Fraudulent HIV/AIDS Treatments
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- California: AIDS Doctor Admits to Health Care and Insurance Fraud (March 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 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
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