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Ramdev defends his claim to cure AIDS

         Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Yoga guru Ramdev has claimed that he can cure cancer and hepatitis with medicines and yoga. "Instead of creating a controversy, what the Government should have done is to have appreciated my work in curing even one cancer patient. It would have been a great achievement in fighting cancer. But I have cured hundreds of cancer patients and it would have been so good if the government would have come to me and kept a proposal asking me to help them in this fight against cancer. I have also cured hepatitis," said Ramdev. However, Ramdev said he had never told anyone to stop taking medicines, but stuck to his claim that his therapy can cure the worst of the diseases. "Those whose CD count was 25 or even 19, where its normal range is about 500, I have increased their CD count to 350, 400 or even as high as 500. This is the truth. I am talking about the achievement in fighting AIDS," Ramdev added. Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss had earlier rubbished Ramdev's claims that he could cure AIDS, saying while he supported the practice of yoga, unscientific claims should not be propagated by him. He had also said that he would push for an amendment to the 'Drugs and Magic Remedies Act' of 1954 which prohibits advertisement of certain drugs and magical remedies for cure of particular diseases. Ramdev has been at the centre of a controversy, with activists accusing him of using dubious substances for preparing his medicines. Many also accuse Ramdevof deluding his followers into believing that they will be cured of their illnesses with yoga.
- January 2, 2007