vaginapagina | HIV/AIDS research (Reply)

I apologize if this has been posted already; I checked under the tags and most recent entries.

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_3482712

I don't mean to hype anyone up, but I found this interesting and promising, and I was wondering if anyone has heard about this.

Basically, this article is about (as summed up at the bottom of the article):

-Paul Savage and his Brigham Young University research team have invented CSA-54, a chemical compound that holds the promise of killing the HIV virus.

-CSA-54 is one of a family of compounds called Ceragenins that mimic the disease-fighting characteristics of a healthy human immune system.

-Tests at Vanderbilt University indicate the BYU compound also could be effective against influenza, small pox and herpes.

-Assuming continued positive results, CSA-54 could be available in three to seven years.

(x-posted to sexual_health)

I also found this http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=37218 though Google and I read something from the BBC that I can no longer find, in case anyone was interested.