Quackwatch has a negative reputation

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People tend to see what they want to see. A person looking at Quack Watch is
an example. Those who hate Natural Medicine, love Quack Watch. Those who
like Natural medicine hate Quack Watch. From an educated mind we at Med
Expose’ have looked into Quack Watch and we have found it to be biased and
unprofessional reporting what they want, hiding what they do not like. The
Quack Watch reports are so biased and incomplete in their reports we must
question who would take this seriously. Here are some articles to read to
understand completely. If you read any Quack Watch article you can easily see
the bias. At any rate Quack Watch is NOT a credible source of commentary.
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2005: Quackwatch Founder Stephen Barrett Loses Major Defamation Case in his own Hometown (Note
how this very statement admits the defamation trial itself only lasted for three days, as opposed to being
delayed and wasting time in litigation for four years.)
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2007: Quackwatch Found Guilty (Actually, there was no "guilty" verdict, as the press release notes: "On
June 11th, 2007, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court dismissal of Barrett’s
defamation suite against Dr. Koren.")
There's a Web site out there especially dedicated to slamming QuackWatch, called Quackpotwatch.
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Our Response to the Quackwatch Article –
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Is Stephen Barrett a Quack? – by Ray Sahelian, M.D., who has authored books on "natural supplements"
and "herbal products."
Dr. Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch
Exposed In Court Cases
At trial, under a heated cross-examination by Negrete, Barrett conceded that he
was not a Medical Board Certified psychiatrist because he had failed the
certification exam. This was a major revelation since Barrett had provided
supposed expert testimony as a psychiatrist and had testified in numerous court
cases. Barrett also had said that he was a legal expert even though he had no
formal legal training.
The most damning testimony before the jury, under the intense crossexamination by Negrete, was that Barrett had filed similar defamation lawsuits
against almost 40 people across the country within the past few years and had
not won one single one at trial.
During the course of his examination, Barrett also had to concede his ties to the
AMA, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
PRESSRELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 13, 2005
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Court Case: Stephen Barrett, M.D. vs. Tedd Koren, D.C. and Koren
Publications, Inc.
Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County for the State of Pennsylvania
Court Case No.: 2002-C-1837
Contact: Carlos F. Negrete
LAW OFFICES OF CARLOS F. NEGRETE
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: 949.493.8115
Fax: 949.493.8170
email: [email protected]
[email protected]
URL: www.healthfreedomlaw.com
www.negretelaw.com
Dr. Tedd Koren, DC.
Phone: 800.537.3001
267.498.0071 Fax: 267.498.0078
URL: www.korenpublications.com
Subject: Quackwatch Founder Stephen Barrett loses Major Defamation
trial in Hometown
In a stunning development, Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Judge J. Brian
Johnson on Thursday, October 13, 2005, tossed out nationally known
self-proclaimed ‘consumer medical advocate’ Stephen Barrett’s
defamation lawsuit just minutes before it was going to be considered
by a local jury.
The lawsuit, filed in August 2002, against also nationally known
Pennsylvania chiropractor, lecturer, researcher and publisher, Dr.
Tedd Koren sought unspecified damages against Koren and his company,
Koren Publications, Inc. for statements that he wrote in his
newsletter in 2001 about Barrett.
Barrett, a long-time nemesis of chiropractic, filed the lawsuit
because of Koren’s publication that Barrett was ‘licensed’ and in
trouble because of a $10 million lawsuit and because Barrett was
called a ‘Quackpot’.
In his defense, Koren contended that the statements were true and not
defamatory and that he had a First Amendment right to write them in
his newsletter.
Thursday’s ruling by Judge Johnson represented a major reversal of the
finding of an arbitration in August 2004 wherein a panel of three
local private attorneys reviewing the case had found in favor of
Barrett and awarded Barrett $16,500 in damages and that Koren should
publish a retraction. That award was appealed by Koren.
Dr. Koren was represented by well-known health freedom San Juan
Capistrano, California, attorney Carlos F. Negrete for trial and
Washington, D.C. attorney James Turner of Swankin & Turner. Easton,
Pennsylvania attorney Christopher Reid of Laub, Seidel, Cohen, Hof &
Reid served as local counsel for the team and was co-counsel for the
trial along with Negrete.
Turner and Negrete have been well known for their representation of
clients in the health food, supplement and vitamin industries as well
as representing naturopaths, nurses, dentists, physicians,
chiropractors and complimentary therapists across the country.
Turner’s experience dates back the 1960s when he joined consumer
advocate Ralph Nader and was one of the groundbreaking Nader’s Raiders
that made consumer advocacy popular and brought about significant
changes in manufacturing and consumer protection.
In making the ruling to throw out the case, Judge Johnson granted a
rare directed verdict to the jury finding there was insufficient
evidence to support Barrett’s claims. Judge Johnson indicated that
this case was one of those rare times where such a motion was
appropriate.
Barrett operates the web site www.quackwatch.org , www.chirobase.org
and 20 other web sites and has been a long time critic of chiropractic
calling much of it"quackery".
The victory to chiropractor Koren comes almost 18 years to the date
that chiropractors received national attention with their victory
against the American Medical Association (AMA) by obtaining an
injunction against the AMA from an Illinois federal judge for engaging
in illegal boycotting of doctors chiropractic in Wilk et al vs. AMA.
Barrett had been an outspoken supporter of the AMA at the same time
that Koren had been a vocal advocate that the AMA has, in recent
years, violated the spirit of the federal judge’s order.
After the ruling, Koren proclaimed that: I am overjoyed and
enthusiastic that this nightmare is over and that the science, art and
philosophy of chiropractic and the work of all of my colleagues have
been vindicated.
“This case took a toll on my life and family, but I knew that I was
right in publishing the truth.”
Dr. Barrett has no right to misinform the public about chiropractic
and other natural healing arts or to try to silence anyone who
criticizes him or tell consumers that he is not what he purports to
be.
“I believe that it is not right to be silent when there is a duty to
inform the public and let the truth be told.”
For years, Barrett has touted himself as a medical expert on
‘quackery’ in healthcare and has assisted in dozens of court cases as
an expert. He also was called upon by the FDA, FTC and other
governmental agencies for his purported expertise.
He was the subject of many magazine interviews, including Time
Magazine and featured on television interviews on ABC’s 20/20, NBC’s
Today Show and PBS.
He has gained media fame by his outspoken vocal disgust and impatience
over natural or non-medical healthcare, including his criticisms of
two time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
Dr. Tedd Koren is known for his writings and lectures on chiropractic
science, research, philosophy, and chiropractic patient adjusting.
He is known for his Koren Publications chiropractic patient education
brochures, posters, booklets, books and other products that are used
in chiropractors’ offices throughout the United States and around the
world.
Dr. Koren also co-founded a chiropractic college, is on the extension
faculty of two chiropractic colleges, is published in chiropractic and
bio-medical journals and has received numerous awards in his field.
His web sites include www.korenpublications.com and
www.teddkorenseminars.com
In his 2001 newsletter, Koren published articles that revealed that
even though he touted himself as a medical expert, Barrett had not
been a licensed physician since the early 1990s.
He also published that Barrett had been the subject of a $10 million
racketeering lawsuit [that had been withdrawn] and called him a
‘quackpot’ for the contradiction of his website and lack of
credentials.
Koren’s trial attorney, Carlos F. Negrete of San Juan Capistrano,
California, is known for his defense of physicians, chiropractors,
dentists, clinics and natural heath providers who practice what is
known as complimentary & alternative medicine and holistic healthcare.
Negrete has also handled groundbreaking cases against HMOs in
California and has represented many celebrities and politicians.
At trial, under a heated cross-examination by Negrete, Barrett
conceded that he was not a Medical Board Certified
psychiatrist because he had failed the certification exam.
This was a major revelation since Barrett had provided
supposed expert testimony as a psychiatrist and had testified
in numerous court cases.
Barrett also had said that he was a legal expert even though
he had no formal legal training.
The most damming testimony before the jury, under the
intense cross-examination by Negrete, was that Barrett had
filed similar defamation lawsuits against almost 40 people
across the country within
the past few years and had not won one single one at trial.
During the course of his
examination, Barrett also had to
Concede and Admit his
ties to the AMA, Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and Food &
Drug
Administration (FDA).
This was not the first time that Negrete was a trial attorney in a
Barrett case. He also represented anti-fluoridation advocate Darlene
Sherrell in a federal lawsuit filed in Eugene, Oregon by Barrett.
Barrett also lost in trial of that case. Negrete also represented
Robert King of King Bio Natural Medicine of North Carolina and
MediaPower (manufacturers of CalMax and Nu-Zymes) of Maine in cases
filed by an organization led by Barrett, which were lost by Barrett's
organization.
