In the June 24 issue of Medical Progress Today, ACSH s Dr. Josh Bloom considers how we will one day recognize May 2011 as a remarkable turning point in the history of the struggle against AIDS. Writing from the perspective of a former pharmaceutical research chemist, Dr. Bloom examines the social and scientific significance of the recent finding that the proper use of anti-retroviral therapy can prevent the transmission of HIV, both from partner to partner, and mother to child. As the article s title indicates, he looks at How Far We ve Come, as well as what efforts and resources our world leaders will need to devote to reducing the still frightful toll of this disease if the potential of these remarkable scientific breakthroughs is truly to come to fruition.
