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Rath runs the "Dr. Rath Health Foundation" which was closely associated with "Health Now" Inc., and he also founded a "Dr. Rath Research Institute". In Europe, his products are sold from The Netherlands.
Rath runs the "Dr. Rath Health Foundation" which was closely associated with "Health Now" Inc., and he also founded a "Dr. Rath Research Institute". In Europe, his products are sold from The Netherlands.
==Overview cellular medicine==
==Overview cellular medicine==
[[image:rathdemo.jpg|Demo against Rath in South Africa|left|thumb]]
[[image:rathdemo.jpg|Demo against Rath in South Africa|left|thumb]]
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[[image:RathSpiegel45-2005.jpg|thumb]]
Rath and his Foundation were investigated by the law in South Africa after they had promised AIDS victims false hope und encouraged them to not take antiretrovirals, but to rather trust the [[cellular medicine]]. Rath was convicted of illegal experiments on humans.<ref>http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20031294</ref> In March 2006 he was convicted of libel against the NRO TAC, Treatment Action Campain, in Cape Town.
Rath and his Foundation were investigated by the law in South Africa after they had promised AIDS victims false hope und encouraged them to not take antiretrovirals, but to rather trust the [[cellular medicine]]. Rath was convicted of illegal experiments on humans.<ref>http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20031294</ref> The experiments were found to be against South African law in the case "TAC vs. Rath" on June, 13th, 2008 in Cape Town. The court ruled that the vitamin products of Rath must not be advertised to help against HIV/AIDS<ref>http://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/downloads/fachinformationen/hintergrundpapier_rath-tac.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/RathWrongs Court orders against Rath]</ref>
In March 2006 he was convicted of libel against the NRO TAC, Treatment Action Campain, in Cape Town.<ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/rath Treatment Action Campaign vs. Rath]</ref>
At the opening of the International AIDS vaccine conference 2008 in Cape Town the new South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan made a clear statement that AIDS is caused by HIV and should be fought with evidence based medicine.<ref>http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/article29163.ece</ref>
At the opening of the International AIDS vaccine conference 2008 in Cape Town the new South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan made a clear statement that AIDS is caused by HIV and should be fought with evidence based medicine.<ref>http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/article29163.ece</ref>
1.000 people die each day from AIDS in South Africa. Hogan promised that vitamin treatments of HIV positive people will be prohibited. This was a direct reference to the business practices of Rath, who had made advertising campaigns for his treatments in South Africa for years. In 2005 WHO and UNICEF had warned from this method to treat AIDS.<ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Statements01/ps_rath_30mar05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Releases03/pr_rath_11may05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071020134733/http://www.gwup.org/aktuell/news.php?aktion=detail&id=271</ref>
1.000 people die each day from AIDS in South Africa. Hogan promised that vitamin treatments of HIV positive people will be prohibited. This was a direct reference to the business practices of Rath, who had made advertising campaigns for his treatments in South Africa for years. In 2005 WHO and UNICEF had warned from this method to treat AIDS.<ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Statements01/ps_rath_30mar05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Releases03/pr_rath_11may05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071020134733/http://www.gwup.org/aktuell/news.php?aktion=detail&id=271</ref>
The new South African Health policy endet the ten year era of [[HIV/AIDS-Denial]], which was held up by the former president Thabo Mbeki and his Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki#AIDS</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/17/mbeki-south-africa-aids</ref> Tshabalala-Msimang had been given the nickname Dr. Garlic because of her treatment of AIDS patients with [[garlic]], beetroot and Oliveoil instead of antiretrovirals.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5319680.stm</ref>
The new South African Health policy endet the ten year era of [[HIV/AIDS-Denial]], which was held up by the former president Thabo Mbeki and his Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki#AIDS</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/17/mbeki-south-africa-aids</ref> Tshabalala-Msimang had been given the nickname Dr. Garlic because of her treatment of AIDS patients with [[garlic]], beetroot and Oliveoil instead of antiretrovirals.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5319680.stm</ref>