HIV/AIDS Denialism

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100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS: What about the theory that HIV doesn't cause AIDS? (2008)
An excerpt from a book by Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., responding to some of the most common questions that newly diagnosed people have about HIV.
From Jones and Bartlett Publishers
The Truth About HIV/AIDS Denialism (June 2009)
An interview with clinical psychologist Seth Kalichman, Ph.D.
In This Month in HIV, from The Body
Debunking Denialist Myths (2009)
From AIDSTruth.org
The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS (April 2, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Quack Record: Best-Selling Health and Fitness Guru Gary Null Weighs in on AIDS (May 21, 2002)
Longtime HIV survivor Peter Kurth says that almost all of what Gary Null says is useless, dangerous and just plain wrong.
From Salon.com

The Basics

What Is Denialism (Regularly Updated)
From Science Blogs
Since When Is the Expression of Fear and Ignorance a Basic American Right?: A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (August 25, 2009)
AIDS denialists' movie does a better job in spreading fear than an insurance company lobbyist.
From The Body
The Relationship Between HIV and AIDS (June 5, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Denying AIDS -- A Book by Seth Kalichman (May 26, 2009)
From Science Blogs
100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS: How do we know HIV wasn't created in a lab? (2008)
An excerpt from a book by Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., responding to some of the most common questions that newly diagnosed people have about HIV.
From Jones and Bartlett Publishers
100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS: Isn't it true that drug companies are withholding the cure to make money? (2008)
An excerpt from a book by Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., responding to some of the most common questions that newly diagnosed people have about HIV.
From Jones and Bartlett Publishers
HIV Denial in the Internet Era (August 21, 2007)
Why does HIV denialism continue to exist, and should HIV scientists do anything to combat it? Two researchers offer their take.
In PLoS Medicine
Introduction to HIV and HIV Denial (June 29, 2007)
From ScienceBlogs
Nobel Denial? (June 2007)
Several denialist Web sites proclaim that two -- even three -- Nobel Prize winners question HIV as the cause of AIDS. Is this true? AIDS Truth investigates ...
From AIDSTruth.org
Rumors, Myths and Hoaxes (March 8, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Duesberg's Dismal Failure (November 2006)
From Anaesthetist.com
HIV Science and Responsible Journalism (August 13, 2006)
In XVI International AIDS Conference, from kaisernetwork.org
Deadly Quackery (June 4, 2006)
In The New York Times
Act Up New York Takes a Look at Denialist Gary Null (January 17, 2006)
From ACT UP/New York
David Pasquarelli Dies; Questioned Link Between HIV and AIDS (March 18, 2004)
David Pasquarelli refused HIV medications and then died of AIDS-related complications.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS "Dissidents" Target Health Officials, Other Activists (March 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answering the Denialists -- The Full Collection of Articles (December 28, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Dr. Mathilde Krim Refutes AIDS Denialists on ABC's "20/20" (August 2001)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
HIV Causes AIDS -- How to Respond to Denialist Arguments (May 2001)
From Canadian AIDS Society
Answering the AIDS Denialists: Is AIDS Real? (December 1, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
The Durban Declaration (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV Misinformation (on HIV deniers) (September 23, 2000)
In British Medical Journal
AIDS Treatment Improves Survival: Answering the "AIDS Denialists" (September 8, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Queens of Denial (September 2000)
David Salyer writes about ACT UP Golden Gate and ACT UP San Francisco.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Viewpoint: HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your Life (September 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Denial Defeated, Hope Reigns (August 2000)
AIDS denialists lose out to real issues at 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Durban Declaration Addresses AIDS Denialists' Claims (July 14, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Durban Declaration on HIV and AIDS (July 7, 2000)
Over 5,000 scientists have signed a statement on the cause of AIDS.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
San Francisco Statement on HIV and AIDS (July 7, 2000)
Statement of concern that misinformation on HIV and AIDS could damage efforts to prevent infection in San Francisco.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
The Durban Declaration (July 6, 2000)
In Nature
Proof Positive: How African Science Has Demonstrated That HIV Causes AIDS (July 5, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Special Report on HIV & AIDS (June 2000)
More on the cause of HIV.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
AIDS Denialists: How to Respond (May 5, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Focus on the HIV-AIDS Connection (April 27, 2000)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Answering the AIDS Denialists: CD4 (T-Cell) Counts, and Viral Load (April 21, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
HAART Sick Hoax: Putting in Perspective Writer Celia Farber's Yarn of Half-Truths (April 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Celia Farber and Denial in the Streets of San Francisco (Spring 2000)
Another look at those who deny HIV causes AIDS.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
HIV Causes AIDS: Proof Derived from Koch's Postulates (Spring 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
HIV is the Only Cause of AIDS: The Potential for Journalism to Impact the Public Health (Spring 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Does HIV Cause AIDS? (August 1999)
From Project Inform
Challenging the Mainstream Consensus: AIDS Dissidents (1998)
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
The HIV-AIDS Debate Is Over (February 1997)
What to tell your patients when they ask if HIV causes AIDS.
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
The Controversy over HIV and AIDS (December 9, 1994)
A thorough examination of the arguments of dissident virologist Peter Duesberg.
In Science

