And he was a pretty smart guy.

We are probably going to see more and more of this, given how many people think there are medical conspiracies to keep cures away from patients. Through the years I have been shocked at the number of intelligent friends and acquaintances who think there is a cure for cancer for example.

Posted the same thing at the same time 😄

... how little they really know.

...because they make more money from treatment.

Because a cure would be, like, cheap and stuff.

Remember the sheer hubris and stupidity of Steve Jobs forgoing traditional treatment for his cancer until it was too late? When current HIV treatment can reduce the viral load to undetectable levels, why would anyone take a chance with something else?

Back then the antiretroviral treatment regimen wasn't as broad or effective, and sticking with it took a lot of effort. Many tried alternatives out of desperation. Many died from them.

If what the quacks were offering worked, it would be common treatment now, over 20 years later.

Of course Sheen is such an unbalanced person it doesn't surprise me he'd try it.

But after working with HIV-infected patients for the better part of twenty years, I have seen it all, and if I had HIV I would take the antiretrovirals.

as long as his check clears.

And his ilk prey upon the sick, the scared, and the ignorant. It's disgusting. Get off the woo train, Charlie.

so why do so many hire idiot quacks? Michael Jackson is another example.