Barrett has also filed a lawsuit against Negrete and his client Dr.
Hulda Clark (author of The Cure for All Diseases and The Cure for All
Cancers) , which is now pending and awaiting trial in San Diego,
California federal court.
After the Koren trial, Negrete stated: “The de-bunker has been
de-bunked. I am pleased and satisfied with this outcome for Dr. Koren
and am proud that Dr. Koren did not succumb to the pressures of the
intimidation of Barrett’s legal wrangling. Not everyone can stand up
to someone as well known as Barrett.”
Negrete continued, “It is another great day for health freedom and
alternative healthcare around the world. I am especially pleased that
this most important victory was in Barrett’s own hometown. It just
goes to show you that there is justice anywhere, even when you are a
visitor challenging the home team.
Barrett is a shill for the medical and pharmaceutical cartels and his
bully tactics and unjustified discrediting of leading innovators,
scientists and health practitioners should not be tolerated.”
Negrete said, “You can be assured that our legal team will be wherever
health freedom advocates and practitioners are being persecuted. The
tide is now turning and people are no long accepting that synthetic
drugs are the only form of treatment are the only way to address
health concerns.
"Every day, consumers are becoming more educated about the benefits of
holistic and alternative methods. This is something that the medical
establishment obviously fears and wants to crush with false
propaganda.”
Koren said that he would now go back to his home in Pennsylvania to
spend more time with his family and continue to write, research, and
lecture on topics concerning chiropractic and healthcare and the
experiences he has gained from this precedent setting legal battle.
He plans to give new lectures to chiropractors across the country who
are under attack or have been subjected to governmental actions.
He also announced that he is forming a new organization aimed at
informing and assisting chiropractors across the country.
The trial started on Monday, October 10, 2005 and ended on October 13,
2005 Barrett was represented by local Allentown attorney, Richard
Orloski.
Quackwatch and the Quackery of
Conventional Medicine
By John "Birdman" Bryant
"Medicine continues to be the most dangerous business in America, with tens of thousands slaughtered
and turned into invalids and hundreds of thousands injured regularly. ... doctors and drugs [are] the
fourth leading cause of death in America ..." --Bruce West, MD, Health Alert, May 2000: 1
Stephen Barrett MD hosts a site on the Worldwide Web called Quackwatch, whose purpose is to
promote the idea that alternative medicine -- a very large class of therapies and approaches to health
which includes everything from meditation, quigong, massage and acupuncture to diet, exercise,
hormone injections and nutritional supplements -- is quackery or mostly quackery, and that therefore
conventional medicine is "the only way to go". Dr Barrett is associated with the organization CSICOP,
publisher of the Skeptical Inquirer, whose principal purpose is to debunk claims of "fringe science",
particularly parapsychology, astrology, UFOs and anything possessing New Age associations. While I am
sympathetic with hard-nosed science as against New Age wiftiness, I have seen many instances in which
those acting with the imprimatur of CSICOP have lied, fudged and dissembled their way to "proving"
their claims in a sort of modern version of antinomianism in which any act is said to be justified as long
as it promotes conventional science. For this reason I have been a harsh critic of CSICOP over the years,
particularly in the essay "A Skeptical Look at the Skeptical Inquirer" in my book Bryant's Law and Other
Broadsides and in a complete section of critical essays on CSICOP in my book Everything You Always
Wanted to Know About Religion, Science and Superstition But Were Afraid to Ask Because You Thought
You'd Be Cursed, Excommunicated and Denied Your Research Grant. While none of these criticisms has
dealt directly with Dr Barrett or CSICOP's "medical skepticism", Quackwatch seem clearly to fit the mold
of CSICOP's extremist position, as a spot check of its great variety of articles on alternative medical
practices seems to indicate. (The site also contains -- to Dr Barrett's great credit -- a lengthy selection of
letters written to him concerning his website, many of them harshly and substantively critical -- an
indication of both Dr Barrett's confidence in his work and his honesty in approaching his subject.) The
Quackwatch website, then, may be seen as a good representation of conventional medical opinion
against the assault of alternative therapies. Its significance, however, is that not only does it fail in its
intention of making alternative medicine out to be quackery, but in fact it inadvertently makes the case
that conventional medicine is itself quackery.
To begin, let me first say that there are probably many statements on the Quackwatch website
concerning specific alternative therapies which are both uncomplimentary and true, tho my spot
reading in conjunction with my meager knowledge of many of these therapies would not allow me to
hazard a general judgment as to the range and utility of these criticisms. (I can say, however, that
anyone considering undergoing these therapies is well-advised to read these criticisms, albeit with a
granulum sali.) However, on the one subject which I know most about -- fluoridation -- the posted essay
was seriously uninformed, thus suggesting a low level of scholarship for the remainder. In particular, the
fluoridation piece contains no mention of several subjects which would seem to be de rigueur for any
unbiased treatment. Here are the particulars:
* There was no discussion of the major criticism of fluoridation familiar to most anti-fluoridationists, Dr
John Yianoyiamis' book Fluoride: The Aging Factor. Especially important is that Dr Y, as he is often
referred to, was responsible for unearthing government data which health bureaucrats attempted to
cover up, and which demonstrated significant evidence contrary to the government line of fluoride as
"safe and effective".
* There was no mention of the long-known fact that fluoride is a waste product of aluminum refining
which the industry is only too happy to get rid of by selling for the purpose of fluoridating water
supplies. (Industry influence on government policies is not unknown.)
* There was no mention of the recently-discovered fact that the government position on fluoride as
"safe and effective" was heavily influenced by the desire to cover up the ill-effects of early nuclear
weapons research in which the use of uranium hexafluoride caused serious fluoride poisoning to atomic
workers (Joel Griffiths & Chris Bryson, "Toxic Secrets, Fluoride & the A-Bomb Program, Nexus, April-May
1998: 11ff).
* There was no mention of the fact that the government has recently required the application of
warning labels on fluoride toothpaste.
It should be noted that, while the website contains a statement from alternative medicine guru Dr Linus
Pauling in which he recommends the fluoridation of water supplies, the statement is suspect because it
is some three decades old, and thus may not account for information which has come to light since that
time.
But whatever the validity of the criticisms of anti-fluoridationists and other alternativists, my major
objections to the Quackwatch website -- and to medical establishmentarians generally -- are not so
much factual as they are philosophical. My most important objections are to Dr Barrett's claim that
conventional medicine has been "scientifically proved" while alternative medicine has not. Barrett's
claim is objectionable on several grounds:
* Medical establishmentarians usually object to alternative medical procedures because they have not
been shown to be effective in double-blind trials (ie, trials where neither administering investigators nor
subjects know who is getting the treatment being tested and who is getting a placebo). But the ugly fact
is that most conventional medical procedures have also not been proved in double-blind trials.
* Most scientific research is government-funded, with the result that "scientific" conclusions are often
skewed or suppressed for political purposes. The case of fluoride has already been mentioned; the case
of the politically-useful "threat" of global warming has recently been documented; the case of the airconditioning refrigerant freon -- whose DuPont patents recently expired -- having a "significant impact"
in causing the "ozone hole" (which is probably a perfectly natural phenomenon) has been widely
debunked; and the case of the politically-correct AIDS "disease" -- cobbled together from some 30
different diseases, and not even satisfying the Koch postulates -- has been shown to be a complete hoax
(see Brian Ellison's Why We Will Never Win the War on AIDS or Peter Duesberg's more recent book
Inventing the AIDS Virus). Examples of the governmental Midas touch which have had less than sterling
results could easily be multiplied beyond necessity.
* Science acknowledges the existence of the "placebo effect", in which supposedly-ineffective drugs or
procedures are able to cure fully one-third of those who "have faith" in them, ie, ineffective cures are
successful in curing one-third of the time. But if something can cure one-third of the time, it is hardly
"ineffective". Which means that if science acknowledges the "effectiveness" of the placebo effect, then
it cannot logically object to those who seek cures based on this effectiveness, even if it is perhaps not as
effective as some other approach.
* While Dr Barrett and his physician colleagues claim to be scientific, they almost universally ignore the
most important single fact relevant to their profession: That disease is mostly a product of lifestyle.
Indeed, they seem caught in the folds of a Pasteurian time-warp which mandates the equation "disease
= microorganismal infection", when alternative medicine has based many of its treatments on the fact
that microorganisms will have little effect on a body with a robust resistance -- a resistance which is
largely the product of diet and exercise. It is, of course, in the conventional medical practitioner's
financial interest to push pills rather than lifestyle, since those who take pills often need a doctor's help
to recover from their effects (see below), while those who begin to practice a healthy lifestyle rarely
need to see a physician again. Conventional medicine, then, may be scientific in the narrow sense of
drug tests and measured doses, but it is not scientific in the broad sense of providing sound remedies
for disease.
