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| '''Ralph W. Moss''' is a US-american author of books and topical essays and also supplies pertinent internet products on the subject of [[alternative medicine]] including the propagation of [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] in this field. Moss is not only active as an author of books, but also operates his own websites on the net and sells the so-called "Moss Reports" dealing with health-related topics. His entourage usually refers to him as a "medical writer", a "science writer" or an "independent researcher". Regarding Moss there are dubious vanity titles like nominations in the "Marquis Who‘s Who in America", or "Who‘s Who in the World", "Who‘s Who in Health Care" and "Who‘s Who in Entertainment". | | '''Ralph W. Moss''' is a US-american author of books and topical essays and also supplies pertinent internet products on the subject of [[alternative medicine]] including the propagation of [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] in this field. Moss is not only active as an author of books, but also operates his own websites on the net and sells the so-called "Moss Reports" dealing with health-related topics. His entourage usually refers to him as a "medical writer", a "science writer" or an "independent researcher". Regarding Moss there are dubious vanity titles like nominations in the "Marquis Who‘s Who in America", or "Who‘s Who in the World", "Who‘s Who in Health Care" and "Who‘s Who in Entertainment". |
| In his publications and in internet websites of the “Cancer Communications Inc.” with postal address in Pennsylvania<ref>"Cancer Communications inc", PO Box 1076, Lemont, PA 16851, USA</ref> as well as in “Moss Reports” and “Cancer Chronicles”. Moss on one hand circulates demagogic views referring to orthodox scientific medicine (especially cancer therapies), on the other he tries to promote certain [[unconventional cancer therapies]] without any proven personal competence in this field. He is regarded as an opponent of medical chemotherapy in cases of cancer, which he considers to be inhumane.<ref>Ralph W. Moss: ''Conventional cancer therapy is so toxic and dehumanizing that I fear it far more than I fear death from cancer. We know that conventional therapy doesn't work--if it did, you would not fear cancer any more than you fear pneumonia. It is the utter lack of certainty as to the outcome of conventional treatment that virtually screams for more freedom of choice in the area of cancer therapy. Yet most alternative therapies regardless of potential or proven benefit, are outlawed, which forces patients to submit to the failures that we know don't work, because there's no other choice.''</ref> | | In his publications and in internet websites of the “Cancer Communications Inc.” with postal address in Pennsylvania<ref>"Cancer Communications inc", PO Box 1076, Lemont, PA 16851, USA</ref> as well as in “Moss Reports” and “Cancer Chronicles”. Moss on one hand circulates demagogic views referring to orthodox scientific medicine (especially cancer therapies), on the other he tries to promote certain [[unconventional cancer therapies]] without any proven personal competence in this field. He is regarded as an opponent of medical chemotherapy in cases of cancer, which he considers to be inhumane.<ref>Ralph W. Moss: ''Conventional cancer therapy is so toxic and dehumanizing that I fear it far more than I fear death from cancer. We know that conventional therapy doesn't work--if it did, you would not fear cancer any more than you fear pneumonia. It is the utter lack of certainty as to the outcome of conventional treatment that virtually screams for more freedom of choice in the area of cancer therapy. Yet most alternative therapies regardless of potential or proven benefit, are outlawed, which forces patients to submit to the failures that we know don't work, because there's no other choice.''</ref> |
− | But when referring to some far-out unorthodox therapies and obvious alternative medical humbug, he also writes critical articles, e.g. in the cases of the [[Bicarbonate Therapy according to Simoncini]] or of the [[Germanic New Medicine]] according to [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]]. | + | But when referring to some far-out unorthodox therapies and obvious alternative medical humbug, he also writes critical articles, e.g. in the cases of the [[Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy according to Tullio Simoncini]] or of the [[Germanic New Medicine]] according to [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]]. |
| Moss is to be regarded as a proponent of alternative or pseudo-medical therapies of severe diseases such as cancer. In this context he advocates yoga, [[homeopathy]] or Therapeutic Touch.<ref>http://www.ralphmoss.com/nytimes1.html (10/1/2001)</ref> He is also regarded a supporter of the blatantly ineffective [[Antineoplaston Therapy]] (ANP) according to Stanislaw Burzynski. Moss also believes in the effectiveness of antioxidants in connection with Chemo- and Radiotherapy, although it is widely known that the formation of free radicals is essential to the effectiveness of these methods.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16484715?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=9</ref> Moss is also known to be a supporter of [[Virginia Livinston-Wheeler]] who was of the opinion that cancer originated in an infection with the bacterium "progenitor cryptocydes" and consequently advocated vaccination against cancer. | | Moss is to be regarded as a proponent of alternative or pseudo-medical therapies of severe diseases such as cancer. In this context he advocates yoga, [[homeopathy]] or Therapeutic Touch.<ref>http://www.ralphmoss.com/nytimes1.html (10/1/2001)</ref> He is also regarded a supporter of the blatantly ineffective [[Antineoplaston Therapy]] (ANP) according to Stanislaw Burzynski. Moss also believes in the effectiveness of antioxidants in connection with Chemo- and Radiotherapy, although it is widely known that the formation of free radicals is essential to the effectiveness of these methods.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16484715?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=9</ref> Moss is also known to be a supporter of [[Virginia Livinston-Wheeler]] who was of the opinion that cancer originated in an infection with the bacterium "progenitor cryptocydes" and consequently advocated vaccination against cancer. |
| Some time later progenitor cryptocydes turned out to be nothing but an ordinary stem of staphylococcus to be found on the skin of every human being. | | Some time later progenitor cryptocydes turned out to be nothing but an ordinary stem of staphylococcus to be found on the skin of every human being. |