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Half of HIV patients use alternative medicine |
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[ Disease Digests > HALF OF HIV PATIENTS USE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ] |
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A survey shows that half of HIV-infected Americans
are using alternative medicines like megavitamin doses or herbs to
replace or supplement anti-HIV drugs. They asked a group of nearly 2,500 participants about their use of alternative medicines and found that 53 per cent were using remedies such as herbs, homeopathy, megavitamins and unlicensed prescription drugs. One quarter of the group did not tell their doctor about the alternative therapies they were using - even though there's a risk of adverse interactions with the anti-HIV drugs. Three per cent of the group were even using alternative medicines instead of their drugs, even though their doctor might not have been aware of this. There's nothing wrong with people with HIV/AIDS getting some benefit from alternative medicines, of course. But they should tell their doctors what they are doing - and the doctor should remember to ask!
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