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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.

Published
18 March 2013
From
Reuters
Bad science and bogus treatments
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’

Published
06 February 2013
From
Gay Star News
The search for a cure
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.

Published
31 January 2013
From
TAG blog
Bad science and bogus treatments
Nigerian texters to take on the drug counterfeiters

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

Published
11 January 2013
From
BBC Health
Bad science and bogus treatments
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.

Published
03 January 2013
From
The Telegraph
Bad science and bogus treatments
Brighton university cancels screening of AIDS denialist film

The University of Brighton has cancelled the screening of a film which claims the HIV virus does not cause AIDS after a student backlash.

Published
14 December 2012
From
Pink News
Bad science and bogus treatments
UK: Outrage sparked by Brighton University film showing

A university professor has been criticised for suggesting to his students that HIV does not cause Aids. Activists are planning to protest against the screening of a controversial film at University of Brighton on Wednesday, December 12.

Published
11 December 2012
From
The Argus
Pharmaceutical industry
Row flares over global fight against fake medicine

A group of experts calling for a global treaty to stop the lethal trade in fake medicines has been barred from attending a World Health Organisation meeting, highlighting deep divisions that are blocking progress on the subject. India is concerned that Western governments backed by Big Pharma are using the fight against fakes as a cover to restrict trade in unpatented medicines much needed by the world's poor.

Published
15 November 2012
From
Reuters
Bad science and bogus treatments
Sowetan runs unethical ad

The Sowetan seems to have forgotten that as a widely read publication it has an ethical responsibility to feature correct and accurate HIV information—even when it comes to advertisements. The newspaper has chosen to run a full-page advertisement selling an “immune system builder” of dubious credibility.

Published
09 November 2012
From
JournAIDS
Bad science and bogus treatments
Gambia's President: Herbs can Cure HIV Victims

The president of the West African country of Gambia claims that several patients suffering from HIV and AIDS have been cured of the deadly disease by using his secret recipe of herbs, Reuters reports. He has sparked criticism from Western health experts who said he was giving false hope to those infected with the disease.

Published
15 October 2012
From
South Florida Gay News
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