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In the course of his treatment of Sheen, Chachoua claims that he injected himself with Sheen's blood. Sheen has stated that
Chachoua may have switched the needle before injecting himself with blood. Chachoua has claimed that his treatments rendered Sheen HIV negative, despite the fact that Sheen
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Chachoua, stating "I'm been off my meds for about a week now"; according to his manager, however, after the episode was taped he resumed taking his medications. Sheen's manager Mark Burg stated that "the minute the numbers went up, he started taking his (traditional) medicine" again.
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trial court reduced the verdict to $ 11,250, the amount
Chachoua had paid for the testing of his samples, and gave Chachoua the choice of accepting that amount or a new trial on the breach of contract claim. Chachoua requested a new trial. The lawsuit was dismissed by Judge
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