, and you can LEARN some more. Before you jump the gun.
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But enough people get affected by HSV to allow for funds to be available, if a fund group sees that there is potential in the vaccine the grants will be allocated accordingly.Therefore, the research teams rely on private funding to help sustain their research projects.
Again, groups are dandy.cation is always necessary in these days when people seem to fear vaccines and science in general.It is because of this drastic need for funding I have formed the Herpes Cure Coalition (HCC). This is not an official nonprofit or company but it is the name members of the US Herpes support site, *Removed outbound link* have chosen to represent our grassroots movement. Our mission is to aid researchers with funding support who are the closest to a potential Herpes Cure. We achieve this mission by forming a Coalition of herpes awareness sites across the web.
I am assuming he just got a compound isolated for research? If the preliminary pre-clincial trials are not yet complete there is no way to know whether or not the compound is 'closest to a cure', though hoping that it is is all that one can do. Has he had any peer-reviewed published work on the compound?-so that people can become educated as to what he is hypothesizing is a possible HSV cure. Journal articles are usually what has to happen in order for a researcher to gain interest from the big money research committees.Our mission is to aid researchers with funding support who are the closest to a potential Herpes Cure.
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Apparently not, elsewise Florida would already have been funded.But enough people get affected by HSV to allow for funds to be available
I had actually talked to Florida about 10 months ago. At that time the person from the University stated their shot prevented the virius from coming together in the animal experiements. (The virius - I believe - lies dormant in the nervous system in 3 separte pieces).If the preliminary pre-clincial trials are not yet complete there is no way to know whether or not the compound is 'closest to a cure',
This appears to be the last animal experiment needed before human trails can begin but they are short of funding.
For many drug companies there is a disincentive to fund this project because the shot would last anywhere from 5 years to life thus there would be no more need of Acyclovir, Famvir etc.
If anyone wants further details please visit
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We have contact with the University and information on how to doante directly to U of F.
Last edited by LanaBear; 03-15-2010 at 02:14 PM. Reason: Removed outbound link
Since the system removes links, simply google "Herpes Cure Coalition". Its the 1st link in the google search results.
As mamaen stated
To me, this means he is close.Now Dr. Bloom needs only $40,000 more dollars so that he can complete one more phase of pre-clinical HSV-1 reactivation experiments (in a rabbit model of recurrent herpes simplex virus disease). This should enable him to begin talks with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding filing for an Investigational New Drug (IND) to initiate human trials. His plan is to then to apply to University of Florida's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) at that point to get funds to help with the necessary toxicology studies for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to go forward with clinical trials ($250,000).
Sorry but no, that is not how research works. Wanting something to work does not mean it will. This researcher has numerous years to go before anyone can say whether or not this drug is going to be the new 'HSV cure'. Why?...If he has not yet completed animal testing it means he has not yet established toxicity and cannot apply for an IND (Investigational New Drug) application, which must be approved by research committees. If he makes it past that point then he enters the ill-fated human clinical trials which last at least 8 years and go upwards of 13-14 years. From there the drug is then sent for an NDA (New Drug Application) to be approved by the FDA which can take about 3 years (unless it is actually proven to be needed asap-very very rarely do drugs get approved super fast). The the patent is usually applied which can again take a little while to happen. From the time of initial compound discovery to full out in the prescription bottle it can be over 20 years of research and often 150+ million in total research money. So really this man's work is barely even scratching the surface of 'most likely cure'.To me, this means he is close.
I am not bashing his work because I plan on being a future researcher as well (not of HSV) but people need to know what happens in the research procedure and that their dollars, though extremely appreciated, will not yield a faster cure. Researchers know their work will not happen fast, which is why they do not panic or expect copious amounts of funds early in the study. They also become associated with legitimate and official groups to gain funding, like local hospital donation lotteries. A couple thousand dollars in research is unfortunately pennies because those rats actually get expensive lol.
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