Originally published January 2 2006
Alternative medicines recommended by health official to AIDS patients
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. Charles Cheng, president of the Aids Watch Council (Awac) based in Baguio, recommends the therapy of acupuncture and garlic-based remedies for AIDS patients who wish to boost their immune system.
ACUPUNCTURE and the taking in of garlic enhance the immune system of people diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids), a health expert said Friday.
Dr. Charles Cheng, president of the Aids Watch Council (Awac) based in Baguio, recommended the use of alternative medicines to raise the immune system of Aids patients.
He said the taking in of garlic in capsule form at least three times a day also helps boost the immune system of Aids patients.
Meanwhile, even with the continuous information drive on reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the dreaded Aids, Cheng said the knowledge of Filipinos on the disease remains lacking.
Dr. Mary Margaret Apolinar, Awac vice president and head of the infectious diseases center of the Saint Louis University Hospital of the Sacred Heart, said a more aggressive drive has to be undertaken to educate the public on STIs.
Records from the social hygiene clinic (SHD) of the Baguio Health Department (BHD) revealed that from an average of one HIV case in 1992 to 2002, a sudden increase of six HIV cases was noted in 2004.
This year, the SHD of the city recorded two HIV cases, wherein one died last April and the other reportedly indisposed.
From 1992 to 2005, the SHC registered a total of 18 cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a precursor to Aids, and 11 dead and seven others undergoing regular counseling by the BHD and Awac.
One of those diagnosed with the disease is an active member of the positive action against Aids, SHC head Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes said.
A relatively young population where risky behavior among young adults is the main focus of the education campaign of Awac, Brillantes said.
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