In the end, science is merely the verification of a person's imaginative process. It is a difficult and daunting question. It is a question that distances us from what is real and palpable into the realm of what doesn't yet exist. It is easier to become involved in the minutiae of viral loads, resistance mutations and pharmacokinetics than it is to step back, evaluate the existing evidence, and think globally about the problem. The answers received varied considerably.
Some activists seek the solution in more potent, less toxic antivirals.
Others envision scenarios of immunological control without drugs. The cure is out there. We must imagine it first. The answers are compiled in an article on page 5 of this issue . While cures are still in a future realm, lipodystrophy is present and real.