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/
