Gambia President dreams up HIV cure

President of Gambia Yahya Jammeh has announced that he has discovered a cure for HIV, based on a dream he had. And its made out of herbs, spices, and pancake syrup.

Now making up cure for serious diseases is good and all, but its not such a good idea to tell people to stop taking actual HIV medication in favor of this dream cure.

Its hard to say if the concoction has any merit, since Jammeh has refused interviews and won't let anyone analyze what is actually in his "medicine." It's hard to measure if people who are "cured" by it are not just encountering a placebo effect, because Jammeh has kicked doctors out of his country for asking too many questions.

On a similar note, I had a dream and discovered a magical potion that makes females take off their tops and find me more attractive. I'm calling the stuff "Captain Morgan." Maybe it will become popular and I can become president of a small third world country too.

Links:

CNN - In Gambia, AIDS cure or false hope?

Where the hell is Gambia anyway?