* Contrary to Dr Barrett (and, for that matter, contrary to almost universally-held opinion), there is
simply no such thing as "scientific proof". In part this is because scientific "proofs" are primarily
inductive rather than deductive, and hence ipso facto can be only probable rather than certain. The
main problem, however, is that, in every scientific experiment, only a limited number of variables can be
selected for study among an infinite universe of possibilities, and thus some (and perhaps many)
variables which may have a significant impact on the experiment may be excluded. Science, therefore, is
fundamentally dependent on the scientist's intuition as to what variables to include, how long to carry
on the experiment, and similar facts which completely alter the picture of scientific activity from the
commonly-held one of rigor and precision to that of putzing and schmoozing. And it will be a cold day in
Hell before conventional science will ever seriously consider the possibility that the experimenter may
influence the outcome of the experiment (the "sheep and goats phenomenon" of parapsychology)
recently discussed in that hotbed of pro-scientific conventionalism The Skeptical Inquirer by the very
unconventional English scientist Rupert Sheldrake ("Could Experimenter Effects Occur in the Physical
and Biological Sciences?", May-June 98).
* The "scientific proof" which Dr Barrett and his ilk insist on for alternative medicine is only peripherally
relevant to the ultimate issue: Should person x take therapy y for condition z? That is, since human
beings share many common characteristics, a conventional scientific study of therapy y on a given set of
persons having condition z yields information as to the likelihood of the therapy's usefulness to anyone
else with condition z, but the ultimate "scientific test" as far as person x is concerned is for him to use it
and see whether it works for him. But Dr Barrett and most other supporters of conventional medicine
and science are opposed to this form of science, possibly because their pusillanimous perspectives keep
them from recognizing it as science, their professional jealousies make them wish to keep science in the
hands of the epopts who monopolize knowledge and reap the financial rewards, and/or because their
totalitarian mindsets make government fiat preferable to individual choice. Of course they always
describe their position in such eelemosynary terms as "protecting the consumer" and "exposing fraud",
but who is better at judging the relative risks and rewards of a therapy than the person who reaps the
rewards or suffers the consequences, and by what right does Dr Barrett and his ilk seek to take this
choice away? Perhaps Dr Barrett likes Big Brother as his nanny, but in my view and that of more than a
few people who have experience in the matter, some of the most frightening words in the world are
"We're from the government and we're here to help you."
We suggested earlier that conventional medicine might well be accused of quackery, and thus that Dr
Barrett and his CSICOP colleagues might first consider cleaning house before they start digging into
other people's dirt. There are two important reasons why conventional medicine may reasonably said to
be quackery:
* While conventional medicine is the best we have in most cases for repairing physical injuries such as
broken bones and severed arteries, it is virtually useless for such degenerative diseases as cancer,
arthritis, and heart disease; and for those degenerative diseases where there is actually a treatment,
such as diabetes, this treatment often results in severe complications (diabetics often suffer
cardiovascular problems from the use of insulin). In fact, conventional medicine is actually worse than
useless, since the treatments given for degenerative diseases -- particularly cancer -- generally leave the
patient much sicker than he was originally. And yet oncology, rheumatology and cardiology are all
standard specialties in conventional medicine, thereby implying that their practitioners have valid
therapies to offer when in fact they do not. If this is not quackery, then there ain't no such animal.
* According to a letter in Dr Barrett's website, there are more than 100,000 Americans who die every
year from conventional medical therapies -- technically referred to as iatrogenic (physican-caused) or
nosocomial (hospital-caused) conditions. (In comparison, 400,000 die from smoking, 100,000 from
alcohol, and 41,000 from automobile accidents, while only 1,500 die from handgun accidents, and only
8,000 die from recreational drug use (probably due mostly to street impurities), which is another way of
saying that using illegal drugs is a lot less risky than using legal ones, and that pushers are a lot less lethal
than doctors.) But how many persons die from alternative therapies? While I have no statistics on the
matter, it is obvious that most alternative therapies simply do not have the potential to cause great
bodily harm, let alone death, so the answer is virtually none. Clearly, conventional medicine is
dangerous to the health -- far more dangerous than such conventional bugbears as drugs, handguns and
drunk drivers. But what is really important here is that, while Dr Barrett and his comrades claim that
conventional medicine heals and alternative medicine is a fraud, the statistics I have just cited make
clear that the truth is exactly the opposite.
The first principle of the Hippocratic Oath, which most physicians take upon graduation from medical
school, is "First, do no harm". Clearly Dr Barrett and the other myrmidons of conventional medicine
have not only violated that oath, but resound with the hypocritical oaths of "Fraud!", "Charlatan!" and
"Quack!" which they direct against a new breed of healers who are both displacing them (more than half
of all visits to healing professionals in 1997 were to alternative therapists -- a clear indication that
conventional medicine simply does not work) and demonstrating for all the world to see that it is
precisely conventional physicians to whom those oaths apply.
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Quackbuster Stephen Barrett:
"Not an Expert," Declares Judge!
First published in 2003
Stephen Barrett, the Wizard of Odds, played his odds and lost. He just hasn't had a very good year.
Stephen Barrett has attacked some of the most successful alternative therapies in the world. He has
issued threats and initiated lawsuits, and until last year, got away with all of it. Then, his world began to
crumble.
Barrett filed a lawsuit against King Bio Pharmaceuticals, makers of homeopathics. Now, science has
already established the value of homeopathy, but Barrett, ignoring science while pandering to the
pharmaceutical industry, just had to do something. The result? Here is an excerpt from the judge's
decision:
As for his credential as an expert on FDA regulation of homeopathic drugs, the Court finds that Dr.
Barrett lacks sufficient qualifications in this area. Expertise in FDA regulation suggests a knowledge of
how the agency enforces federal statutes and the agency's own regulations. Dr. Barrett's purported legal
and regulatory knowledge is not apparent. He is not a lawyer, although he claims he attended several
semesters of correspondence law school. While Dr. Barrett appears to have had several past
conversations with FDA representatives, these appear to have been sporadic, mainly at his own
instigation, and principally for the purpose of gathering information for his various articles and Internet
web-sites. He has never testified before any governmental panel or agency on issues relating to FDA
regulation of drugs. Presumably his professional continuing education experiences are outdated given
that he has not had a current medical licence [sic] in over seven years. For these reasons, there is no
sound basis on which to consider Dr. Barrett qualified as an expert on the issues he was offered to
address. Moreover, there was no real focus to his testimony with respect to any of the issues in this case
associated with Defendants' products.
C. Credibility of Plaintiff's experts
Furthermore, the Court finds that both Dr. Sampson and Dr. Barrett are biased heavily in favor of the
Plaintiff and thus the weight to be accorded their testimony is slight in any event. Both are long-time
board members of the Plaintiff; Dr. Barrett has served as its Chairman. Both participated in an
application to the U.S. FDA during the early 1990s designed to restrict the sale of most homeopathic
drugs. Dr. Sampson's university course presents what is effectively a one-sided, critical view of
alternative medicine. Dr. Barrett's heavy activities in lecturing and writing about alternative medicine
similarly are focused on the eradication of the practices about which he opines. Both witnesses' fees, as
Dr. Barrett testified, are paid from a fund established by Plaintiff NCAHF from the proceeds of suits such
as the case at bar. Based on this fact alone, the Court may infer that Dr. Barrett and Sampson are more
likely to receive fees for testifying on behalf of NCAHF in future cases if the Plaintiff prevails in the
instant action and thereby wins funds to enrich the litigation fund described by Dr. Barrett. It is
apparent, therefore, that both men have a direct, personal financial interest in the outcome of this
litigation. Based on all of these factors, Dr. Sampson and Dr. Barrett can be described as zealous
advocates of the Plaintiff's position, and therefore not neutral or dispassionate witnesses or experts. In
light of these affiliations and their orientation, it can fairly be said that Drs. Barrett and Sampson are
themselves the client, and therefore their testimony should be accorded little, if any, credibility on that
basis as well.
This was just one loss in court. The story gets better.
Some of you know how we here at the International Wellness Directory have taken an stance against
fluoridation. The stuff is just not what the American Dental Association has been preaching. I do not
drink the stuff and I have just three fluoride treatments a year…and then detox the heck out of myself.
