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Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Sometimes this information is truly not available. However, if it seems like people don't want to answer your questions, be extra careful. You might be dealing with a health fraud. See Fact Sheet 206 , How to Spot HIV/AIDS Fraud, for more information. Why Aren't There More Studies of Alternative Therapies? Alternative therapies aren't always designed to treat a particular illness: Some alternative therapies treat the whole person, not an...

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alternative HIV lipodystrophy treatments

I read a lot about various treatments for HIV related lipodystrophy and lipoatrophy. Some of these include Human Growth Hormone and insulin regulators. I've also noticed that a lot of bodybuilders use similar products, some of which are...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

To my knowledge those substances have not been formally studied in the context of HIV-related lipodystrophy. They amount if information available on many of those products in the scientific literature is often limited. There are legitimate safety... Read more »

Further Thought to Hypothesis on HIV Alternative Treatment

Thank you very much for your prompt reply... Following is what I am suggesting with my Hypothesis to tackle HIV --- "I have read that genetic protection occurs naturally in roughly 3% of people of Northern European ancestry--people who do not...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

No that will not work per my previous reply. Another person's t cells could not be infusedd and would be destroyed by the recipient person's immune system because they would be recognized as foreign.... Read more »

Using alternative treatment for HIV

May you please help, me and my partner have been HIV positive for about 12 years and now we have to go on arvs but unfortunately my partner seems to be alergic to most of the arvs. i dont know is she is allergic or not but the moment she takes the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Yes, I definitely have a better idea. First, you should find a more competent HIV specialist. Alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS are not effective and can be dangerous. There are over 20 antiretroviral drugs currently approved. It's... Read more »

Alternative Treatment for HIV- guy

Hi Doc, my Doc recently told me about this product. I am the guy who wrote about having bloody semen, floaters and allergies. I guess I am hiv- after all the tests I've had but who knows. anyway my doc thinks this product might help me, since...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I'm glad to hear that you are HIV negative. I really can't endorse (or condemn) an alternative medicine product. Many of my own patients use them. My advice is always to be up front about these products with your health provider as some of... Read more »

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ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS

Posted by purdeyp, 3 Replies

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum - have been diagnosed with HIV for almost 10 years and not on any treatment. Am keen to keep it for that way as long as possible, so am interested to hear from people who have found alternative therapies -... Read more »

Alternative treatment

Posted by Anonymous

I have a very promising treatment it has shown better results than anything on the market. I am trying to wipe aids from the face of the earth. Interested E-mail me at cancerkiller@hotmail.com Subject AIDS CURE. Bless you.

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dr jon kaiser alternative/supplemental treatment

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hey I'm looking for people who are trying"aggresive alt therapy "has anyone read this guys books,healingHIV and another.my wife is pos and we're so excited by his approach
I'd love to connect with anyone who's "actually'tried his approach Read more »

Alternatives?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Please pardon this simple question but what do you think about infos available at sites like http://www.aidsrealitycheck.org, http://www.actupsf.com/, http://www.healaids.com/ or http://aliveandwell.org/

Any truth to these sites? Who to believe:... Read more »

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