re accupuncture and aids in article c t d x news cso uiuc edu euclid mrcnext cso uiuc edu euclid k writes aliceb tea two eng sun com alice taylor writes a friend of mine is seeing an acupuncturist and wants to know if there is any danger of getting aids from the needles ask the practitioner whether he uses the pre sterilized disposable needles or if he reuses needles sterilizing them between use in the former case there s no conceivable way to get aids from the needles in the latter case it s highly unlikely though many practitioners use the disposable variety anyway it is illegal to perform acupuncture with unsterilized needles no licensed practitioner would dare do this also there is not a single documented case of transmission of aids via acupuncture needles i wouldn t worry about it robert greenstein what the fool cannot learn he laughs at thinking green srilanka island com that by his laughter he shows superiority instead of latent idiocy m corelli
