Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“a credible critique...solid array of data”—C&RL News; “recommend[ed]”—Journal of Scientific Exploration; “heavily referenced...if you want to understand the HIV/AIDS story, read this one”—Quadrant; “discusses the correlation between HIV and race, examines the effectiveness of HIV testing, and posits that a research monopoly has resulted in widespread misconceptions”—SciTech Book News; “important...fact-filled, closely reasoned...Skillfully collating, summarizing and analyzing an extensive literature, including hundreds of scientific studies, published and unpublished, reports produced by government agencies and non-government organizations...Careful sifting of the existing body of research allows Bauer to propose alternative hypotheses about the origins and subsequent trajectories of HIV and AIDS...explores the myths of mainstream HIV/AIDS thinking...draws analogies to other areas of medicine, such as gastroenterology and cardiology, where theories lacking solid empirical support held sway for decades...discussion of the reasons underlying the hegemony of HIV/AIDS theory are especially congenial...a masterful attack on scientific orthodoxy...eye opening and worthy”—Springer; “I recommend the book very highly”—Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      List of Figures      List of Tables      xiiiPreface      A Note on Sources and the Structure of the Book      Part I: Does HIV Cause AIDS?1. MALES AND FEMALES      2. UNIFORM TRENDS      3. FALSE POSITIVES OR CONTAMINATED SAMPLES?      4. HIV IS NOT AN INFECTION      5. HIV DISCRIMINATES BY RACE      6. WHAT IS IT ABOUT RACE?      7. RACISM      8. WHAT DO HIV TESTS DETECT?      9. HIV AND AIDS ARE NOT CORRELATED      10. AIDS      Part II: Lessons from History11. MISSTEPS IN MODERN MEDICAL SCIENCE      12. HOW SCIENCE PROGRESSES      13. RESEARCH CARTELS AND KNOWLEDGE MONOPOLIES      Part III: How HIV/AIDS Theory Took and Kept Hold14. IT’S A VIRUS      15. MAINTAINING THE MONOPOLY      16. THE END OF THE BEGINNING      Sources      Index

Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“a credible critique...solid array of data”—C&RL News; “recommend[ed]”—Journal of Scientific Exploration; “heavily referenced...if you want to understand the HIV/AIDS story, read this one”—Quadrant; “discusses the correlation between HIV and race, examines the effectiveness of HIV testing, and posits that a research monopoly has resulted in widespread misconceptions”—SciTech Book News; “important...fact-filled, closely reasoned...Skillfully collating, summarizing and analyzing an extensive literature, including hundreds of scientific studies, published and unpublished, reports produced by government agencies and non-government organizations...Careful sifting of the existing body of research allows Bauer to propose alternative hypotheses about the origins and subsequent trajectories of HIV and AIDS...explores the myths of mainstream HIV/AIDS thinking...draws analogies to other areas of medicine, such as gastroenterology and cardiology, where theories lacking solid empirical support held sway for decades...discussion of the reasons underlying the hegemony of HIV/AIDS theory are especially congenial...a masterful attack on scientific orthodoxy...eye opening and worthy”—Springer; “I recommend the book very highly”—Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      List of Figures      List of Tables      xiiiPreface      A Note on Sources and the Structure of the Book      Part I: Does HIV Cause AIDS?1. MALES AND FEMALES      2. UNIFORM TRENDS      3. FALSE POSITIVES OR CONTAMINATED SAMPLES?      4. HIV IS NOT AN INFECTION      5. HIV DISCRIMINATES BY RACE      6. WHAT IS IT ABOUT RACE?      7. RACISM      8. WHAT DO HIV TESTS DETECT?      9. HIV AND AIDS ARE NOT CORRELATED      10. AIDS      Part II: Lessons from History11. MISSTEPS IN MODERN MEDICAL SCIENCE      12. HOW SCIENCE PROGRESSES      13. RESEARCH CARTELS AND KNOWLEDGE MONOPOLIES      Part III: How HIV/AIDS Theory Took and Kept Hold14. IT’S A VIRUS      15. MAINTAINING THE MONOPOLY      16. THE END OF THE BEGINNING      Sources      Index