Well, Darlene Sherrell had a web site dedicated to fighting Fluoride Poisoning. She had been under
attack by Stephen Barrett and his ilk for some time. She fought back and attacked Barrette. Barrett filed
a libel lawsuit against her. He's threatened many people with defamation of character lawsuits
(including yours truly) but this was the first time it has gotten to court.
Here is the background, from the Health Freedom Law web site (www.healthfreedomlaw.com):
In the summer of 1998, Darlene Sherrell, challenged Barrett to come forward to name a study
demonstrating the safety of current fluoride levels in drinking water and the effect excessive daily intake
of fluoride as a possible cause to chronic fluoride poisoning. At the time, in response to Sherrell's
challenge Barrett was "careful to state that he is and was aware of hundreds of studies pertaining to the
safety of fluoridation of drinking water..." However, "...He did not testify that any study demonstrates
the safety of current fluoridation levels..." Barrett had rebuked Sherrell's continuous challenges and sent
a message to her stating that she (Sherrell) was "delusional."
Long story short, the case was dismissed. Barrett who claims to be backed by the FDA, FTC, DHHS, NCI,
HIH, AMA, and ADA showed up with one witness and his own lame testimony. Barrett claimed to have
hundreds of studies, but couldn't produce one.
Next, Barrett attacked that famous quack, Dr Hulda Clark who says she can cure all diseases. Now,
personally, I don't believe anyone can cure all diseases. There is something very mystical about healing.
And Dr Hulda is probably a bit whacko. But, I still love her. She has some darn good ideas and science is
beginning to prove her out, though again, no one can cure all diseases. Well, Barrett lost his case against
her too.
Now, this isn't over yet, because there are laws against filing frivolous lawsuits and Barrett is just
beginning to feel the backlash of his programmed stupidity. He's been slapped left and right with
lawsuits for filing frivolous lawsuits, and it is estimated that he now owes somewhere close to half a
million dollars.
After years of threatening everyone and everything with lawsuits, Barrett is on the losing end of every
single one of them. This being the case, he dropped his lawsuit against Dr Joseph Mercola, who runs one
of the best alternative medicine web sites in the world (and much of what we find and pass on to you
comes from the good doctor).
So, to all those wonderful organizations who give credence to the garbage published at Quackwatch
(and their ilk) and to the URAC (www.urac.org) that certifies Medically Sound Web Sites (Barrett's web
site is certified by URAC), we say, your time is running out. Barrett is no expert, he has no science to
back up his claims, and his web site has enough BS to fertilize all the farms in the Great MidWest.
Medicine as we know it, is on the brink of destruction. Healing is where the heart is. The future of
Medicine is going to be based upon what Edison and Socrates tried to tell us long ago: "We are what we
eat" along with what ancient texts, including the Bible, have told us for centuries: Our Creator (Nature)
has supplied us with all the medicines we will ever need. Now, if we can stop the corruption of our
environment by monied interests, heck, Paradise isn't too far off.
The Significance of
Dr. Tedd Koren's Courtroom
Defeat of Quackbuster Steven Barrett
By Steven C. Eisen, DC
Research Coordinator
Foundation for Health Choice
10-21-5
On October 13, 2005, notorious self-proclaimed consumer medical
advocate, Stephen Barrett's defamation lawsuit against Dr. Tedd Koren was
thrown out of court after a grueling three and a half day trial. To the
unknowing observer, this may seem insignificant, but in no uncertain terms,
it was a big victory for the battle of freedom and rights of all individuals to
select the health care of their choice.
The American Medical Association has a long standing history of trying to
monopolize health care in the United States by eliminating competition. In
Wilk v. AMA a Federal court ruled that the AMA and other individuals and
organizations had conspired to contain and eliminate the practice of
chiropractic. The court found that the AMA and it's officials instituted a
boycott of chiropractors and made it unethical for a medical doctor to
associate with chiropractors.
This boycott disallowing a medical doctor to associate with a chiropractor
was only one part of a seeming comprehensive multi-phase strategy to
eliminate chiropractic. The AMA also, and sometimes subtly, made
attempts to undermine chiropractic educational institutions, conceal
evidence of the usefulness of chiropractic care, undercut insurance
programs for patients of chiropractors, subvert government inquiries into
the efficacy of chiropractic, engage in a massive disinformation campaign
to discredit and destabilize the chiropractic profession, and engage in
numerous other activities to maintain a monopoly over health care in this
country.
It has been reported that the AMA's Committee on Quackery was the group
purportedly assigned with the task of eliminating chiropractic.
A sub-group of the Committee on Quackery called the Coordinating
Conference on Health Information (CCHI) was also set up to perform
covert activities and operated in total secrecy. According to Joseph Lisa in
his book, "The Assault on Medical Freedom," in 1974, the CCHI and its
activities were turned over to regional councils against health fraud.
According to Lisa, Stephen Barrett, MD, a psychiatrist in Allentown
Pennsylvania was the leader of one of the affiliate groups called the Lehigh
Valley Council Against Health Fraud. Notice the intentional transition from
the word quackery to describe non-conventional health care, to the words
health fraud. In 1977, the Allentown group merged with the California
Committee Against Health Fraud to form the National Council Against
Health Fraud (NCAHF) which is still in existence today and is still an
advocate against chiropractic.
Stephen Barrett is now delicensed (he voluntarily gave up his Pennsylvania
medical license, the last of four medical licenses he once held, in the early
1990's) and the Vice President of the NCAHF. He also operates at least 20
websites affiliated with his main site, Quackwatch.com. The website and its
affiliate web sites are seemingly designed to spread deceitful, untruthful and
malicious propaganda about chiropractic and other non-conventional health
practices; similar to the way the CCHI did under the auspices of the AMA.
NCAHF is also involved in similar activities. In addition, Barrett and his
groups also frequently consult for major media magazines, television, radio,
governmental agencies such as the FBI, FTC and FDA and even the AMA.
One of Barrett's anti health-choice activities is to frequently file libel
lawsuits against non-conventional health care practitioners, manufacturers
and publishers. He testified in court to filing lawsuits against at least forty
individuals.
One of these lawsuits was filed against well known chiropractor, Dr. Tedd
Koren and his publishing company, Koren Publications in 2003. Perhaps it
is no coincidence that Barrett admits that he is a consultant to the FTC who
unsuccessfully tried to destroy Koren's publishing business in the 1990's
using tactics intimately familiar to the CCHI and NCAHF. The FTC
investigation was withdrawn after a full briefing of the facts to FTC
officials by Dr. Koren's attorneys.
Realizing that the defamation lawsuit was just another of Barrett's
continued, conspiratorial tactics to destroy chiropractic, Dr. Koren decided
that this time things would be different. In order to officially link Barrett to
the original conspiracy revealed in Wilk v. AMA, he and Foundation for
Health Choice cofounder and attorney Jim Turner, would have to get Barrett
to court instead of settling like so many of his predecessors did. Jim Turner
joined forces with health freedom trial attorney Carlos F. Negrete of San
Juan Capistrano, California and attorney Christopher Reid of Allentown,
Pennsylvania who all decided to take this precedent setting case to trial.
This way, they could challenge Barrett and put his activities to the test
before a jury of his own peers in his home town. The Barrett v. Koren trial
took place between October 10th and October 13th 2005, and the case was
thrown out by the judge before it went to the jury because Barrett had not
provided sufficient evidence to prove his case. Barrett did, however,
provide plenty of sufficient evidence to show that he was linked to the
continued conspiracy against chiropractic.
The Foundation for Health Choice now has a comprehensive multi-phase
strategy to continue to investigate and uncover activities and organizations
created to undermine chiropractic educational institutions, conceal evidence
of the usefulness of chiropractic care, undercut insurance programs for
patients of chiropractors, subvert government inquiries into the efficacy of
chiropractic, engage in a massive disinformation campaign to discredit and
destabilize the chiropractic profession, and engage in numerous other
activities to maintain a monopoly over health care in this country.
With your help we can stop the activity of these divisive and propagandist
organizations once and for all. We ask that you consider supporting this
effort to protect your freedom of health choice. Fifty dollars a month, from
1500 individuals, will fund the strategy to end the anti-chiropractic
campaign of Barrett and his cronies. You can find out more at
http://www.foundationforhealthchoice.com
Be Wary of Quackwatch
Quackwatch is a small private company with some extreme views on medicine. They do not
believe in Nature Medicine, TCM Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Natural nutrition and a host of
other Natural minded therapies. Quackwatch has a long history of doing investigation and not
due diligence of asking the people they slander for input. Such unprofessional attacks without the
simple integrity or ethics of discussion is quite wrong improper and unprincipled. As such their
attacks are very slanted and twisted to a belief system that does not believe in a choice for natural
medicine. Whatever good they might accomplish in exposing some fraudulent therapies they
undue with slanderous lies and attacks on others that are operating responsibly but do not share
their extreme views against natural medicine.
