In Other News...

This one isn't very happy touchy feely either...

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/LIFESTYLE03/606060378/1040

It's an article relating slower HIV drug discoveries, the delays with vaccines and the like.

On the brightside...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20060606-9999-1m6aids.html

This article describes a robot to automate the search for possible HIV vaccine candidates.

And the happiest one to my eyes...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/07/MNGH6I59Q61.DTL

This article describes stem cell therapy to alter the human immune system to combat HIV without the need to anti-retrovirals. The article is concise and informative, giving an excellent review of the procedure. The article also relates that 'several' patients have been doing well with this therapy.