Bad science and bogus treatments

Other topics in this section

Bad science and bogus treatments: latest news

Bad science and bogus treatments resources

  • Myths and facts

    There's a lot of misunderstanding and HIV and AIDS. Not everything you hear about HIV and AIDS is true.Some of the myths are about how...

    From: The basics

    Information level Level 1

Bad science and bogus treatments news from aidsmap

More news

Bad science and bogus treatments news selected from other sources

  • Nyaope: dangerous drug, dangerous misconceptions

    Despite evidence that disproves the popular belief that antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs are an ingredient in nayope or “whoonga”, media coverage on the street drug continues to perpetuate this misconception.

    07 May 2013 | JournAIDS

  • South Africa: 'He said sex with a virgin could cure HIV'

    A Soweto man allegedly raped his two-year-old daughter, believing it would cure him of HIV. This chilling evidence is part of a police investigation into the rape of the child on February 3.

    26 April 2013 | Independent Online

  • Nigeria: 'We'll Verify All HIV Cure Claims'

    Nigerian researchers are working to verify the acclaimed breakthroughs said to have been acheived with herbal cure for the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) .

    15 April 2013 | AllAfrica

  • Law Enforcement and HIV Policy Groups Release Fact Sheet for Police on HIV Risks - “Spit Does Not Transmit”

    The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the American Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (AAPA) today released a new fact sheet that they hope will bring law enforcement officers up to speed on the real risks of HIV that they face from possible exposure to the bodily fluids of those they police.

    02 April 2013 | HIV Justice Network

  • Swiss police arrest "healer" accused of infecting 16 with HIV

    Swiss police have arrested a self-styled healer after he stopped attending a trial where he stands accused of infecting 16 people with HIV using acupuncture needles.

    18 March 2013 | Reuters

  • Firm sorry for telling gay men they may have anti-HIV ‘cool gene’

    Dating sites Grindr and Gaydar pull advert that invited gay men to test for HIV protection gene. Test firm Cool Genes says ‘sorry’

    06 February 2013 | Gay Star News

  • Australian AIDS Cure Claim Leads to a Maelstrom of Hype and Misinformation

    On January 16, a scientist named David Harrich and his institution, the Queensland Institute for Medical Research (QIMR) in Brisbane, Australia, issued a press release invoking the word 'cure' in an effort to publicize a scientific paper containing in vitro (lab dish) study results of uncertain significance at best. The release spawned a maelstrom of misleading media coverage that has continued to swirl for weeks afterward.

    31 January 2013 | TAG blog

  • Nigerian texters to take on the drug counterfeiters

    Can you tell which is the fake drug for sale in Nigeria?

    11 January 2013 | BBC Health

  • Gambia to open hospital to treat Aids patients with herbal medicine

    Aids patients in a new hospital in Gambia will treated with herbal mediciden despite medical concerns the treatment is dangerous.

    03 January 2013 | The Telegraph

  • Uganda: Nebbi School Dropout Claims Aids Cure

    Although she dropped out of school in Primary three, Kalsum Aliru purports to have a cure for HIV/AIDS and is cashing in on that claim in Nebbi, Uganda, despite repeated calls by health experts that there is no cure for the disease. She charges 50,000 Uganda shillings (US $18) for a course of her herbal medicine.

    02 January 2013 | AllAfrica.com
More news

Our information levels explained

  • Short and simple introductions to key HIV topics, sometimes illustrated with pictures.
  • Expands on the previous level, but also written in easy-to-understand plain language.
  • More detailed information, likely to include medical and scientific language.
  • Detailed, comprehensive information, using medical and specialised language.