Comments on: Another review of “Dogmatism in Science and Medicine”

By: Henry Bauer

Henry Bauer — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:29:24 +0000

Scientist:
There are innumerable so-called isolates of HIV. That protocol involves a number of steps, but like all others fails at the initial one, namely, to demonstrate that it starts with a pure sample of HIV virions derived not from a culture but from an HIV+ human being: virions demonstrably present in that human being, not grown in a culture of serum from a person incubated with various substances.
The same applies to the leukemia cure. As you say, it’s no mean feat to modify something that has not been shown to be present.

By: Scientist

Scientist — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:31:49 +0000

Dr. Bauer,

What do you think about this HIV-1 isolation protocol
http://www.miltenyibiotec.com/download/protocols_macsmolecular_en/516/SP_Iso_HIV1.pdf

and then there is also this report last week about how the scientists at CHOP “cured” a child from leukemia. They genetically modified the HIV to do that it seems (at lease from the news reports). That’s no easy task without a pure virus sample.

http://www.chop.edu/service/oncology/pediatric-cancer-research/t-cell-therapy.html

By: Henry Bauer

Henry Bauer — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:59:29 +0000

Scientist:
The problem is that so-called HIV tests have never been validated with an authentic sample of pure isolated HIV. How to do experiments on something that is not available in pure form?

By: Scientist

Scientist — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:43:24 +0000

Interestingly this blog does talk about “The project, PsychFileDrawer, dedicated to replication of published articles in experimental psychology, shows a replication rate 3 out of 9 (33%) so far.” – http://blog.jove.com/2012/05/03/studies-show-only-10-of-published-science-articles-are-reproducible-what-is-happening

Lets assume someone does have the ability to use a CRO – can you point me to experimental protocols that have the ability to prove/disprove hiv tests.

By: Henry Bauer

Henry Bauer — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:44:47 +0000

scientist:
Thank you, I had not come across that article. The dysfunction goes well beyond cancer, though, it applies to a wide range of prescription drugs brought into use in the last couple of decades, including drugs administered for so-called mental illness. A bibliography of works about this is at http://henryhbauer.homestead.com/What_sWrongWithMedicine.pdf.

Age and lack of resources make your suggestions impractical, I’m afraid. I’ve edited journals and written newsletters in the past, and it’s a very time-consuming business. Hiring a CRO is far beyond my means.