Copy of Epilogue

None of the above is mentioned in the CASEWATCH report online, that is referred to in the title of this essay. Rather the Casewatch posting individuals chose to hold me and other physicians in "false light" by maliciously and knowingly posting selective pieces of the information regarding the Connecticut Consent Order and by unsuccessfully attempting to defame me and cause me harm.  Quackwatchers/Casewatch individuals should know by now that they cannot affect one's reputation through lies posted on their web site in the form of selective passages and gratuitous inaccurate comments. 

What is the story on that ad hominem attack against me?  It is the work of Victor Herbert's self-appointed successor as Chief Quackbuster of the USA.  His name is Stephen Barrett, and he is an MD who has never had a successful private practice, and has been brain-washed by his deceased idol, so that he appears to believe the baloney that he has memorized from Herbert's scripts.  He, too, has traipsed around the country, testifying against Alternative Practitioners, but unlike Herbert, he has been extremely embarrassed by his failure to obtain convictions of those accused, and has instead been the subject of repeated severe judicial criticism for his ignorance and perfidy.   Herbert, to give him his due, was at one time a brilliant scientist, highly respected for his work in identifying the function of Folic Acid in the formation of Red Blood Cells.  He was knowledgeable in Biochemistry as it was known in his heyday, and he theorized from that basic understanding that Folic Acid deficiency would produce an anemia that was similar to that of B12 deficiency.  His animal experiments convinced him that he was right, but he was unable to obtain human volunteers to prove his theory, so he, too, in the tradition of Medical research heroes, did the experiment on himself.  In the end, after becoming seriously ill -- with major impairment of brain function as well as profound physical prostration -- the last of a long series of bone marrow aspirations from his breast bone demonstrated the changes that he had predicted.  During his testimony, my attorney asked him, as an acknowledged expert on Folic Acid, whether prolonged deficiency would cause permanent brain damage.  He said: "absolutely not."  We then produced 5 articles from the peer-reviewed literature showing that he was either not keeping up with the science in his field, or he was lying – again.  A famous Psychiatrist, Abram Hoffer, MD from Canada – who had come to testify about the proven value of mega-vitamin therapy in Schizophrenia – had reviewed all of the 5 days of Herbert's testimony on the record, and he gave his professional opinion that the combination of Herbert's uncontrollable behavior, his constant lies and his made-up statistics were indicative of brain damage that was probably the unfortunate result of his self-experimentation.  Herbert has since passed away, after refusing my offer to provide him with Chelation therapy at no charge after he had suffered a stroke.  I respect him for what he did when his brain was "right." 

Unfortunately, his successor, Stephen Barrett has no such excuse for his ignorance while feigning expertise.  He has been unmasked, and skewered in the courts that he has chosen to appear in, yet he continues in his misguided attempts to attack Alternative Practitioners.  He has recently been relegated to the anonymity of his Internet presences, hiding behind the names Quackwatch and Casewatch, while taking potshots at me and other unprotected practitioners.  Suing such an annoying insect is not an unfeasible option, and in fact it is one which is seriously being considered presently by a whole group of aggrieved physicians whom this individual has defamed .  You can confirm my statements about him by Googling him or looking for his dossier on Tim Bolen's website: www.northamericanconsumersagainsthealthfraud.org

Consider this about the Internet, and Casewatch in particular:  "My sources are unreliable, but their information is fascinating."