Oh FOR FUCK’S SAKE!
Ivermectin doesn’t do shit for hantavirus. I know. I treated multiple cases in residency. Can we stop with the antihelminthic for viruses shit already?!? It was an OK theory, but it hasn’t panned out, and dumb motherfuckers who just can’t seem to live their lives without pissing away their savings on some grifter’s horseshit need to find a better snake oil. Jesus. Fuck.
@Scienceisnotopinions @mcnado before it had been properly investigated, it wasn't such a far-fetched idea that ivermectin could have off-target benefits like mitigating covid symptoms. after all, weirder things have turned out to be essential medicines, like the compounds produced by mould (penicillin). there are also some existing medicines that work, even though we don't know how (like lithium).
of course now we know that ivermectin is useless against covid. but dismissing unusual ideas without investigating them could mean leaving future cures undiscovered.
@ignova @mcnado I just hate that people are flocking to these wellness gurus who often have no medical background and a political agenda.
And yes, there are lots of things that benefit us that aren't talked about in main stream health. I just found out that gelatin helps build muscle if taken with vitamine C. And then there is the creatine benefits that have recently come up.
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