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| US doctors org. supports anti-coronavirus drug recommended by President Trump |
| 2020-04-29 |
| {Arutz-7]-US President Donald Trump received the support of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) for his promotion of an anti-malarial drug to treat the coronavirus. AAPS presented data obtained after a study of 2,333 coronavirus patients treated with the hydroxychloroquine drug. The study found that 91.6% of patients got better after being administered the drug. In a letter to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, AAPS urged doctors to use hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients without waiting for the results of "gold standard" tests. The recommendation comes after President Trump called hydroxychloroquine a potential "game changer" in a press briefing on the coronavirus crisis. Some of President Trump's critics, including US doctors, have attacked the president's recommendation, claiming the drug does not help treat coronavirus and even increases the risk of death from the disease. According to the AAPS, the deaths cited were of people in very serious condition and "not indicative" of any adverse affects of hydroxychloroquine. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #15 CCP-i bono |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-04-29 21:35 |
| #14 Just as a mind exercise, but consider that the Wuhan Flu was a contagion attack upon the U.S. medical system. Yes, I know other countries got hit also, but consider them collateral damage or as below. A small amount of research could easily determine source countries providing largest visit counts to a couple of targeted U.S. areas. Thence work backwards. Why? And Cui bono? |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2020-04-29 20:32 |
| #13 #11 Bad period. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 20:08 |
| #12 Wait, did they consult the VA? (do I need to put a /sarc on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-29 19:42 |
| #11 How so, grom? Not being a dick, just want to know. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2020-04-29 19:06 |
| #10 #8 chloroquine according to the article. But, read this: The 40-year-old told the newspaper Expressen he began suffering cramps, peripheral vision loss and a headache that felt like stepping into 'a high voltage plant' To me, this sounds kinda familiar |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 18:05 |
| #9 Also no mention of zinc in the article on Sweden. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-04-29 17:59 |
| #8 Two tablets of what? Both chloroquine (CQ), branded as Aralen, and counterpart hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), known as Plaquenil, are well-established medicines. It is unclear which drug the Swedish patients were given, but hydroxychloroquine is thought to be less toxic and causes fewer side effects. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-29 17:47 |
| #7 ^The one at the link was given two tablets. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 17:08 |
| #6 Grom, without dosage data the anecdotes are useless. It is perfectly possible to kill yourself with a "Dollar Tree" bottle of tylenol. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2020-04-29 17:07 |
| #5 ^Psychosomatic, I believe. Would like to do some experiments on USA Trump haters. Would both HCQ and Placebo cause, what was it, blinding head aches? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 17:04 |
| #4 except on Swedes. Possibly, they are too phlegmatic. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-29 16:56 |
| #3 Slowly, then all at once |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-04-29 16:25 |
| #2 This is what a dam breaking looks like. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-29 16:11 |
| #1 Seems HCQ works - except on Swedes. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 16:11 |