Mr Barrett says that I write I have a license from the state of Ohio but he did not take the time to
call the state to confirm. Nor did he do the due diligence of asking me. This is just one of
thousands of examples of poor journalism and abuse of the principle of free speech.
I would ask you to read this retort I first made to him over ten years ago and some more recent
amendments. He does not publish apologies for lies nor does he publish retorts to his slander.
This is another example of twisted extremist thought.
Please be wary and suspicious of what Quackwatch says and keep in mind this is just the
extremist thoughts and writings of a few people who fear natural medicine and are over
infatuated with synthetic drugs and surgery.
Since synthetic drugs will kill millions and far exceeds the damages from natural therapies. And
when I say far exceeds it is like comparing an inch to a thousand miles. But Quackwatch does
not report the deaths from synthetic drugs. They do not report the malpractice of the medical
doctors which is massive. They do not comment of the vast damages drugs and surgery make.
They do not report on the massive fines versus profits the chemical companies pay for killing
people. So quackwatch is confused and extremist opinionated.
Please read the retort I made over ten years ago and then you decide. If you have a question
please feel free to comment.
Some Notes on the Quantum Xrroid (QXCI)
with Response from Prof William C. Nelson now known as
Desire’ Dubounet
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
I will respond to the original article in the Purple text- Desire’ Dubounet
The Quantum Xrroid Interface System (QXCI) —also called EPFX, or SCIO—is claimed to balance "bioenergetic" forces that the scientific community does not recognize as real. The device has also been
claimed to be " the most advanced medical assessment and therapy device in the world today!" [1] It
supposedly loops "all 200 trillion human cells . . . within a 55-channel biofeedback system" to create
"optimal wellness." [1] Its developer, William C. Nelson (1951- ), is said to be a medical doctor with a
long and distinguished scientific career. According to Nelson:
Every item has its own voltametric signature. . . .
Mr Barret Voltammetry is spelled with two ‘m’s. Voltammetry is defined as:
the detection of minute quantities of chemicals by measuring the currents generat
ed in electrolytic solutions when known voltages are applied. Voltammetry is a
category of electro-analytical methods used in analytical chemistry. (see the medical Textbook
Voltammetry) Mr. Barrett constantly misspells Voltammetry from ignorance I guess but this fine art
of electro-chemistry deserves more respect. If you go to Google type in Voltammetry on line you will
see a vast amount of data validating this electro-chemical art.
Here are just some of the leading books on the subject
The word "Xrroid" is a coined word meaning the rapid testing of thousands of items in a short period of
time using electrophysiological means. This data is then calculated by the computer and brought up on
the screen, which tells us what the major and minor reactive substances of the patient are. Within our
grid we place all the known vitamins and minerals, thousands of homeopathics, toxic substances . . . and
other significant items to biology. . . .
The quantum coherency effect is achieved by matching the virtual photon and voltametric signature
pattern of a reactive substance in the body of the patient and then watching the voltametric resistance
changes that happen in the patient in response to the item. If there is a coherency, a reactive positive or
negative pattern can be induced [2].
To operate the system, a head harness, ankle straps, and wrist straps are used to connect the patient to
a digital box (pictured below) connected to a computer. After "calibration" is done, the equipment
monitors, interprets the patient's reactions to tiny electrical impulses generated by the box [3], and
advises what products to take.
Further "Explanations"
According to distributors, the QXCI: (a) "gathers bio-energetic data from the
body . . . at nano-second speeds," (b) offers "over 70 unique bio-resonant
therapies to rectify health patterns, thus providing a full spectrum of
wellness measurement and enhancement technologies," and (c) "engages
the body electric in an unconscious biofeedback process, thus healing and
rectifying the wounds and ailments via the unconscious process of the
being." [1,4]
(Not nano sec but milli to micro sec, must be a typo)
Another distributor explained the QXCI in simpler terms:
QXCI . . . is a state-of-the-art evoked potential bio-feedback system for stress detection and stress
reduction. . . .
During testing, the device resonates with thousands of tissues, organs, nutrients, toxins and allergens for
one hundredth of a second each, and records the degree to which your body reacts. . . .
The QXCI scans the patient's body like a virus-scan on a computer, looking for everything from viruses,
deficiencies, weaknesses, allergies, abnormalities and food sensitivities. It reports on the biological
reactivity and resonance in your body and indicates needs, dysfunctions and vulnerabilities. The
information provided is fundamentally different from X-rays, blood tests, etc.., as it tells us about the
energetic state of your body and the direction in which the body is focusing its energy. . . .
Once it's measured vitamin levels, amino acids, nutrients, food substances, minerals, enzymes, natural
sugars, toxins, hormone levels, muscle tone, disease, bacteria moulds, fungi, viruses and the health and
balance of internal organs, it then compares these figures against a "norm". . . .
Basically it shows up anything that is affecting the health. For example, if someone has digestive trouble,
the QXCI may show that they had salmonella as a child, which is still causing them problems. . . .
Actually, it's more than just a diagnostic tool. There are so many programs on the QXCI, which after
measuring the body's frequencies, also feeds back its own frequencies to redress or neutralize
destructive wave patterns. In some cases it may add frequency, in others reverse it to either enhance or
counteract the body's own resonances The QXCI doesn't just show up the negative aspects of the body
but also the positive aspects. However, in attempting to improve and revitalize health, we tend to focus
more on the negative aspects, so that they can be redressed.
The QXCI has been devised using the principles of Quantum Physics. . . . Basically, during treatment, the
QXCI measures the body's resonance/reactance pattern and determines what benefit has occurred in
the time period since the last measurement (less than a second earlier). If there has not been an
improvement, the input resonance is altered. It maintains each beneficial setting as long as it is helping
and changes it as soon as it is no longer useful. . . .
Experience the QXCI, an ultrafast computer program with specific software, to analyze and relieve and
correct all the stresses that causes illness, disease and injury in your body. A computer interface gives
you fast insight into exactly what is causing your distress [5].
The QXCI device is recommended for adults, children and pets, as well as for self-use; and some
proponents even claim that it can work with the patient located elsewhere. A California practitioner
who advertised that sessions could be done "from the other side of the world," stated:
If you choose to do a distance-type appointment, you will need to send a recent-as-possible sample of
your hair in an envelope and your current signature on a 3" x 5" white index card. This will be placed in
the QXCI so that the program may sample your body's frequency. The sample and signature must arrive
BEFORE the appointment can be made [6].
History of the Device
Several marketers state that the Xrroid was first used in 1985 as the Electro-Physio-Feedback-Xrroid
(EPFX) System. In 1989, the Eclosion Corporation of Commerce City, Colorado, received FDA permission
(510K clearance) to market the EPFX as a biofeedback device. However, the claim that it was a
biofeedback device was simply a ploy to mislead the FDA.
It is not a Ploy it was the FDA’s idea. When I first called the FDA to find out how to register the device I
made in 1985, I told the FDA lady I wanted to measure the body electric and feedback signals to help
balance it. She said it sounds like Biofeedback to her. She said the definition of biofeedback was
“measuring a physiological signal and feeding back data to the body”. This is what our device does
and it took several years of course learning FDA terminology to get the registration in 1989. Here is an
excerpt from that 1989 registration of the EPFX. We can see clearly there was no PLOY and the
registration is still valid.
“The EPFX measures the Electro-physiologic Reactivity intensity of the patient to many QQC trivector
voltammetry patterns. These are patterns of reactions to Sarcodes, Nosodes, Allersodes, Isodes,
Nutritional, Herbals, Imponderable and Classic Homeopathics. The reaction patterns or profiles can
relate disturbances of the patient. Therapies can then be arranged to develop harmonic reactions,
desensitizations, biological resonance or rectification processes. All of these are applied and managed
through biofeedback application. Biofeedback is the operation that allows for the cybernetic loop to of
systemic feedback. The only indicated use of this device and all claims related to this device are under
biofeedback. The loop of measured reaction and bio-varied resonance response allow for a true feedback
for self corrective Electro-physiological therapy. Hence it is called the Electro Physiological Feedback
Xrroid EPFX.” taken directly from the company 510k redacted in the FDA version.
This following is an excerpt taken from the 1989 FDA 510k registration
Here is an excerpt from the current CE registration
Biofeedback is a relaxation technique that can help people learn to control various autonomic functions.
The patient is connected to a device that continuously signals the heart rate, degree of muscle
contraction, or other indicator. The patient is instructed to relax so that the signals decrease to a
desirable level. The patient may ultimately learn to control the body function subconsciously without
the machine.
