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==Cancer claims==

==Cancer claims==

Mercola also promotes the dangerous [[Germanic New Medicine]] of the racist [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]] as a "new view of cancer" on his website. He wrote in an article from 2007 that Hamer was "persecuted and harassed by German and French authorities" when he tried to publicize his findings. The [[Victims_of_New_Medicine|total number of victims]] of Hamer's method in and outside of Germany exceeds 140(as of 2007). Eleven patients died in Italy only. And no case of a successful cancer treatment according to the principles of New Medicine has been documented so far.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/21/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx</ref>

Mercola also promotes the dangerous [[Germanic New Medicine]] of racist [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]] as a "new view of cancer" on his website. In an article dated 2007, he claimed Hamer was "persecuted and harassed by German and French authorities" when attempting to publicize his findings. The [[Victims_of_New_Medicine|total number of victims]] of Hamer's method in and outside of Germany exceeds 140 (as of 2007). Eleven patients died in Italy only. And not even one case of a successful cancer treatment according to the principles of New Medicine has been documented so far.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/21/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx</ref>

He also promotes the [[Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy according to Tullio Simoncini]], which must be considered one of the most ineffective and absurd methods claiming to cure cancer patients. Simoncini believes that cancer is a fungus and that it can be cured with baking soda.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-cancer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx</ref>

He also promotes the [[Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy according to Tullio Simoncini]] which must be considered one of the most ineffective and absurd methods claiming to cure cancer patients. Simoncini believes that cancer was a fungus and that it can be cured with baking soda.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-cancer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx</ref>

 

 

 

In his book "The Great Bird Flu Hoax", Mercola claims the warnings about H1N1 flu were just false alarms and that swine flu was quite harmless. He contends it can be avoided by some simple measures, like optimizing vitamin D levels, avoiding sugar and processed food, the use of krill oil, the use of all-natural antibiotics like olive leaf extract and oil of oregano.<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/16/Major-Expose-on-Swine-Flu-by-60-Minutes.aspx Major Expose on Swine Flu by 60 Minutes ], mercola.com, July 16 2009</ref> Mercola happens to sell all these products through his website. Swine flu, however, is not harmless; the World Health Organization confirmed more than 18,000 casualties caused by H1N1 until August 2010.<ref>[http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_08_06/en/index.html Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 112]</ref>

==Mercola on Food==

==Mercola on Food==

==Further Claims==

==Further Claims==

Mercola promotes various [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] ideas on his website, so e.g. that [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV was not the cause for AIDS]]<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/09/05/hiv-aids.aspx HIV Does Not Cause AIDS], mercola.com, September 05 2001</ref>, that sunscreen increases the likelihood of skin cancer<ref>[http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/19/The-Sunscreen-Myth-How-Sunscreen-Products-Actually-Promote-Cancer.aspx The Sunscreen Myth: How Sunscreen Products Actually Promote Cancer], mercola.com, June 19 2007</ref>, that [[Vaccine denialism|vaccines were dangerous]]<ref>http://vaccines.mercola.com/</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/04/05/gardasil-vaccine-victims-and-deaths--did-you-know.aspx Don’t Let Your Child Be the Next Victim of This Deadly Vaccine], mercola.com, April 05 2011</ref>, and that prescription drugs were harmful and should be avoided<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/11/the-year-in-pills.aspx How to Solve Nearly Any Illness - Without Drugs], mercola.com, January 11 2011</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/06/7-drugs-that-can-kill-children-with-a-single-pill.aspx 7 Drugs That Can Kill Children with a Single Pill], mercola.com, April 06 2010</ref>

Mercola promotes various [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] ideas on his website, so e.g. that [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV was not the cause for AIDS]]<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/09/05/hiv-aids.aspx HIV Does Not Cause AIDS], mercola.com, September 05 2001</ref>, that sunscreen increases the likelihood of skin cancer<ref>[http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/19/The-Sunscreen-Myth-How-Sunscreen-Products-Actually-Promote-Cancer.aspx The Sunscreen Myth: How Sunscreen Products Actually Promote Cancer], mercola.com, June 19 2007</ref>, and that prescription drugs were harmful and should be avoided<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/11/the-year-in-pills.aspx How to Solve Nearly Any Illness - Without Drugs], mercola.com, January 11 2011</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/06/7-drugs-that-can-kill-children-with-a-single-pill.aspx 7 Drugs That Can Kill Children with a Single Pill], mercola.com, April 06 2010</ref>

 

In his book "The Great Bird Flu Hoax", Mercola claims the warnings about H1N1 flu were just false alarms and that swine flu was quite harmless. He contends it can be avoided by some simple measures, like optimizing vitamin D levels, avoiding sugar and processed food, use of krill oil, use of all-natural antibiotics like olive leaf extract and oil of oregano.<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/16/Major-Expose-on-Swine-Flu-by-60-Minutes.aspx Major Expose on Swine Flu by 60 Minutes ], mercola.com, July 16 2009</ref> Mercola happens to sell all these products through his website. Swine flu, however, is not harmless; the World Health Organization confirmed more than 18,000 casualties caused by H1N1 until August 2010.<ref>[http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_08_06/en/index.html Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 112]</ref>

Mercola also claims medicine kills more people than it saves, in a series of articles titled ''Death by Medicine''.<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/11/26/death-by-medicine-part-one.aspx Death by Medicine, Part I], mercola.com, November 26 2003</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/04/death-by-medicine-an-update.aspx Nearly 250,000 Deaths From ONE Common Mistake: Here's How to Protect Yourself], mercola.com, February 04 2011</ref> Among the authors of the series ''Death by Medicine'' are dubious writers like [[Gary Null]] (dubious credentials and products) and [[Carolyn Dean]] (had her registration certificate revoked because of "disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional conduct" in 1995).<ref>[http://www.casewatch.org/foreign/dean/dean.shtml Disciplinary Action against Carolyn Dean, M.D.], Casewatch</ref><ref>[http://www.reocities.com/healthbase/death_by_medicine.html The Quack-Files: Death by Medicine], by Harriet Hall, MD</ref> The articles are full of pseudoscience, false claims, and fallacies.<ref>[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/death-by-medicine/ Science-Based Medicine on "Death by Medicine"]</ref>

Mercola also claims medicine kills more people than it saves, in a series of articles titled ''Death by Medicine''.<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/11/26/death-by-medicine-part-one.aspx Death by Medicine, Part I], mercola.com, November 26 2003</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/04/death-by-medicine-an-update.aspx Nearly 250,000 Deaths From ONE Common Mistake: Here's How to Protect Yourself], mercola.com, February 04 2011</ref> Among the authors of the series ''Death by Medicine'' are dubious writers like [[Gary Null]] (dubious credentials and products) and [[Carolyn Dean]] (had her registration certificate revoked because of "disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional conduct" in 1995).<ref>[http://www.casewatch.org/foreign/dean/dean.shtml Disciplinary Action against Carolyn Dean, M.D.], Casewatch</ref><ref>[http://www.reocities.com/healthbase/death_by_medicine.html The Quack-Files: Death by Medicine], by Harriet Hall, MD</ref> The articles are full of pseudoscience, false claims, and fallacies.<ref>[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/death-by-medicine/ Science-Based Medicine on "Death by Medicine"]</ref>