Believe or not, TB is not as easy to cure as u believe simply by taking ur six month long antimicrobial treatment, first of all most antibiotics are useless due to resistance furthermore, unlike most bugs once phagocyotized are rendered harmless and are degraded, TB through mechanism we are now begining to understand prevents the fusion of endosome and lysozyme hense preventing also it inhibits the activation of macrophages by the either T or B cells hence preventing its demise and it's therefore able to live within the macrophages away from extrecelluralar antimicrobial drugs. there is so much of this bug we dont understand its redicules, hey who cares most of the people dying from it are africans nways.

shame, gunner bashing never goes out of seasons huh, is all good hate all u want na imean it just shows admiration thats hidden below the melancholic surface. on a more cheerful note as a gunner i call for arsene to thrash henry and buy me eto.

I guess i wasnt very clear, what i gettin to was that establishment of central agency that is funded jointly by many countries, and the purpose of this agency would be to pursue development of vaccines as well as treatments that r not profitable to gaint greedy pharma companies. obviously something like HIV vaccine is out of the question since the first to come up wit will a hit a jackpot bigger than the interstate lottery. pharma companies pour their money in research that looks for treatment in chronic disease present in western developed countries. therefore we need the antidote, an agency that would develope preventative drugs for diseases present in poor underdeveloped countries. no need to worry about intellectual property because they would be doin their own research n not sythesizing generic vaccines. obviously if a workin vaccine already exists no need to sink so much money in the pursuit of another one. i hope this crap makes sense. nino we agree on this one, lets hope those greedy *******s can see da lite. raula i did read ur paper, interesting specially the bit about the adjuvant property. u know adjuvants r the next big thang in vaccine development, specially bacterial specific macromolecules. nways good luck wit dat.

hopefully ya'll missed my great intellect, am just playin relax, specially to devil's adv. no need to draw ur gun (; am back, n i thought i'd post something i know a little about n ya'll can add ur two cents. before i start a quick fact, Lipitor(drug that lowers cholesterol) makes more money per year than all the vaccines in the world, therefore faced with these kinda realities shouldnt vaccine development be taken out of the hands of pharma companies because obviously they have on incentive to neither invest in their development. the developing world is a hot bed for an insane number of infectious agents, most have no preventative measures only chronic treatment, again something that really suits the pharma companies. nways all this blubbering brings me to what i want to say which is shouldnt the united nations or some sort of an international body be investing in the development of vaccines to eradicate some of these diseases, much like smallpox, and polio. peace

DA how dare u say Aisha and Umm salama were feminist. this is outrageous, i cant believe no1 else has picked up on this, people are u all gone mad. wha da hell is goin on. how dare u say such a comment. i dont care wha u meant by a feminist u can not use the term u know all the connatations it carries. these women were dignified beyond our scope. may Allah swt forgive us. sometimes were are too quick on words.

I am astonished some1 would post this crap, n more so by the number of responses. topics like this make me realize how far away we are from any sort of greatness. small minds do indeed talk about people wasallam

I have to say, the first 60 minutes of to days game b/t italy n sweden, i was stunned to see italy play like i've never seen dem b4. obviously italy could be doin a lot betta without totti n vieri. den cassano went out n the death of soccer showed up n thankfully sweden made dem pay. hopefully trapottoni is gone get wat he deserves in the corrieri della sport. tomorrow. [ June 19, 2004, 06:49 AM: Message edited by: Shujui-1 ]

curly, u r mixing two seperate functions of the liver, first of all liver damage such as cirrhosis is caused by over burdonin the liver with to many toxins such as alcohol, drugs etc.. but the most important liver function is the hemostasis of blood sugar level. now anybody who is taken biochem can tell u, when we have an abundance of carbs they r stored as fat, n latter on burned as the supply of glycogen is depleted. therefore, there is no need for carbs as long as u have fat in-take as source of energy which atkins promotes. however, the problem with atkins diet is since much is not know about the implication of increased ketone bodies in our blood and possible damage to kidneys due to increase nitrogen content in blood because higher protein consumption.

I always used to wonder, how come it took zidane so many years to come on da lime light, but i guess just like da fine french wine, he gotta a lot betta wit age. i mean da classic bold head will torment ****** holigans for years to come.

haters comin through, england was absolute trash n deserved to lose. ****** sven thinks he was gonna contain da frenchies for da whole game, with loofs from defence to small strikers. it aint gonna happen. i friggin hate da lampard ***** , his a good player, but complainin about frenchies celebratin their victory wha a cry baby. just like zizou said barthez was da life line they needed. trazag. was crap, i am sure louis saha would've given da defence a harder time. santini really needs to put in rothen i mean this guy is in top form right now, liza is gettin old. wha can i say after a victory like this its almost as if frenchies r destined to win it.

