How are we going to expect a cure or a vaccine for the biggest of these money makers?

Those are the two main revenue producing illnesses and there are a myriad others but it is clear that special interests both the health care conglomerates of insurance and healthcare providers and the pharmas will see to it that no effective cure or vaccine is developed and put to use any time soon…follow the money, they say.

Considering that 1.4 million in the US are diagnosed with cancer each year and more than 1 million people are living with HIV in the USA; you are talking about a rough expenditure of anywhere between $50,000 and $100,000 per life-year gained, according to 49% of respondents. That's a number often referred to in similar literature, Dr. Neumann notes. However, the implicit value oncologists put on one year of life gained may be much higher; other studies found that doctors placed it at $200,000 and even $300,000, he adds.

With HIV it varies, but we have to take into consideration that the drugs listed below usually are prescribed in a combination of two or more of each therefore the total cost of meds per month is quite high.

The average cost of HIV treatment is $14,000 to $20,000 a year,” says Michael Kolber, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the Comprehensive AIDS Program and Adult HIV Services at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida. “If you’re paying $1,000 a month, you’re doing really well.”

Important Fact! - Prices will vary depending where they are purchased and how they are paid for. Mail-order pharmacies may be cheaper than your neighborhood pharmacy for instance. The prices given here are for estimates and comparisons only. Check with your local pharmacy and your drug insurance to find out just how much your HIV medications will cost you.

COST PER MONTH (estimates) - Medication Fact Sheets
Agenerase	$772
Aptivus	$1117.50
Combivir - Buy Here For Less	$752.64
Crixivan	$570.96
Emtriva	$347.11
Epivir 300mg	$347.11
Epzicom	$813.55
Fortovase	$263.35
Fuzeon	$2315.40
Hivid	$273.00
Invirase	$748.50
Kaletra	$796.26
Lexiva	$658.99
Norvir	$321.46
Rescriptor	$316.35
Retrovir	$405.59
Reyataz	$892.91
Sustiva 600mg	$499.43
Trizivir	$1164.35
Truvada	$867.99
Videx EC 400mg	$346.04
Viramune	$442.45
Zerit	$385.88
Ziagen	$466.44