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Prudence shouldn’t be recommended? Lol what nonsense is this?


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Not recommended by whom? I’ve never had a medical professional tell me that.

They don't recommend because they don't see clear evidence in outcomes. See my EMA link below. This doesn't make the recommendation any closer than recommending not to.

Do not follow quack recommendations like this. pw is not a medical doctor and is not licenced to practice medecine. That makes pw a quack.

Instead, seek out professionals who don't just say everything is OK, but who tell you what specific things to do and tell you why you should do those things backed up by research. A competent MD will not be afraid to refer you to the research that they are using to make their recommendations. A real MD does not say (I'm and expert, trust me) but they are willing to point to the studies and the opinions of other experts. Experts will not all agree but usually, when something really works, there will be a majority who do prescribe that course of action.


I can't tell from the slides, are the ill-advised recommendations a tongue-in-cheek title or are they serious?

It's hypocritical. Much like the medical advice pandered by the media.

Reckless to just shotgun unqualified medical advice into a comment section like this.

This article sounds like more of a cult or superstition than the "conventional wisdom" medical advice it wants to replace.

Giving out medical advice like this can be dangerous. There may be lots of other factors that you and I aren't aware of.

Its an interesting thought but be careful urging everyone else to avoid the recommendation.


It's always weird to see the amount of well meaning but misguided medical advice tossed out by people who have no medical training and who probably haven't been reading the research.

Here's what should happen if you were in England: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg90


I'm not certain that's sound medical advice (in fact, my intuition leans on it being bad advice)

I don't think you should be suggesting to strangers that they shouldn't 'stick' to treatment recommended by their healthcare providers.

What makes you think that this is appropriate to do?


You didn't read it. He's giving people this advice. It's dangerous advice. I am not overreacting. This is a time for solid, real medical information and not anecdotal folklore.

However, "don't recommend" is very different from "mandate", which is what is happening in the US.

If this was literally any other medical procedure, the "trust the experts" crowd would be protesting the US ignoring what the rest of the world thinks.


Definitely agree with the HL suggestion and guest comment.

There is something to be said about personal experience and responsibility when consuming advice from a medical source, be it trusted or not. A medical doctor standing on the nations stage urging everyone to do the same thing (without any sort of responsibility to you, the one taking the advice) is hardly a prescription to leave your mind at the altar of “science”. My point here is that you should factor in your personal experience and local knowledge of the topic before imbibing in this type of nationwide directive.


I’m afraid I disagree. I haven’t ‘sort of supposed’ - I’ve fully expected medical professionals to bring their own context. It’s a medical journal, one of the most historical and leading ones in the world. There is nothing reckless in what they’ve done.

this is unsolicited, non-medical healthcare advice. yikes.

This has what to do with their medical and public health recommendations?

This is not a good decision. The WHO advice has been contradictory to the common sense of anyone with a basic scientific background.

Sometimes the best advice appears to be dismissive and disregarding and has no right to pass judgement.

The people here recommending non experimental HIV treatment aren't saying so to hurt him. They are saying it because they don't want him to hurt himself needlessly.

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