Gilead

Gilead started in 1987, in foster city, California. Since 1987, Gilead sciences had tried to discover new medications for the patients who are suffering from a life-threatening disease. Their primary areas that they are focusing on are medications for HIV/AIDS etc. They try to identify the compunds that may shows some possibilities for the disease.

Here are some of the products they have:

Atripla® is the first and only once daily single tablet regimen for the treatment of HIV infection in adults. It is intended for use as a stand-alone therapy, or in combination with other antiretrovirals, and combination of all the other pills.
Truvada® is a fixed-dose once-daily combination pill containing Viread® and Emtriva®. It is used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection in adults. Viread® treatment of HIV infection in adults in combination with other antiretroviral agents.
Emtriva® treatment of HIV infection in adults.
Hepsera® is a once-daily, oral NtRTI for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B.

My reflection towards this is I think it's a really good idea because I know no one wants the get the life-threatening disease. Even though it's not really the cure yet but it's still a good thing that they have medications to slow down and help out the disease a bit. It may not cure and make the disease go away yet but it's still a step closer than nothing. I hope they'll find a cure for it one day because everyone will be waiting for that day to come. It's better than nothing.

Trashes found on the beach

This year, more than 378,000 people volunteered to clean up the beach around the major areas around the globe. "Our ocean is sick," quoted Laura Capps, Senior Vice President at Ocean Conservancy. Trashes are everywhere, about million of pounds. With the International Coastal Cleanup, everyone is helping out the environment and meeting up to pick up the trash, which is a good thing for our ecosystem.

Trash in the ocean kills seabirds, mammals and turtles because of their indigestion. Some were tangled up in nets and plastic bags. These trashes are causing the animal to get cuts and wounds by the glass pieces causing them to get infected. Causing them internal bleedings because of eating it.

Here are some of the facts about how long it takes for the trash in the ocean to decompose:

-A tin can that entered the ocean in 1986 is still decomposing in 2036
-A plastic bottle that entered the ocean in 1986 is decomposing in 2436
-A glass bottle that entered the ocean in 1986 is decomposing in year 1,001,986

From my point of view, I think that it's everyone's fault. It's harming our environment, innocent animals, and ourselves. Who would want to go to the beach and see all the trashes laying around like that? This is a really sad thing because it's mainly harming the ecosystem. Why can't people just hold onto their trash and throw it away in a garbage can?? That's what a garbage can is!! FOR GARBAGEEEE!!! If you can't even throw away your trash properly then you probably don't know anything at all. Think about what you're doing to the environment before you do something. Think about what you're harming. Imagine someone throwing trash in your house. Would you like that? I don't think so. So please... throwing away your trash in a garbage can isn't that hard. Just remember. Even though you think it's not harming you.. it is.