This is exactly what the EPFX renamed SCIO does, just with some rather high tech additions. Please
read this certified medical textbook on Stress is THE medical concern. It outlines the work of Dr Hans
Selye and Prof Nelson in showing that stress reduction is the new concern of medicine.
Legitimate biofeedback devices are not used for diagnosis or claimed to influence any disease process.
When the agency learned that the EPFX was being used for diagnosing and treating medical conditions,
it informed Eclosion that this was illegal and, in 1992, the company issued a recall notice for the
software for 139 devices that had been distributed at that time [7,8]. A 1992 FDA report states that the
device was being used primarily by chiropractors, dentists, and physicians interested in homeopathic
diagnosis and treatments and that company had made unapproved changes to the software program
that deviated significantly from the original 510(k) application [7].
This report is not about the EPFX but about point probe devices like the EAV dermatron, avatar, and
others in the pic below. These devices do not use Voltammetry and they have all failed double blind
testing . The report does not mention the SCIO. The recall notice that went to Phasix was for their
inappropriate claims. Phasix bought the EPFX 510k and they made a mistake operating the system and
they got a FDA letter. They then reneged on the payment for the 510k and I took it back. We did not get
the letter. But here is the problem with energetic medicine, point probe devices:
For several years, the QXCI was described an improved version of the EPFX. The QXCI was a revised form
registered and sold for Europe all completely legal. During the past few years, however, the device has
been marketed mainly under the name EPFX or SCIO. The manufacturer is QX Ltd, of Budapest, Hungary.
The device is not legally marketable in the United States as a diagnostic or treatment device, but
distributors and importers get around the law by pretending that it is legitimately used as a biofeedback
device for stress reduction. QX Ltd. has stated that more than 3,000 Xrroid devices have been sold
worldwide. The 2002 price for the interface device, software, user manual, and basic training was
$13,000. Used devices reportedly sold for $8,000.
There have been over 30,000 Xrroid devices sold worldwide. No device has ever been sold illegally all
sales are legal. There has never been any significant risk reported. There has been over 100 double
blind proper research articles published in ISSN peer reviewed medical journals, over 100 additional
articles. And now the device appears in 75 certified medical textbooks.
To describe the current CE mark
In order to ensure safe and effective use of the SCIO, Quality Systems are put into place which follow the
regulatory requirements of the countries where the SCIO is used. As the manufacturer of the SCIO, we
undergo annual audits and continually maintain compliance to the requirements set up in ISO 13485.
This is achieved by having a European Notified Body come to our office to audit our entire Quality
Systems.
The SCIO itself has a CE Mark Certificate, and this is shown by the initials "CE" on the device and labeling
itself. This is also achieved by the same European Notified Body who audits the Technical File of the
SCIO. Having the CE Mark Certificate shows that we have demonstrated that the SCIO is safe and
effective for the indications for use for which it is promoted.
CE Mark 1007 registration was obtained on the 23 January 2010, in follow up with the audits of MEEI
Kft., member of TUV Rheinland Group.
The following excerpt is from the application for the CE Mark:
“The SCIO is indicated for use as a Universal Electrophysiological Biofeedback System. The Universal
Electrophysiological Biofeedback System is made up of the following Eight Universal Items which are
functions of the SCIO:
1. Stress Reduction and Lifestyle Stressors Questionnaire;
2. Simple EEG [electroencephalography] biofeedback brain wave stress reduction;
3. Three-pole ECG [electrocardiography] simple heart awareness and biofeedback stress
reduction;
4. EMG [electromyography] biofeedback for simple reeducation of muscles;
5. GSR [galvanic skin response] biofeedback and TVEP [transcutaneous voltammetric evoked
potential] biofeedback (electro-Physiological Reactivity, EPR);
Since GSR biofeedback requires a microcurrent voltammetric stimulation to measure GSR, then the
microcurrent has the following secondary functions which function as performed through the
biofeedback loop:
6. Microcurrent Transcutaneous electro nerval stimulation (MENS) for pain reduction in the
cybernetic biofeedback loop, Cranial Electro Stimulation (CES);
7. Trauma or wound healing in the biofeedback loop;
8. Global Voltammetric Charge Stability in the biofeedback loop”
Additional training has been available from several sources, the most notable of which was the
International Medical University Natural Education (IMUNE, which was headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland but appeared to operate primarily in the United States. IMUNE provided "educational
programs leading to certification in biofeedback for . . . individuals who have demonstrated not only an
understanding of the QXCI but who have firm roots in an approved health care practice." Its offerings
included a professional seminar series ($400) and a 6-day "certification" course ($2,000) [9]. The IMUNE
Web site suggested that practitioners have their clients sign an "informed consent" which states (in
part):
I . . . understand that the QXCI is a device used to identify and balance sources of bio-energetic stress
that may impact on the mind-body system. No information should be construed as a claim or
representation that this device is used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
disease or any other medical condition [10].
http://indavideo.hu/video/Evidence_Meta_Analysis_of_the_Eductor_SCIO_Technology_with_music
meta abstracts
http://www.downloads.imune.net/medicalbooks/Medical%20Research%20Validation%20of%20the%20S
CIO.pdf
QX Ltd.'s chief executive officer, Benny Vervliet, moderates the "Official QXCI-English Discussion Group,"
which has about 400 members. The group is open to anyone and enables members to access a
practitioner database. On May 26, 2002, the database included 27 practitioners in the United States, 12
from Canada, 8 from Germany, 6 from Spain, 5 from England, 4 from Sweden, 3 from Norway, and 11
from other countries. However, many other practitioners are not listed.
This website is clearly limited there are thousands more are online networking .
The Quantum Alliance Web site has a video demonstration of the EPFX device.
Nelson's Background
Bits and pieces of Nelson's background have appeared on more than a dozen Web sites, none of which
had a complete account. The following information was obtained mainly from five sites: Moonlight
Health [11], Quantum Life [12], Acer Quantum [13], Advanced Dermacare [14], and Quantum
World [15]. The comments in red text in the brackets are mine.
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Dr. Nelson's first vocational experiences were in quantum physics and electrical engineering,
when he worked on the navigation system for the Apollo project. He taught mathematics,
meditation, and mystic philosophy at Youngstown State University for over eight years [11].
On moving to Denver, Nelson took a teaching assignment at Lafayette University, where he
taught nutrition, anatomy, physiology, medicine, homeopathy, and corporate wellness
[12]. [Lafayette University was not a school but was part of the make-believe paper
conglomerate that included the American Nutrimedical Association (ANMA), described below
[17]. AMNA began operations in Ohio in 1983 and moved to Colorado in 1987.]
Lafayette University operated as a Mercian Catholic Church school and was thus registered
differently than traditional schools. Any trouble they had was not mine as I was indemnified
by contract from any impropriety actions they might have done. And I believe the press were
embellishing this story.

Nelson became a medical doctor and a licensed clinical counselor in Ohio "to diagnose and treat
the ailments of mankind." [11] [I am unable to find any listing for Nelson in a medical doctor
database or any evidence that he ever practiced medicine. One biographical sketch states that
he graduated from NEOCOM (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine) but
became disillusioned and dropped out during his internship, which would mean that he could
not have become licensed to practice medicine in the United States [11]. The same write-up
states that he obtained a medical degree from "International Medical University." I assume
that this refers to IMUNE—mentioned above—which is not a medical school. Another writeup states that Nelson got a B.S. in psychology and a masters degree in counseling psychology
at Youngstown State University, a doctorate in psychology from Southeastern University (New
Orleans), and a doctor of science (Sc.D.) in counseling from Lafayette University [13].
Southeastern University was not accredited and had no legitimate academic recognition [15].
Ohio does recognize the title of "licensed professional clinical counselor," but I didn't check to
see whether Nelson was registered.] Why would he not check this when it is so easy?
I graduated from NEOCOM but did not become a licensed medical doctor Instead I became a Licensed
Professional Clinical Counselor and just why did you not check this or did you check this as some have
told me but you did not want to report here is a pic of my license. I was licensed to diagnose and treat
people. I retired the Ohio license years ago. If you had any difficulty with me why not ask me. Or
perhaps that is not what a real person would do. I suppose that going behind a person’s back is more
your style. IMUNE is an internationally accredited medical school if you wish to check for real that is.

Dr. Nelson has a Ph.D. in both quantum physics and electrical engineering [14,15] [I have found
no information on the sources or dates of these alleged credentials.]
You did not ask for this information and of what value is it to you. But a Simple request and
an explanation for why I should take the time to reply and I would be happy to satisfy your
request. I have these degrees but the real issue is the science and the studies which you refuse
to read or discuss.

