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"AIDS Treatment News" online * New Issue #302 (searchable/indexed)

Marnix L. Bosch marnix at u.washington.edu
Tue Sep 22 13:25:39 EST 1998


In article <3607e5c8.49487590 at netnews.worldnet.att.net>,
johnburgin at worldnet.att.net wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:44:00 -0700, marnix at u.washington.edu (Marnix L.
> Bosch) wrote:
> 
> >In article <3607ded5.47708518 at netnews.worldnet.att.net>,
> >johnburgin at worldnet.att.net wrote:
> >
> >> >> >> There is evidence to the opposite also, that is, that those
taking the
> >> >> >> immunosuppressive "AIDS" drugs have worse clinical conditions and
> >> >> >> poorer survival when they take drugs(I assume you are speaking of the
> >> >> >> usual poisons, AZT and PI's)in combination than those who do not use
> >> >> >> drugs(again I am assuming the same thing) who have progressed
to AIDS.
> >> >> >> Really poor sentence structure and definitely a circular argument,
> >> >> >> kind of HIV=AIDzey(pronounced like 'sy' in easy)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Could you please post that evidence ? That is: studies that show that
> >> >> >people on anti-HIV cocktails fare worse than matched HIV-1 infected
> >> >> >untreated controls. Please.
> >> 
> >> It would seem logical, but excuse me for being objective, that would
> >> be your responsibility.  Why hasn't it been done?
> >
> >If it hasn't been done you can't claim anything about the results. Which
> >is what you did above. Which makes it safe to disregard your statement. 
>
> Right on time!  Bob Gallo did the same thing, didn't he?  Made a
> proclamation to the world that HIV(his brand disclaimed since he stole
> it from Luc Montagnier) 1994.  Shocked, shocked mind you, the
> scietific world, not because of his revelation, but because he did it
> without peer review.  It is never safe to disregard the truth.  HEAL

At least Bob Gallo's 'proclamation' was based on some evidence. Whcih was
subsequently peer reviewed and published. And his hypothesis was borne out
subsequently by many other groups. Your statement on the other hand is
based on nothing, and conflicts with good solid evidence from clinical
trials that combination therapy helps people with AIDS live longer. 

Marnix Bosch



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