Scam artists used Lyme Disease to scare victimes, feds allege

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Scam artists used Lyme disease to scare victims, feds allege

The U.S. Attorney for Kansas says a California woman, Carole E. Bradford, has been indicted in an alleged Lyme disease scam that also included others, including her husband. Here's how it reportedly worked:

The 20-count superseding indictment alleges Carole E. Bradford and the other defendants conspired to violate the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by conspiring to sell a microscope that supposedly would diagnose Lyme disease, as well as drugs that supposedly would cure the disease.
They distributed marketing materials making false claims that Lyme disease was “the plague of the 21st century” and was a contributing factor in 50 percent of all chronic illness including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Carole E. Bradford’s husband, Robert W. Bradford, claimed to be a “doctor” and a “professor” even though he was not a physician and had no science degrees from an accredited university in the United States. He was the inventor of what he called “the Bradford Variable Projection Microscope,” which he claimed could be used to identify Lyme disease.
Toth, who was a licensed medical doctor in Kansas, used Bradford’s microscope and treatments, charging patients approximately $100 for each use of the equipment and approximately $320 for a series of injections he called “antimicrobial treatment.” In March 2008 in Shawnee County District Court, Toth was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading no contest to a state charge of reckless involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient, Beverly A. Wunder.

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[Venetia]

This is a shame. The Bradford Scope can ID Lyme. Reading over all the related links, it would seem that the doctor gave the wrong treatment protocol. IV- Bismuth which is found in Pepto Bismol.

Years ago they used Bismuth as a treatment for Syphilis - traditional medicine.
Lyme and syphilis both are conditions with 'keets'- spirochetes.

Carole and Robert Bradford were brought into the lawsuit because the scope ID'd Lyme in the womans blood. I don't know that they had any input as to the treatment that Doctor Toth used. It seems their only crime was related to the scope that ID'd the Lyme disease.

Their company, American Biologics, presents supplements much like those of Hilde Staninger. In fact, if your scroll down on their link below, you see that they
sponsor an Annual Symposium on "Integrative Medicine" - Hilde Staninger uses that same designation.
Her title "Industrial Toxicologist/IH and Doctor of Integrative Medicine" states as much.

Also, Bradfords' info promote some of the same products that Hilde recommends.


American Biologics


What's the harm in alternative medicine?

Beverly A. Wunder

Age: 47
Topeka, Kansas


Died
April 20, 2006
She was injected with bismuth as an "alternative" treatment for lyme disease. A year later she was dead. Another patient was injured by the same treatment.The doctor surrendered his license and was sentenced to 32 months in prison. Read more & more


FDA Warns Consumers About Alternative Lyme Disease Treatment

Above- re: treatment -bismuth, or bismacine (Pepto Bismol- injected via IV)

Physician cuts plea deal | Topeka Capital-Journal, The | Find Articles at BNET

Physician cuts plea deal
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Nov 22, 2007 by Steve Fry


My opinion- the scope could well be of great value to Lyme sufferers. It's a shame that Bradfords were brought into this case