Causing Offense - why should PR matter?
I recently managed to offend someone who emailed me asking for questions. Not intentionally, but poorly chosen words written out of frustration aren't any less upsetting. I shan't mention any names, he...
View ArticleDissident lies about Padian laid to rest at last
The 1997 paper by Nancy Padian (Heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Northern California: results from a ten-year study) is often selectively quoted by dissidents in an...
View ArticleMore ignorant dissident ramblings about Padian
I'm astonished, although I shouldn't be, that the dissident fold has not only tried to rebut the Padian article on AIDStruth, but has done so by simply repeating the same tired lies, and indeed with...
View ArticleViral load paradigm shift? Not really.
An interesting study came out recently (I managed to get a copy of the article from one of the authors) on the predictive value of viral load. It's well known (at least among those who bother to read...
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More viral load analysis
A recent discussion online made me perform a little back-of-the-envelope math on viral loads. As shown in the recent paper discussed below, on an individual basis the predictive value of viral load on...
View ArticleDissidents stoop to new lows
A recent person claiming to be called "Casey Cohen" has been spending some considerable time recently trying to get me more deeply involved in the sad case of Eliza-Jane Scoville's death. Aside from...
View ArticleFunding conflicts and AIDS denial
Interestingly enough (considering the recent NEJM editorial discussing serious financial conflicts of interest involving recombinant activated human protein C use in sepsis management) Christine...
View ArticleDrug Resistance
It's been a while since I've felt the need to post much new. Dissident debate is so stagnant that it's difficult to see anything original come to light.A recent thread opening up on AME however...
View ArticleOfficial Complaint made to BBC about Liam Scheff's ICC lies
Ah, someone else has taken up the torch of the ICC story. For those who aren't aware check out this post and this one on the story of how AIDS denialists managed to con the BBC into telling the story...
View ArticlePerth Group lose court decision
At last - I can feel free to comment on the case of Andre Parenzee. Having watched from the sidelines and been privy to some of the behind-the-scenes chatter, from both sides, I can at last let...
View ArticleThe story continues...
Apparently Andre Parenzee is appealing yet again with the Perth Group at his side.In a statement, Eleni says "Even the expert on sexual transmission did not come up with one single study which proves...
View ArticleAIDSVIDEOS
I was recently pointed in the direction of a new initiative exploiting the growing popularity of places like YouTube and other online video sites.Basically, talking heads and videos are a lot more...
View ArticleClassic Dissident Viral Load Misunderstandings
I read a "quote" today from the good old denialists Andrew Maniotis"...viral load is only able to predict progression to disease in 4% to 6% of HIV-positives studied, challenging much of the basis for...
View ArticleSouth African AIDS disaster continues
For those following the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the real issues have been focused on African nations. AIDS denial, for the most part, is a luxury afforded to the West where HIV and AIDS isn't as...
View ArticlePetition in Support of Ms Madlala Routledge
Please go to this link and sign the petition in support of the fired deputy health minister of South Africa, Nozizwe Madlala Routledge.Whether it changes anything or not, the more political pressure...
View ArticleGiving journalists a bad name.
The linked article sums up typical AIDS denialist thinking. You leap all over a perceived failure of mainstream science (ignoring the fact that 80% of new drug discoveries fail), drag out disproven...
View ArticleAn example of how AIDS denialists are their own worst enemies...
As many readers may already know, the BBC has issued an apology for the errors and bias in their story "Guinea Pig Kids", which was an AIDS-denialist inspired film detailing alleged abuses due to...
View ArticleBBC opinion on Liam Scheff's journalism
Re: Guinea Pig Kids"Following a complaint, an investigation by the BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit has identified serious failings with this programme and ruled that some of the online material based...
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Further falls in my estimation
Oh the irony - Liam Scheff arrives on my blog firstly challenging me to post his comments, then to reply on his own blog, and through it all taking pot-shots at my personal and professional ethics.So I...
View ArticleA good question
Ironically this was posted by the (of late disruptive) Liam Scheff, although of course it's not his words - they are far too sane.This was emailed to me by a non-Blogspot member. Consider:1....
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