Nutty scientists throughout the world unite!

HIV boffins attached to failed HIV science are trying to latch onto
the global warming bandwagon.

They believe that, somehow, food shortages caused by global warming
will lead to more cases of HIVAIDS.  And just for good measure
references to SARS and avian flu are thrown into the pot.

<http://news.theage.com.au/global-warming-set-to-fan-the-hiv-fire/20080430-29eh.html>:

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Climate change is the latest threat to the world's growing HIV
epidemic, say Australian experts who warn of the "grim" outlook in the
fight against the infectious disease.

A leading professor of health and human rights, Daniel Tarantola, has
cautioned that global warming will indirectly make citizens of
developing countries even more vulnerable to death and severe ill
health from HIV/AIDS.

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"Climate change will trigger a chain of events which is likely to
increase the stress on society and result in higher vulnerability to
diseases including HIV," said Prof Tarantola, due to address an HIV
forum in Sydney.

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"And this would effect Australia too, because these infections could
potentially spread. Just look at the horror that SARS and avian flu
have caused."

The specialist said the HIV landscape was grim, with 16,000 new
infections worldwide each day and the failure of research to produce a
much-needed cure or vaccine.

He echoed the deep pessimism of 35 top British and US scientists who
predicted this week that a vaccine would be at least 10 years and
maybe even 20 years away.

"It's a pretty grim situation," Prof Cooper said.

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He said it was important to strengthen preventative measures proven to
work, like condoms and circumcision, and continue to investigate other
more hopeful avenues, like microbicide sex gels and anti-viral drugs
to block infection.

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