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Line 35: − + − − 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>
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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 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>
==Vaccination claims==
Mercola claims that [[Vaccine denialism|vaccines are 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> because they are full of toxins and that they are created from aborted human fetuses:
:''Most people are unaware that human cell cultures derived from aborted human fetuses have been used extensively in vaccine production for decades. And vaccine makers are happy that most of the public has remained ignorant of this fact, as awareness of it could blow up in their faces.''<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/10/this-shocking-fact-is-never-disclosed-on-any-vaccine-informed-consent-form.aspx One of the Most Inexcusable Vaccine Revelations of All...], mercola.com, July 10 2011</ref>
This claim is of course utter nonsense.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/07/joe_mercola_plays_the_religion_card_agai.php Joe Mercola plays the religion card against vaccines], Respectful Insolence, Scienceblogs.com, July 11, 2011</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 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>
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>