Do u have any evidence that they have not issued fatwas regarding the above mentioned. you know u just talk, but really u have no scope, but only want to criticize just for the sake. do u realize how many muslims asked many shaikhs in saudia if they could go n fight in iraq, same for bosnia, chechnya, etc... but just cuz the west now is interested in this one single fatwa all of sudden u r ears perk up like like a dog who smelled some piss. nways next time put some reflection into ur post na imean

i wonder what u wear, is all about imitating who u love n if that's the Prophet pbuh n the sahaba u try to wear n behave as they would. n the other hand playa, if u hold mondernist ideals ur sleeves, go on strap on those tight levis or oversized fubus cuz regardless, we all imitate something in the end.

CLEARLY, U R AN *****

Imagine everytime we had the urge to go to a movie, we put away that $10 or what have u, n decided to give it to a more deserving cause. afterall u r payin some1 to waste ur time n worst yet u letting hollywood beat its drums n visuals of propanda deep within ur heart wit utmost concentration.

Sophist i wonder if you posted this article after watching the corporation. I recommanded to all of you. As a muslim, of course we can not let ourselves depend on economic trade theories based on paradigms that were established by people who think our ancestors were ape-like. I mean it is absurd to deny a human being the right to own, which is a God given right, so with that in mind there goes communist based market theories. Capitalism, has the fundamental flow in that it makes the persuit of money in it of itself the GOAL, n should be acquired at any cost n if thats not shirk i dont know what is. The sharia does provide a framework in which trading system is drawn upon, afterall muslims were well known for their expertise in free trade and commerce during the sahab and tabicin etc...

I dont know if some1 already mentioned this but, there have been money other beheadings on tape n on the net. i've seen couple russian soldiers gettin their heads chopped off by the mujahidin, i've seen serbian head gettin chopped too. so why are american heads making a big fuss. there are no civilians in Iraq, the iraqis have gave amble warning, and as the saying goes all is fair in love and war.

well obviously we need strong central leadership that has the power and will to carry a mandate. but somalis are literally facing extinction if these current trend keeps going.

guys i feel like ya'll are just to emotional here, u know thats fine when u talk about ideology but here i am adressing a philosophical question. i need straight facts. first thing first. free trade meaning the trading of goods and serviceses between countries without tariffs or political protectionist manuvers. contrary to popular believe the free trade proponents reside in all countries so do opposing forces. so free trade is a battle between economic establishments within the same country. case in point recent case of lumber disputes between canada and us. did u know the who was fighting us gov. for canada home depot usa. because they would benefit from free trade where as american lumber groups were losing money. now, since free trade creates winners and losers in the same country and globally these winners must be compensated otherwise it will not work. but here is my point, shouldnt we demand compenstation for the losers of free trade, instead of fighting the establishment of this genuinely sound ecomonic system.

well thats exactly the issue i have, why do people oppose the philosophy of free trade when infact it sound and applicable,i have no problem with people opposing the wrongful implimentation of it.

I have to say i am not much of buff when it comes to economic philosophy and up till last year i used to think adam smith was as bad as he was made up to be by crazy anarchyst. but here is my question, why are so many people against free trade when they really dont understand the real potential that would ensue the application of free trade system without any impartiality?

i dont think there is any correlation between somali physique and the atkins, we all know somali diet is loaded with carbs, from cajero to baris n basto to mufo. i think the somalis physique is due to mainly genetics and environmental factors such as food availability. the biggest fallacy of the atkins diet is to make u believe that u can eat all the protein n fat u want and still lose weight, thats is a lie. research shows people lose weight on atkins because when they go on these diets they consume less calories, after all how many steaks can you eat without all the carbs loaded foods. plus atkins diet puts a huge strain on ur kidneys. the south beach diet is alot betta. but again research shows all diets are waste of time and only 1/20 lose weight n keep it off using diet programs. secret is to burn off more than u consume. and that requires some sort of exercise.

why do people make claims when they truly have no knowledge. I mean do you just get up in the morning n tell urself today i feel like refuting 1000 years of history. i wish i had my own country i would shoot anybody who said anythang ****** or tried to bring innovations to islam.

raula i thought u new better than this. hamza yusuf is not even close to being an islamic scholar so lets refrain from using dat title.

lets get the facts straight. these drugs they test in clinical stages are worth hundreds of millions n if they dont work the biggest losers are the investors n the companies. they are based on sound science, but since human body is quite unpredictable to the way it reacts to drugs, human trails are very necessary, otherwise u can imagine the consequences. progress is when you get to keep ur parents for 10-15 years longer before full blown AIDS kicks in n no drug can save them. africans are dyin at an incredible rate because they dont have access to present day approved drugs due to cost. how can u progress when the strength of ur people is being whiped out. I believe we need to provide them with these drugs, but most importantly drug companies need to come up with preventative measures to infection and if africans get to be the lab rats so wat, i mean europeans in the 18th, 19th centuries were the lab rats fo many of the vaccines we now benefit from. peez

Arsenal still shell shocked, showed some character today coming from the back twice. the PL might be worth more in the eyes of wenger, but to be considered top in europe u have to collect the CL and wat better year than this. i have little theory, that the russian rich ******* has cleared the way for chelsea with some of his mula. i mean how da hell did the best three teams in europe get eliminated.