Three researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine today. French scientists Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi were credited with the discovery of the HIV virus, the virus that causes AIDS. The $1.4 million prize was shared with German physician-researcher Dr. Harald zur Hausen who first discovered HPV, the human papilloma virus, which can cause cervical cancer in women. However, the selection of the recipients was not without controversy. Many consider Dr. Robert Gallo of the US integral in discovery of the HIV virus and should have been a recipient as well. Read more and Share your opinion.
Tags: aids, barre-sinoussi, Cancer, cervical, francoise, harald zur hausen, HIV, hpv, luc montagnier, medicine, nobel
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
July 13th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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