News

Massachusetts: Symposium Explores HIV Denial, Conspiracy Theories (October 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christine Maggiore, Outspoken AIDS Denialist, Is Dead at 52 (January 6, 2009)
You can also add your thoughts on Maggiore's death to the bottom of this article, which is the most commented-on article in the history of TheBody.com.
From The Body
Will Stupid People and Their Pseudoscience Cost More Lives This Year? (January 3, 2009)
In The Guardian
Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa (November 25, 2008)
A Harvard study estimates that the S. African government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people if it had provided HIV medications. The former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki was an AIDS denialist.
In The New York Times
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier Win Nobel Prize for Discovery of HIV (October 6, 2008)
From Nobelprize.org
IAS Congratulates Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi for Nobel Prize Award (October 6, 2008)
From International AIDS Society
Denied (May 16, 2008)
AIDS denialists disinvited from Congressional hearing -- but get indirect endorsement from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
BBC Apologizes for Inaccuracies in HIV Film (October 23, 2007)
In The Guardian
Controversial Pediatrician Tolerant of HIV Denialists Is Placed on Probation (October 9, 2007)
In Los Angeles Times
Australian Tries HIV Denialism as a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card (and Fails) (April 27, 2007)
In The Australian
HIV Researcher Debates AIDS Denialists During Australian Trial (February 13, 2007)
In The Australian
There is No AIDS Virus, Says HIV-Positive Accused (October 26, 2006)
In Miami Herald
AIDS Denialism: A Rebuttal (April/May 2006)
Harper's Magazine responds tepidly to requests for a published rebuttal to Celia Farber's article; Dr. John Moore talks about how people can keep up the pressure on Harper's.
To read PDF, click here
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Errors in Celia Farber's March 2006 Article in Harper's Magazine (PDF) (March 22, 2006)
A 37-page, point-by-point analysis by prominent HIV researchers and activists.
From AIDSTruth.org
Harper's Magazine Joins AIDS Denialism Argument (March 13, 2006)
In The New York Times
A Response to Celia Farber's Article in Harper's Magazine (February 27, 2006)
The founding editor of Project Inform offers his heartfelt take on the controversial article, which included a sympathetic overview of AIDS denialism.
From Martin Delaney
Couple Whose Daughter Allegedly Died of AIDS-Related Pneumonia Without Having HIV Test Allowed to Keep Son (September 30, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Los Angeles County Investigating Couple After Child Died of AIDS-Related Pneumonia Without Ever Having HIV Test (September 27, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Vitamin Profiteer and AIDS-Denialist Misleading South Africans, Says WHO/UN (April 18, 2005)
From aidsmap.com
Foo Fighters Front Man Dave Grohl Wants You to Forget What You Think You Know About AIDS (February 25, 2000)
A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering its fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
From MotherJones.com

Resources

AIDSTruth.org: The Scientific Evidence for HIV and AIDS (Regularly Updated)
A collection of overviews, research articles, news and links; developed by researchers, physicians and activists, and hosted by the Treatment Action Campaign.
From AIDSTruth.org

Denialist Writings

Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Medical Science (March 2006)
An article by Celia Farber that includes her take on a controversial Ugandan study and a sympathetic overview of the AIDS denialism movement; see the "News" section for rebuttals and responses.
In Harper's Magazine

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