One step forward, one step back...
In this first case, woo gets handed a severe defeat:
Two Reports Point to Possible Future AIDS 'Cure' Guess what? Neither report mentions garlic, beets, or homeopathy. "Four hours after the birth, a pediatrician, Dr. Audra Deveikis, drew blood for an HIV test and immediately started the baby on three drugs AZT, 3TC and nevirapine at the high doses usually used for treatment of the virus."
http://www.today.com/health/two-reports-point-possible-future-aids-cure-2D79329155
Meanwhile, like Oliver Stone did with "JFK," the facts mostly get thrown into the dumpster:
In case you didn't know, Dallas Buyer's Club is a movie "based on a true story," which you probably know means that much of it is fiction. The viewer's problem with such movies is sort of like watching Dr. Oz: it's up to you to figure out what part is true and what part is made up or based on really flimsy evidence? Orac tries to help.
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/03/06/right-to-try-laws-are-metastasizing/