Person: Andrew Stimpson

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

To kill or to cure: media faces a new dilemma over medical misinformation

A PHARMACEUTICAL company comes up with a new treatment. Puts it on the market. Doctors prescribe it. It becomes hugely popular. It earns enormous amounts of money for its manufacturers.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2005

HIV patient claims ‘miracle cure’

MEDICS yesterday urged a man who is the first person in the world to apparently cure himself of the HIV virus to come forward for more tests.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2005

Medics appeal to patient over HIV 'miracle cure' claims

Medics today urged a patient to come forward for more tests after he apparently shook off the killer HIV virus.

Sun, 13 Nov, 2005