These authors have had one article retracted by the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine and another refuted by American Journal of Therapeutics.
https://journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/Fulltext/2022/...
Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for Covid-19 (Peer-Reviewed)
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, I don't think HN will ban accounts for that. They ban accounts for being mean or starting flamewars. Being republican is NOT a reason for bans here.
Genuinely curious why alignment with this drug is so republican. Seems like the kind of thing that ought to be bipartisan if it's arguably progressive.
the alignment is not "republican", it's "ignorant". my relatives who are well educated doctors ("we voted for trump because taxes") don't believe this; they got vaccinated (and kept their mouths shut about it) like the majority of other well-off republicans.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you sure about that? I've bought CBD isolate several times from (decently vetted) online vendors... pretty sure it was pure CBD Still, pretty amazing CBD would "block" entry of the virus in cells, or something like that (I only read the headlines, not pretending to understand)... But maybe this is somehow how Ivermectin can have antiviral properties at normal doses too. I suppose CBD once the infection sets in is…
How did you verify it was pure CBD? Do you have equipment that would enable such verification? Seeming to have the effect you expect from CBD is not reliable. CBD's effect on COVID-19 is to suppress the over-reaction of the immune system causing congestion and breathing problems. It does not interfere with the viral life cycle. So, it is useless to prevent COVID-19 infection. In vitro analysis suggested that, in prin…
I vaped it. It all evaporated every time. And I've tried multiple vendors, I know how the powder looks like, are you suggesting there's a cutting agent or what? Why would a reputable company do that? It's not a very reasonable position. I'm sure there are fakes out there, but not very many, I would estimate.
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you can't tell the difference between research and promotion, you cannot be any help to anybody. Then, the best thing you can do is let the people who can go about it, without you getting in the way.
I can tell the difference between people that are promoting the things that already exist and research just fine, thank you.
Very, very evidently not.
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#85This may look and smell like a peer reviewed study, but I cannot find any reliability rankings for the journal 'Cureus'. Wikipedia article on Cureus is brief and it appears they allow anyone to publish. I would take this article with a few large grains of salt.
Could you explain what kind of reliability ranking you are referring to ? Is there a "standard" or something ? How does it work ?
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
How did you verify it was pure CBD? Do you have equipment that would enable such verification? Seeming to have the effect you expect from CBD is not reliable. CBD's effect on COVID-19 is to suppress the over-reaction of the immune system causing congestion and breathing problems. It does not interfere with the viral life cycle. So, it is useless to prevent COVID-19 infection. In vitro analysis suggested that, in prin…
I vaped it. It all evaporated every time. And I've tried multiple vendors, I know how the powder looks like, are you suggesting there's a cutting agent or what? Why would a reputable company do that? It's not a very reasonable position. I'm sure there are fakes out there, but not very many, I would estimate.
You estimate wrong, then.
Typical preparations, most especially those sold for vaping, turn out on examination to have ~2% of the amount of CBD advertised, where they have any. I.e., they have just enough that a crude test of presence shows something present.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
I vaped it. It all evaporated every time. And I've tried multiple vendors, I know how the powder looks like, are you suggesting there's a cutting agent or what? Why would a reputable company do that? It's not a very reasonable position. I'm sure there are fakes out there, but not very many, I would estimate.
You estimate wrong, then. Typical preparations, most especially those sold for vaping, turn out on examination to have ~2% of the amount of CBD advertised, where they have any. I.e., they have just enough that a crude test of presence shows something present.
I buy pure cbd isolate, powdered cbd. Not a preparation and not sold for vaping. When you've tasted pure cbd you know how to recognize it.
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#88This may look and smell like a peer reviewed study, but I cannot find any reliability rankings for the journal 'Cureus'. Wikipedia article on Cureus is brief and it appears they allow anyone to publish. I would take this article with a few large grains of salt.
Could you explain what kind of reliability ranking you are referring to ? Is there a "standard" or something ? How does it work ?
There are a a few: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_ranking
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
You estimate wrong, then. Typical preparations, most especially those sold for vaping, turn out on examination to have ~2% of the amount of CBD advertised, where they have any. I.e., they have just enough that a crude test of presence shows something present.
I buy pure cbd isolate, powdered cbd. Not a preparation and not sold for vaping. When you've tasted pure cbd you know how to recognize it.
Anyway, in answer to your question on whether I am sure CBD helps: No.
I read one good-quality paper that reported an effect, and suggested plausible mechanisms. But the authors cautioned it needed more work before it could be recommended clinically. In particular, there was no hint it might prevent infection, or be useful to treat mild cases. The perhaps surprising bit was that THC interfered with the effect of the CBD.
The US NIH says that fluvoxamine is useful to treat serious cases. Any doctor can prescribe that.
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#90I heard those researchers drank horse refresher (water). Can we really trust people putting horse refresher in their bodies?