Editing Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS (section)

===AIDS can be prevented with complementary or alternative medicine===
Many HIV-infected people turn to complementary and [[alternative medicine]], such as traditional medicine, especially in areas where conventional therapies are less widespread.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Littlewood|first1=RA|last2=Vanable|first2=PA|title=A global perspective on complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV/AIDS in the era of antiretroviral treatment|journal=Curr. HIV/AIDS Rep.|date=8 Dec 2011|volume=8|issue=4|pages=257–68|doi=10.1007/s11904-011-0090-8|pmid=21822625|s2cid=20186700}}</ref> However, the overwhelming majority of scientifically rigorous research indicates little or negative effect on patient outcomes such as HIV-symptom severity and disease duration, and mixed outcomes on psychological well-being.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mills|first1=Edward|last2=Wu|first2=Ping|last3=Ernst|first3=Edzard|title=Complementary therapies for the treatment of HIV: in search of the evidence|journal=International Journal of STD & AIDS|date=June 2005|volume=16|issue=6|pages=395–403|pmid=15969772|ref=Mills (2005)|doi=10.1258/0956462054093962|s2cid=7411052}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Littlewood|first1=Rae A|last2=Vandable|first2=Peter A|title=Complementary and alternative medicine use among HIV-positive people: research synthesis and implications for HIV care|journal=AIDS Care|date=June 2002|volume=20|issue=8|pages=1002–18|doi=10.1080/09540120701767216|pmid=18608078|ref=Littlewood (2002)|pmc=2570227}}</ref> It is important that patients notify their healthcare provider prior to beginning any treatment, as certain alternative therapies may interfere with conventional treatment.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Piscitelli|first1=Stephen C|last2=Burstein|first2=Aaron H|last3=Chaitt|first3=Doreen|last4=Alfaro|first4=Raul|last5=Falloon|first5=Judith|title=Indinavir concentrations and St John's wort|journal=The Lancet|date=14 April 2001|volume=355|issue=9203|pages=547–48|pmid=10683007|ref=Piscitelli (2000)|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05712-8|s2cid=7339081}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Piscitelli|first1=Stephen|last2=Burstein|first2=Aaron H.|last3=Weldon|first3=Nada|last4=Gallicano|first4=Keith D.|last5=Falloon|first5=Judith|title=The Effect of Garlic Supplements on the Pharmacokinetics of Saquinavir|journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases|date=Jan 2002|volume=34|issue=2|pages=234–38|pmid=11740713|ref=Piscitelli (2002)|doi=10.1086/324351|doi-access=free}}</ref>