Re: Complimentary Therapies, Toronto update

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At 05:26 PM 9/1/2006, you wrote:

>Many HIV-positive patients in London risking their health by use of

>alternative therapies

Thanks for posting this. What a poorly written article. I sent the comment

below to NAM.

This is a completely dreadful article. It could have been titled, many

patients HELPING their situation with CAM. Clearly, it is biased--and

inaccurate. For example, the only study of echinacea in people with HIV

found a small benefit and no risk. Garlic does NOT have any clinically

significant effect on antiretrovirals. COULD have talked about the

benefit of 3 g/day of acetylcholine for managing neuropathy. And the role

of a multivitamin in slowing progression and reducing mortality and

morbidity clearly indicates a role for such an intervention. Is NAM

becoming like so many major journals another paid for by pharma

institution? I hope not!

M.