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He's also kinda a crackpot: http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/09/22/the-strange-story-of-henry-heimlich/ http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/09/22/the-strange-story-of-he
by ibspoof 10y ago
He's also kinda a crackpot: http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/09/22/the-strange-story-of-henry-heimlich/ http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/09/22/the-strange-story-of-hen...
- ech 10y agopyrotherapy is a real thing, and has been used very successfully in the treatment of the later stages of syphillis. of course, it only works because syphillis is really temperature sensitive, which isn't the case of the pathogens concerned.
- jmcgough 10y agoreminds me of Linus Pauling's later work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling#Medical_research_and_vitamin_C_advocacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling#Medical_research...
- andrewvc 10y agoI'd go a bit further than 'crackpot' in describing someone who literally gave Malaria to people with AIDS on purpose.
- readams 10y agoIt's actually not quite as crazy as it sounds. Malaria was used successfully to treat Neurosyphilis.