Dr. Nelson has been one of the most prolific lecturers and writers on the subjects of quantum
biology, energetic medicine, homeopathy, alternative medicine, and the entire field of
naturopathy. He has lectured around the globe on these subjects, and brought his unique
synergistic prospective to integrate the sciences of mathematics, quantum physics, electronics,
naturopathy, homeopathy and energetic medicine. His lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine
in London is still talked about. Having authored over 70 studies and 20 books on Homeopathy,
Dr. Nelson is one of the greatest contributors to natural medicine ever [11]. [The National
Library of Medicine's Medline database, which lists more than 13 million articles published in
scientific medical journals, does not appear to contain any by Nelson. Minimum Price
Homeopathic Books, which probably stocks more titles than any other homeopathic
bookseller, lists none by him.]
ISBN # 978-615-5169-32-8 Royal Society of Medicine London 1992 meeting transcripts
Here are just a few of my books with their new ISBN registered library numbers
now I have authored over 200 studies, written and or edited over 75 medical textbooks, an
additional 25 books, made over 5 patents, made over 50 full length movies, copy righted over 50
songs, and a career that goes on and on. Write a request and open the door to full discussion of
my persona before you backstab me and slander me anymore.
978-615-5169-00-7
978-615-5169-01-4
978-615-5169-02-1
978-615-5169-03-8
The PROMORPHEUS treatise in Quantum Biology
Maitreya Magyarország Kft.
The Body Electric Simplified
Energetic Medicine / Science over Convention
Electro-Physiology-Feedback Measures of the Interstitial Fluids
Maitreya
Magyarország Kft.
978-615-5169-04-5
978-615-5169-05-2
978-615-5169-06-9
978-615-5169-07-6
978-615-5169-08-3
978-615-5169-09-0
978-615-5169-10-6
978-615-5169-11-3
978-615-5169-12-0
978-615-5169-13-7
978-615-5169-14-4
978-615-5169-15-1
Essential Biofeedback and Unconscious Biofeedback
Maitreya Magyarország
Super Learning
Pathway of Pathology
Cardiology for Therapists
CPR and First Aid
CPT code billing for the Biofeedback therapist
3Ds on Neoplasm (how to treat cancer in the kitchen)
Homotoxicology
The Illusion (The Science of Human Perception)
Injury and Sport Medicine
Energetic Medicine (Primer)
Physiology + Anatomy
978-615-5169-16-8 Subspace book (The treatise of existence)
978-615-5169-17-5 VARHOPE (Voltage, Amperage, Resistance, Oxidation, Hydration, Proton and
Electron pressure, the body electric's vital signs)
978-615-5169-18-2 Voltammetry
978-615-5169-19-9 TVEP and Medication Testing (the research)
978-615-5169-20-5 TVEP as pre-diagnostic (the clinical experience)
Kft.
978-615-5169-21-2 Self Defense as Exercise
978-615-5169-22-9 Project Nahinga and HIV
978-615-5169-23-6 Natural Pharmaceutical Science
978-615-5169-24-3 Electro-Acupuncture with Energetic Cybernetic Therapy
Maitreya
Magyarország Kft.
978-615-5169-25-0 Electron Spin for the Body
978-615-5169-26-7 True Health Care
978-615-5169-27-4 Immune Stimulation (the immune system and natural ways to defeat
flu)
978-615-5169-28-1
978-615-5169-29-8
978-615-5169-30-4
978-615-5169-31-1
978-615-5169-32-8
Magyarország Kft.
Natural Remedies for Endocrine dysfunction
Neomorpheus -- the New Shape of Science
Quantum Digestion FOSSIL LAP
Quantum Nutrition
Royal Society of Medicine London 1992 meeting transcripts
Maitreya
978-615-5169-33-5 Quantum Weight Loss
978-615-5169-34-2 Sacred Geometry (the magic of numbers)
978-615-5169-35-9 Tongue, Face and Body Diagnosis
978-615-5169-36-6 What's Eating You / some of the parasites that cause disease and what to do
against them
978-615-5169-37-3 Natural Beauty Book
978-615-5169-38-0 ADHD and Autism Treatment
978-615-5169-39-7 Body Work, Cranial Sacral and Chiropractic
978-615-5169-40-3 Electro-Smog
978-615-5169-41-0 Energetic Medicine
978-615-5169-42-7 Smoking Cessation and Addiction Treatment
978-615-5169-43-4 The Electro Sense of Sharks and Humans
978-615-5169-44-1 The Slur of Desire'
978-615-5169-45-8 Water its Structure and Properties
978-615-5169-46-5 Hematology (basic for therapists)
978-615-5169-47-2 Autism and ADHD natural treatments
978-615-5169-48-9 Intent -- Proof of the Powers of the Mind
978-615-5169-49-6 The Angel Book
978-615-5169-50-2 Quantum Quality Control
978-615-5169-51-9 Disease Dictionary
978-615-5169-52-6 The Patient Interview and analysis: Symptom Operationalization and NLP for
Therapists
978-615-5169-53-3 Stress Reduction as THE Medicine
978-615-5169-54-0 Natural Switch (Switching to a Natural LifeStyle)
Kft. 978-615-5169-55-7 Stress as THE Medical Concern
978-615-5169-56-4
978-615-5169-57-1
978-615-5169-58-8
978-615-5169-59-5
978-615-5169-60-1
978-615-5169-61-8
978-615-5169-62-5
978-615-5169-63-2
978-615-5169-64-9
978-615-5169-65-6
978-615-5169-66-3
978-615-5169-67-0
978-615-5169-68-7
978-615-5169-69-4
978-615-5169-70-0
978-615-5169-71-7
978-615-5169-72-4
Basic Complex Homeopathy
Energetic DNA
Elfogadva
Desi the Provocateur and sex therapist
Registered Wellness Consultant course
Blood Sugar Diseases
Hyper-Baric Oxygen Basics
The Psychological Cure for the World
Aging as a treatable disease
Signs and Symptoms of Natural Medicine
Natural Dentistry Hygiene Book
Eye Disease and Iridology
Quantum Agriculture
The Natural Repertory of Dr. Nelson
Neurology
Women's Diseases
Men's diseases
Impairment Manual
oh by the way these are just my medical textbooks.

Dr. Nelson was elected president of the American Nutrimedical Association and has doctorates
in homeopathy, naturopathy, science, business, and international law [11]. [The American
Nutrimedical Association issued dozens of different spurious credentials, including
"professional membership" certificates to anyone who sent $50. [17] Nelson's listings in
AMNA's 1985 and 1991 directories mention "NMD" (doctor of nutrimedicine), ND (doctor of
naturopathy), and PhD degrees. At that time, the only requirement for obtaining an NMD
"diploma" was completion of a short application and payment of a $250 fee. Nelson was listed
on AMNA's letterhead in 1992 as AMNA president with NMD and "DSc." after his name. I have
never seen any evidence that ANMA held elections.] I was appointed President. Another
biographical sketch states that Nelson obtained his "ND degree" from "Clayton." [13] I assume
that this refers to Dr. Clayton's School of Natural Healing, a nonaccredited correspondence
school that offered a a "100-hour course" that led to its degree. His "international law degree"
came from make-believe Lafayette University [12].
A list of all of my works can be gotten from direct honest straight forward request. But it appears this
is not the way you do things. Oh by the way I do not want to see nor do I care for proof of your
degrees to the intelligent mind character assassination and slander is not proof of an opinion nor does
it refute a scientific theory.

After leaving Colorado, Nelson became a Professor of Homeopathy at the College of Practical
Homeopathy in London and then was hired as a Professor of Medicine at the postgraduate
education department of Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest [12]. [I could find no
mention of him in the list of department of medicine faculty members posted to the
Semmelweis University Web site in 1997.]
Because you did not ask to see the post graduate department list which is where I taught, here is a
picture with my first graduating class. Doctors had to take my class to be able to do homeopathy or
energetic medicine in Hungary.
That’s me lying on the ground, if you would like to talk to these doctors let me know but that would not
be the way you operate I suppose.
Taken together, the above sources claim that Nelson received eight doctoral degrees between 1980 and
1993 when he moved to Hungary. As far as I can tell—none of these came from an accredited school.
Records from the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia indicate that Nelson was indicted for mail
fraud in June 1996 and was placed on the fugitive list several months later [18].
Judge Matsch dismissed the case in 1996 and the FDA harbors ill will and is still trying to stop me from
telling the world that any synthetic drug is an insult to the body. How the FDA gets to recharge me after
a federal Judge dismisses the case seems to indicate just how strange this case is. But the forces of Big
Pharma are extensive.
