Foot cream kills HIV by tricking cells to commit suicide

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Foot cream kills HIV by tricking cells to commit suicide

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No, not ready for prime time but still gives interesting possibilities

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57604 ... t-suicide/
Though the research has yet to be performed on people, Ciclopirox completely eradicates HIV from cell cultures -- and the virus doesn't bounce back when the drug is stopped.
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In mitigation, we should remember the quote from XKCD:

"When you see a claim that a common drug or vitamin "kills cancer cells in a petri dish," keep in mind: so does a handgun."

http://xkcd.com/1217/
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Hmmm. Didn't getting shot in the cancer save President Roslin's life in the Battlestar Galactica remake?
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Nah, Cylon blood did. Of course, that didn't stop Pres. Airlock.
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Fair enough. I gave up on that show around the time she started getting prophetic visions from whatever snake-oil she was taking instead of getting proper medical treatment.
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Well, I give 5% or 10% of working internally but might also give different ways of considering different treatments
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