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SidDithers

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8. Dr. Saul think you can cure your cancer with vitamin C...

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:27 AM

Dec 2012

I think the term quack can safely be used here.

From the site linked in the OP:

The following is a list of the conditions that Dr. Klenner successfully treated with aggressive vitamin C therapy:

Pneumonia
Encephalitis
Herpes Zoster (shingles)
Herpes Simplex
Mononucleosis
Pancreatitis
Hepatitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Bladder Infection
Alcoholism
Arthritis
Some Cancers
Leukemia
Atherosclerosis
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
High Cholesterol
Corneal Ulcer
Diabetes
Glaucoma
Schizophrenia
Burns and secondary infections
Heat Stroke
Radiation Burns
Heavy Metal Poisoning (Mercury, Lead)
Venomous Bites (insects, snakes)
Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic Fatigue
Complications of Surgery

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What would be the motivation? Can't pharmaceutical companies make money off of supplements? nt Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #1

Vitamins are cheaper, few if any side effects newfie11 Dec 2012 #2

Actually, real greed, in fact outright fraud, is perpetuated by the reACTIONary Dec 2012 #24

We can thank Sen Orrin Hatch of Utah for allowing these, many in UT, companies to get away byeya Dec 2012 #27

I am now 66 years old newfie11 Dec 2012 #35

That's not proof that vitamins work. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #36

Read on newfie11 Dec 2012 #40

Big pharma working hard to keep you sick to protect their profits. think Dec 2012 #3

No, they're not Patiod Dec 2012 #12

the FDA is a bad joke april Dec 2012 #17

Exactly. underfunded understaffed, big pharma walks all over them. Javaman Dec 2012 #26

No they don't. Patiod Dec 2012 #33

No, it's not. And it's not toothless. Pharma companies fear it. Patiod Dec 2012 #31

I wouldn't hang my hat on the FDA as a real industry watchdog.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #20

Excellent post. n/t Lisa D Dec 2012 #21

Best book on the subject of health and nutrition... BanzaiBonnie Dec 2012 #4

Lies from the pharmacueutical companies. They lose money when people are healthy. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #5

Supplements made without oversight Patiod Dec 2012 #15

You really need to do a little research on the FDA before you make yourself look even worse. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #22

I just report what I see from the pharma side Patiod Dec 2012 #34

So do you. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #37

Both the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the UCal Berekely Wellness letter do not byeya Dec 2012 #6

Every dollar spent on supplements is at the very least a dollar they didn't get. djean111 Dec 2012 #9

That isn't true... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19

Excellent points, byeya - eating a wide variety of foods, particularly plants, is best Cassidy Dec 2012 #11

Utah gives big tax breaks to supplement companies siligut Dec 2012 #14

It's a shame so many people can't eat glutan because whole grains are the basis of many byeya Dec 2012 #42

for every $20 spent by big pharma bluemarkers Dec 2012 #7

Dr. Saul think you can cure your cancer with vitamin C... SidDithers Dec 2012 #8

Supplements ARE a waste of money KurtNYC Dec 2012 #10

ARE NOT otohara Dec 2012 #28

They can be dangerous too -- Calcium supplements increase risk of heart attacks KurtNYC Dec 2012 #30

Si, My Mineral of Choice is Magnesium Chloride otohara Dec 2012 #38

Calcium and magnesium must be taken together newfie11 Dec 2012 #39

Not always. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #43

The entire drug approval process has been corrupted. Eddie Haskell Dec 2012 #13

This is a far more complicated topic than black/white, bad/good. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #16

for drug companies heaven05 Dec 2012 #18

With caps on damages, and higher burdens of proof to name just a few, big Pharma considers the Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #23

I take supplements and they really help. ananda Dec 2012 #25

They make a difference in my life. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #29

What data? GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #32

Hey, didja hear about the supplement pusher who sued his own supplement maker... SidDithers Dec 2012 #41

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