|
|
Fraudulent HIV Treatments
Advice
- How to Spot HIV/AIDS Fraud (August 24, 2007)
To read PDF, click here
From AIDS InfoNet
- Grossly Over-Exaggerated (or Incorrect) "Treatments" or "Cures" for HIV/AIDS (October 2005)
To read PDF, click here
From The Center for AIDS
- How to Identify AIDS Fraud (May 2004)
Tips on how to avoid products that falsely claim to be HIV treatments.
To read PDF, click here
From Project Inform
- FDA-Sponsored AIDS Health Fraud Task Forces (June 14, 2001)
Suspect AIDS fraud? Check this list for an office near you.
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Buying Drugs Online: It's Convenient and Private, but Beware of "Rogue Sites" (January/February 2000)
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- HIV Watch: AIDS "Cures": Snake Oil or Salvation? (December 1997)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Fraudulent Health Claims: Don't Be Fooled (March 1996)
From U.S. Federal Trade Commission
- AIDS Fraud: Don't Be Fooled! (Autumn 1995)
California AIDS Health Fraud Task Force.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments (June 1995)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Quackery and AIDS (October 1, 1987)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
News on Specific Scams
- Vitamin Can't Be Touted as HIV Treatment, South African Court Rules (June 16, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- FDA Warns Companies Importing and Marketing Drugs Over the Internet That Fraudulently Claim to Prevent and Treat STDs (March 6, 2008)
The FDA recommends that anyone taking Aviralex, Beta-mannan, Genisil, Imulux, Micronutrient, OXi-MED, Qina, SlicPlus or Tetrasil immediately stop and talk to their doctor about any side effects they were experiencing.
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Zambian Government Announces That Reported HIV/AIDS Cure Found to Be Pesticide (June 4, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U.N. Representative Ordered to Leave Gambia After Questioning President's Claims of HIV /AIDS Cure (February 27, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- President of Gambia Makes "Astonishing" HIV Cure Claim (February 2, 2007)
From BBC News
- "African Potatoes": The Anti-Cure? (January 30, 2005)
A diet containing the herb Hypoxis hemerocallidea ("African potato") might actually do more harm than good.
In The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Beware of AIDS Cures via E-mail Spam (October 15, 2004)
Biological Miracle.com's "The Antidote" is banned by the FDA.
In Washington Blade
- Florida: Tainted AIDS Drugs May Still Be in Pharmacies (July 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Thailand: V-1 Immunator Pill Touted as Cure for AIDS Is Banned (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Father and Son in San Diego Admit Making Bogus Wasting Drugs (October 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Treatment Fraud Still Going Strong: "Dr. Wahid's Herbal Remedy" (September 2002)
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- FDA Takes Action Against Firm Marketing Unapproved Drugs (December 10, 1999)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Internet Sales of Bogus HIV Test Kits Result in First-of-Kind Wire Fraud Conviction (July/August 1999)
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Manufacturer Agrees to Cease Unproved Claims About Noni Juice (May 1999)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Other News
|
|
