BBC Devon Promotes Dangerously Deluded HIV Homeopaths in Africa

[OrbitalDawn]

Last week, BBC London broadcast a dreadful programme promoting an animal chiropractor despite the fact that there is no good evidence chiropractic is of any use on animals and that chiropractors can only work with animals under very tightly defined circumstances. Yesterday, BBC Radio Devon managed to go one better with an amazingly misguided interview with a homeopath who had been to Tanzania to treat people with HIV.

The Judi Spears show hosted homeopath Lorraine Findlay for the main segment of the show which was entitled “Homeopathy for Health in Africa”. The show allowed Findlay to uncritically promote the work of Jeremy Sherr in Tanzania and his dangerously deluded ideas that homeopathy can treat people with HIV. Sherr’s views on homeopathy and HIV put the people he comes into contact with at serious risk to their health and lives. The legal correspondent of the New Statesman and celebrated blogger, Jack of Kent, describes Sherr as at best “highly irresponsible” and possibly breaking the law under the Traditional and Alternative Medicines Act, 2002.

Rest is in the link.

Homeopathy for HIV, animal chiropractors? Wtf?!

 

[Bar0n]

[video=youtube;HMGIbOGu8q0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0[/video]

 

[HapticSimian]

That **** deserves to be knee-capped.

Cue the defenders of delusions in 3... 2...

 

[porchrat]

Jesus on a stick they're trying to treat HIV with water

 

[RazedInBlack]

Why is they always come to Africa?

 

[RanzB]

On that same level is Jim Humble.

 

[Arthur]

Not surprised it's the BBC. Wottabunchamugus.

 

[killadoob]

Why is they always come to Africa?

I would imagine because majority of africa live in poverty and more than likely don't have access to the meds to treat them, many won't take the medication due to their cultures and beliefs.

 

[zippy]

Why is they always come to Africa?

**** flows downhill ?

 

[Maverick Jester]

Bloody hell, how can people be this stupid? Genocide for the win here...

 

[zippy]

Devon is where most if the British hippies live. And witches, Druids. Not surprised.

 

[RiaX]

ah old news ... the sangomas come for ARVs to put in their potions. They been doing this for a loooong time