In 1997, Nelson received a patent for a process for manufacturing solutions for homeopathic medicines.
Nelson's application claims that administering tiny electric currents to solutions enabled them to make
homeopathic products more effective. The document described human experiments but contains no
details that would enable the reader to evaluate the validity of the experimental design [19]. More
important, there is no logical reason to believe that any homeopathic product is effective for its
intended purpose [20].
Homeopathy is legal around the world and there was over 25 billion dollars of homeopathy sold last
year alone, and perhaps nothing better displays the ignorance, bias, prejudice and narrow-mindedness
barret has for natural medicine.
Inherent Risks
Bogus devices like the Quantum Xrroid can cause three types of harm:
1. Patients who become alarmed about improper diagnoses can wind up having unnecessary tests
to rule out the presence of these conditions.
2. Failure to diagnose actual diseases can lead to delay in getting appropriate treatment.
3. The phony diagnosis and treatment can result in unnecessary expense.
Calling a legal, registered, tested, researched, published, taught in medical schools device bogus is
slander and libelous. The device never diagnoses. The diagnostician diagnoses. A diagnostician can use
whatever data he wishes. If a therapist is not licensed to diagnose we teach them just work with stress
reduction, and to work with all other medical personnel and their doctor. All practitioners are taught
how to avoid these potential harms. It is the key to operating the device to take the training.
In 2002, Marshall D. Voris, PhD, a member of the Texas State Medical Board for Acupuncture, tested a
QXCI device on himself and a few members of his staff and concluded that it should not be considered a
biofeedback device. In a report to Rex's attorney, he stated:
WHO is Rex and why is one doctors opinion put into such an article? Dr. Voris made no attempt to
converse about our device regarding operations or just how it works. Honest due diligence does not take
place behind one’s back. Perhaps we are taking about the known conman Rex Regis or whatever name
he goes by now. This is a well know criminal and conman from California who threatens people with
bogus lawsuits about diagnosis. He must have duped poor Marshal Voris into one of his lawsuit games,
and of course Voris did not have the courage or wherewith all to openly discuss with me but
participated in a backstabbing game.
The device fires low levels of current into the patient and then in a method similar to radar, reads the
bounced signals and transfers them to a database. The data base consists of several thousand diagnostic
categories from several different medical disciplines including homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic,
traditional medical, as well as astrology, prayer wells, and other mystical data. Upon studying the
software I also found pornographic images embedded in it, for what reason I was unable to determine.
What pornographic images do you refer to? Do you know what pornography is?
Based on that database, the patient is given a diagnosis. I ran several tests on myself and was diagnosed
as having elevated mercury levels, high blood pressure, asthma, and early stage pancreatic cancer, and
allergies to milk, cows, and sunlight. I was amused, as I have none of those conditions or allergies.
Obviously this person did not have the proper training to use the device as that we teach people how to
deal with such reactions. It is wrong to judge a helicopter by letting an untrained pilot fly it.
I tested other members of my staff and discovered similar misdiagnosis including one of the male
doctors who was diagnosed a being both pregnant and suffering from testicular cancer.
Only an idiot would assume to let such a device diagnose, but only an idiot would try to operate such a
device without instruction. Users are taught how to use the device correctly and to challenge aberrant
data and get to the data that is relevant. It would seem these people would try to fly a helicopter with
no instruction.
If the diagnostics were not bad enough, I discovered that the QXCI then fires micro currents back into
the body purportedly in an attempt to alter the conditions it has diagnosed. We use microcurrent in our
practice for pain control, but one has to be careful with it as it can result in disrupted equilibrium for
patients. Oh course one has to be careful and one has to get training.
It is written everywhere and all are taught this is not a diagnostic device. It generates reactivity profiles
hat need to be challenged and explored before making any recommendation. Here is a copy of the clear
disclaimer on the software in clear view where non-idiots can see.
This not a joke but a real honest instruction to the use of the device
Although myself and the other doctors here found my results to be humorous, it would not be so for the
unsuspecting patient exposed to this device. This device must be classified as dangerous. The danger it
presents is two-fold: (1) it makes misleading and inconsistent diagnosis; and (2) the firing of
microcurrent into an individual can be harmful [21].
I found this article to humorous and sad. I have written several retorts to this website over the years but
like most cowards they just refuse to honestly and openly discuss things that counter the words they
have said. But I thought one more try would be good to make. What is dangerous is slander and
backbiting cowards making comments behind the back not out in the open.
Regulatory Action
In January 2008, after being embarrassed by investigative reports published in the Seattle Times [22],
the FDA banned importation of the QCXI [23]. Although this is a step in the right direction, it will not
protect consumers from practitioners who already have the device. Moreover, deceptive packaging may
make importation difficult to detect.
They gave us no real reason for the import ban. We started manufacturing in America and all is fine. No
real issues of safety were discussed. We have sold over a thousand devices last year alone. No reports of
significant risk. All users get proper training. And because it is drugless therapy the drug companies who
finance Quack hunters don’t like us. The drug companies and Quack Hunters want everyone to line up
and take their drugs.
The Bottom Line
The Quantum Xrroid device—also called QXCI, EPFX, or SCIO (or L.I.F.E. System marketed by a former
Nelson associate) —is claimed to balance "bio-energetic" forces that the scientific community does not
recognize as real. It mainly reflects skin resistance (how easily low-voltage electric currents from the
device pass through the skin), which is not related to the body's health. It is promoted with elaborate
pseudoscientific explanations and disclaimers intended to protect its practitioners from prosecution.
Use of the device can cause unnecessary expense as well as delay in getting appropriate treatment.
(what they mean is you won’t get your drugs) If you encounter a practitioner who uses one, please ask
the appropriate government agencies to investigate.
If you encounter a reasonable adult who wants to do due diligent investigation encourage him to
write to us. If you encounter a backstabbing coward please ask him to grow up. People always ask me
about quack hunters and I say I wear their hatred of me like a badge of courage. They don’t see
homeopathy, vitamins, and a host of things as real and effective. And the common denominator
seems to be if they are drugless therapies. Well this poorly researched and poorly constructed slander
of me is evidence of how incomplete and backbiting this organization is. I appreciate some of their
work bit I believe that before you criticize someone you should be man enough to at least go to his
face once.
References
1. What is QXCI? White Dove Healing Arts Web site, accessed May 25, 2002.
2. Nelson WC. Quantum coherency and reactivity, 1994.
3. Quantum Xrroid Consciousness Interface. Maitreya Kft. - QX Ltd. Web site, accessed May 25,
2002.
4. How does the QXCI work? White Dove Healing Arts Web site, accessed May 25, 2002.
5. Frequently asked questions (FAQ. Global Quantum Quest Web site, accessed May 27, 2002.
6. How long are appointments and what does it cost? Alternative Choices Healing Center Web site,
accessed May 26, 2002.
7. Gill LJ. Warning letter to Michelle Vandepas, president, Phazx Systems, Inc., May 19, 2000.
8. FDA Enforcement Report, Dec 9, 1992.
9. IMUNE home page May 25, 2002.
10. Informed consent. IMUNE Web site, accessed May 25, 2002.
11. Health Action Network Society. Energetic medicine. Moonlight Health Web site, accessed May
25, 2002.
12. The biography of William Nelson. Quantum Life Web site, archived Aug 5, 2002.
13. rel="nofollow"Acer Quantum Web site, accessed May 25, 2002.
14. Quantum Xrroid brochure, Advanced Dermacare We site, archived Nov 14, 2002.
15. Products. Quantum World Web site, accessed May 25, 2002.
16. Bear JB. The Alternative Guide to College Degrees & Non-Traditional College Education. New
York: The Stonesong Press, 1980.
17. Barrett S. American Nutrimedical Association. Quackwatch Web site, revised April 16, 2002.
18. Criminal Docket for Case #: 96-CR-209-ALL, USA v. Nelson. USDC District of Columbia, filed June
25, 1996.
19. Nelson W, Kiely C. Process for manufacturing homeopathic medicines. Patent No. 5,603,915,
Feb 18, 1997.
20. Barrett S. Homeopathy: The ultimate fake. Quackwatch, Aug 26, 2001.
21. Voris MD. Declaration in Rex v. Nelson et al., Aug 2002.
22. Willmsen, Berens MJ. Miracle machines: 21st century snake oil. Seattle Times. Series that began
in November 2007.
23. IA #80-06. Automatic detention of fraudulent and deceptive medical devices." Revised July 8,
2008.
This article was revised on July 12, 2009.
I have written retorts to this article and no one makes any correction. I have sent my Ohio license in
several times over the years and no one corrects the wording in this report.

Quackwatch has a negative reputation

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