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Consumer Health Digest #16-10
March 20, 2016
Consumer Health Digest is a free weekly e-mail newsletter edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D
http://www.quackwatch.org/10Bio/bio.htmlwith help from William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/william-m-londonIt summarizes scientific reports; legislative developments; enforcement actions; news reports; Web site evaluations; recommended and nonrecommended books; and other information relevant to consumer protection and consumer decision-making.
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Robert O. Young facing civil suitRobert O. Young, who is awaiting sentencing for practicing medicine without a license, is also facing a civil suit by Dawn Kali, a former employee whom he "treated" for breast cancer. The complaint
http://www.casewatch.org/civil/young/complaint.pdffiled against Young and a medical associate (Bennie Stephen Johnson, D.O., of Rossville, Georgia), alleges:
Without any medical support, Young advised Kali to ignore her doctors, forego standard medical treatment, and allow him to "treat" her with injections, diet, and other "remedies."
Kali's cancer progressed from stage I (localized and easily treatable) to stage IV (widely spread) because she followed Young's advice.
Young and pH Miracle Living falsely represented that he had credentials to practice medicine and treat cancer.
Johnson improperly allowed Young and pH Miracle Living to use his name and license as a cover for their unlicensed conduct.
Johnson's list of postgraduate training in the Georgia medical board's database includes First National University of Naturopathy
http://www.fnun.edu/Oglethorpe, Georgia, from 1/3/2000 to 5/13/2001. This school is not accredited.
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Another chelationist chargedThe Medical Board of California has accused Eric Gordon, M.D. of gross negligence, incompetence, and inadequate record-keeping in connection with his management of four patients. The accusation
http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/gordon/accusation_2015.pdfstates that he prescribed excessive amounts of controlled drugs to each of them. Gordon operates Gordon Medical Associates in Santa Rosa, California, where he claims to “unravel complex chronic illness” with treatments that include cell salts, chelation therapy, craniosacral therapy, homeopathy, herbal products, IV nutrients, scenar therapy, and stem cell therapy.
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New book describes how easily people can be trickedMy Adventures with Your Money
http://www.amazon.com/My-Adventures-Your-Money-George/dp/1250054370/quackwatch00-20is the fascinating history of George Graham Rice (1870-1943), a con artist who fleeced tens of thousands of people—often repeatedly—by providing misinformation about investments. Among other things, the book describes his knowledge of "sucker psychology," how skillfully he manipulated the media, and how he stayed one step ahead of the law throughout most of his long career as a swindler.
Anti-quackery podcast postedDrs. Stephen Barrett and Harriet Hall are featured in a 1-hour podcast
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thethinkingatheist/2016/03/15/evil-western-medicinethat focuses on claims and facts related to “alternative medicine."
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Continuing request for help from Dr. BarrettIn June 2010, Doctor's Data, Inc. sued Dr. Barrett because it didn’t like what he wrote about its urine toxic metals test on Quackwatch and in this newsletter. The events leading up to the suit are described at
http://www.quackwatch.org/14Legal/dd_suit.htmlDr. Barrett expects to prevail, but the proceedings have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars so far. Even small donations, if sent by enough subscribers to this newsletter, will be very helpful. Contributions can be made by mail or through
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