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Another argyria case surfaces.
« on: December 20, 2007, 01:17:58 PM »

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Subject: Consumer Health Digest #07-49  December 18, 2007

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Stem cell fraudsters sentenced to prison.

Elizabeth Lerner (a/k/a "Elizabeth Cooperman) of
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey has been sentenced to
33 months in prison for falsely claiming that she
could cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
commonly called "Lou Gehrig's Disease." She was
also ordered to pay $35,390 in restitution to
victims and a criminal fine of $7,500. Lerner and
her co-conspirator Charlene C. DeMarco, a former
doctor of osteopathy, were convicted in December
of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and
wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, six
counts of wire fraud, and one count of money
laundering. DeMarco was sentenced to 57 months in
prison and ordered to pay $32,190 in restitution
and a criminal fine of $7,500. Evidence showed
that from October 2002 until November 2004,
Lerner and DeMarco told ALS patients and their
families that they could treat ALS patients with
stem cell therapy, even though they knew they
could not. The pair also falsely claimed that
DeMarco had received FDA approval to treat ALS.
Prosecutors said that Lerner and DeMarco also
attempted to defraud two patients and their
families in Louisiana of more than $140,000 and
had obtained more than $40,000 from the scheme.
Witnesses described how Lerner and DeMarco
illegally laundered money they received and used
the proceeds for personal expenses The case was
prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
District of New Jersey and was investigated by
the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations.
[Associate of Egg Harbor City doctor sentenced to
33 months for scheme to defraud ALS patients.
USDOJ news release, Dec 12, 2007]
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nj/press/press/files/pdffiles/lern1212rel.pdf
Although stem cell therapy has a few practical
applications and has considerable promise,
commercial clinics that offer it to the public
should not be regarded as credible. [Barrett S.
The dark side of stem cell therapy. Quackwatch,
June 19, 2006]
http://www.quackwatch.org/06ResearchProjects/stemcell.html

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FDA panel nixes OTC Mevacor.

An FDA advisory panel has voted against
over-the-counter (nonprescription) sales of
Mevacor (lovastatin) on grounds that the
manufacturer (Merck) had failed to show that
consumers could adequately judge whether they
should be taking the drug. This was the third
time an FDA panel voted against OTC sales of
Mevacor. The panel's decision was influenced in
part by a poll of potential customers which found
that many who were interested in taking the drug
(a) did not know their cholesterol numbers, (b)
were not at sufficient risk to warrant taking the
drug, or (c) were at high enough risk that
medical supervision would be important. The
537-page FDA briefing document provides details
of the poll and other important information.
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4331b1-01-FDA.pdf
For the same reasons, the FDA has taken several
regulatory actions against the marketing of
lovastatin-containing red yeast rice products as
"dietary supplements." The American Medical
Association also opposes OTC sale of
cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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guard against Internet fraud, secure your
computer, and protect your personal information.
The FTC maintains the site with help from 22
other government, industry, and consumer group
partners. The site, launched in 2005, features
educational information and a complaint form.
http://www.onguardonline.gov/

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Phony weight-loss promotions slammed.

Healthy Weight Network has issued its 19th annual
"Slim Chance" awards for the worst weight loss
products and promotions of 2007. The "winners"
are:

**Most Outrageous Claim: Evercleanse. Ads claim
that being overweight or having a protruding
abdomen are symptoms of a toxic colon. "You must
detoxify your body Š Yes - 6 to 40 pounds of
undigested food, waste and feces are stuck inside
our bodies."

**Worst Product: HoodiaHerbal (also called Hoodia
Maximum Strength). Falsely claimed to produce
permanent weight loss of as much as 40 pounds a
month.

**Worst Claim: Bio SpeedSLIM. Claimed to be a
major breakthrough that, without any change in
eating or activity, reduces pot belly, waist,
hips, BMI, and weight; suppresses hunger and
cravings; and promotes burning of excess body fat
and gain of lean body mass.

**Worst Gimmick: Hollywood Detox Body Wrap.
Claimed to draw toxins out through the skin and
cause long term loss of 4 to 6 inches in less
than an hour.

The Healthy Weight Network's Web site has
additional tips on recommended and nonrecommended
weight control methods.
http://www.healthyweight.net/

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Another argyria case surfaces.

CNN has broadcast the story of 57-year-old Paul
Karason, whose skin turned blue-gray after 14
years of drinking water containing colloidal
silver. The report states that the man still
"swears by it," drinks it, and thinks the problem
occurred because he rubbed the water on his face.
Colloidal silver is a suspension of
submicroscopic metallic silver particles in a
colloidal base. Long-term use of silver
preparations can cause silver salts to deposit in
the skin, eyes, and internal organs, and the skin
turns bluish-gray. Many cases of argyria occurred
during the pre-antibiotic era when silver was a
common ingredient in nosedrops. When the cause
became apparent, doctors stopped recommending
their use, and reputable manufacturers stopped
producing them. But many Web sites sell colloidal
silver-making devices with false claims that they
can prevent and treat diseases. [Barrett S.
Colloidal silver: Risk without benefit.
Quackwatch Aug 1, 2005]
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/12/19/haagenson.blue.man.kfsn


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Ist das grausam!

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Lebensmittelsicherheit: öffentliche Warnung vor der Verwendung des Gerätes „Pocket Silver“
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