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Submission + - Social networks force Barilla chairman to apologize for his anti-gay remarks

Submitted by ifchairscouldtalk on Saturday September 28, 2013 @04:16AM

ifchairscouldtalk writes: Pasta maker Barilla is in hot water over chairman's anti-gay comments. Guido Barilla said his brand would 'never feature gays in ads' because Barilla does not agree with them adding that 'if gays don't like it, they can choose another pasta.' Vehement protest worldwide calling for a boycott of Barilla products via Twitter and Facebook forced the chairman to apologize with a video on Facebook.

Submission + - AIDS Vaccine is partially successful

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ifchairscouldtalk

on Thursday September 24, 2009 @08:11AM

ifchairscouldtalk writes: "Phase III "RV 144" study in Thailand succeeded in reducing HIV infection rate in trial with 31.2% effectiveness. The study was conducted by the Thailand Ministry of Public Health and used strains of HIV common in Thailand. It is not clear whether the vaccine, which combines AIDSVAX with Aventis Pasteur ALVAC-HIV canarypox vector, known as "vCP1521", would work against other strains in the United States, Africa or elsewhere. Strangely, the vaccine had no effect on levels of HIV in the blood of those who did become infected, providing 'one of the most important and intriguing findings' of the trial, according to Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is one of the trial's sponsors."

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