Asahi.com is reporting that a new drug blocks HIV from entering other cells. Unlike other drugs designed to combat HIV/AIDs this one uses human cells to block out the attacking badness. This drug may need more testing, but this approach to the issue is not one I’ve heard of before (but comes as no surprise).
Category: Body & Mind
Wal-Mart: Never Low Prices
A group of citizens in Vancouver, BC have successfully campaigned to eliminate a Wal-Mart being built. The group, Building Better Neighbourhoods, campaigned Vancouver City Council to forbid the American company from opening a store along South East Marine Drive.
Wal-Mart, having failed a lot recently in getting City Councils to OK new plans, really wanted to win in Vancouver. Interestingly Wal-Mart hired an architect to make a building that is environmentally friendly in an obvious attempt to sway council and placate lobby groups. A Canadian Tire store was also turned down.