The Hidden Wikipedia: How to Find Deleted Material about Nutritional Medicine

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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, May 11, 2010

 

 

The Hidden Wikipedia:

How to Find Deleted Material about Nutritional Medicine

 

 

 

(OMNS, May 11, 2010) There is nothing quite like a paper trail, and

Wikipedia has one. Consequently, you can read for yourself all the material that

has been added, and then deleted.

 

 

 

For example: Wikipedia's page about Max Gerson, M.D., is

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gerson_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gerson) . The

doctor is widely known for the nutritional cancer therapy that bears his

name. Gerson's principal biographer is his grandson, Howard Straus

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersonbio.htm_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersonbio.htm) . Mr. Straus tells the

Orthomolecular Medicine News Service of some

interesting experiences he has had with Wikipedia bias:

 

 

" Some years ago, on seeing that the pages for Dr. Max Gerson and the

Gerson Therapy were only stubs (short place-holders with little information on

them), I took it upon myself to flesh out the pages. I thought Wikipedia was

fairly neutral on balance, so I put in all the information that I could,

and kept it factual with references, citations, and literature links.

 

 

" Within a month, the following had happened:

 

 

" The information was labeled as " biased " and " unreliable " because I am Dr.

Gerson's grandson and biographer. There appeared a big red flag at the top

of the article labeling the articles neutrality " dubious. " The photograph

I posted was removed. Provable, referenced facts, with dates and places,

all suddenly became " claims, " even quotes from no less than Nobel Laureate

Albert Schweitzer, M.D., who famously said: " I see in Dr. Max Gerson one of

the most eminent geniuses in medical history. " Dr. Schweitzer and his wife

were patients of Dr. Gerson, making this a first-hand account from a rather

reliable source.

 

 

" All my links, references and citations were removed. They were replaced

by links to the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute, which

offer only criticism of the Gerson Therapy. Even quotations from published

scientific papers were removed. Attempts to rectify these actions were

immediately overwritten.

 

 

" It's easy enough to show the progression of the pages, since Wikipedia

displays former edits on request, dated and documented. One can verify this

by clicking on the " History " tab at the top of the Max Gerson page, and

looking at 2005 and before. My editing is archived at

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/69.109.140.164_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/69.109.140.164) and also

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Howard_Straus_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Howard_Straus)

 

 

" A second Wikipedia page, specific to the Gerson Therapy, has been

completely removed.

_http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerson_therapy & redirect=no_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerson_therapy & redirect=no) . To see

something of what happened, you can click the " History " tab

here as well. "

 

 

The OMNS adds just one other intriguing statement about Dr. Gerson's work

that is probably too " unreliable " to be seen on Wikipedia:

 

 

" I know of one patient who turned to Gerson Therapy having been told she

was suffering from terminal cancer and would not survive another course of

chemotherapy. Happily, seven years later, she is alive and well. So it is

vital that, rather than dismissing such experiences, we should further

investigate the beneficial nature of these treatments. " (H.R.H. Charles, Prince

of Wales)

 

 

Max Gerson is not the only nutritionally-oriented physician whose work is

slanted or censored at Wikipedia. Others include Matthias Rath, M.D., and

Robert F. Cathcart III, M.D.

 

 

Matthias Rath, M.D.

 

Dr. Rath coauthored a number of papers with Linus Pauling. (1-8) They

discussed high-dose vitamin therapy for cardiovascular disease. To see what is

going on at Wikipedia concerning him:

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Matthias_Rath_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Matthias_Rath)

 

Paul Anthony Taylor, a supporter of Dr. Rath, comments: " Instead of

providing free access to the sum of all human knowledge, as is its supposed

aim,

Wikipedia would appear to be just another way of supporting the scientific,

political and social status quo. In a sense, however, the game is already

up for Wikipedia. The official exams watchdog in the UK, Ofqual, recently

stated that schoolchildren should avoid it as it is not " authoritative or

accurate " and in some cases " may be completely untrue "

_http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6943325/Schoolchildren-told-to-avoid-Wikip\

edia.html_

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6943325/Schoolchildren-told-to-avoid-Wikip\

edia.

html) Believe it or not, one of Wikipedia's contributors is the CIA, and

they are not just updating their own entries, either.

_http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/16/2007049.htm_

(http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/16/2007049.htm) When it comes to

nutritional therapies, you won't

currently find much of it on Wikipedia. "

 

 

Robert F. Cathcart, M.D.

 

The Wikipedia page for this physician has been deleted.

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Robert_Cathcart_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Robert_Cathcart)

Why? Because Dr. Cathcart " does not meet notability criteria per WP:BIO

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIO_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIO) " and " a quick google search shows

up no reliable hits for this

subject. "

 

Indeed? It appears that someone was not looking. Orthopedic surgeon Robert

F. Cathcart III is the inventor of the Cathcart Elliptical Orthocentric

Endoprosthesis, a replacement hip-ball joint still in widespread use today

after 37 years. _http://www.orthomed.com/pros.pdf_

(http://www.orthomed.com/pros.pdf) Some physicians report it to be superior to

other similar devices.

_http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2661497_

(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2661497) That alone qualifies him as

notable, and invalidates the

deletion of his page at Wikipedia. In addition, Linus Pauling personally

singled out Dr. Cathcart for recognition for his nutritional knowledge as early

as 1978. (9)

 

Possibly, just possibly, the real reason Dr. Cathcart is deleted from

Wikipedia has much more to do with his outspoken advocacy of very high doses of

vitamin C to treat viral illnesses.

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/cathcart_thirdface.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/cathcart_thirdface.html)

and either _http://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html) or

_http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm_

(http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm)

 

Here is all the deleted material on Dr. Cathcart:

_http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rober\

t_Cathcart & action=hist

ory_

(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rober\

t_Cathcart & action=history)

 

 

Take a look and decide for yourself.

 

 

For More Information:

 

 

Max Gerson, M.D.

Complete bibliography of Dr. Gerson's publications:

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/bib_gerson.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/bib_gerson.html)

Extensive list of papers about the Gerson Therapy:

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/bib_gerson_therapy.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/bib_gerson_therapy.html)

 

 

For free access to a documentary on the Gerson Therapy: _http://video.googl

e.com/videoplay?docid=-7357629140536485998_

(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7357629140536485998)

A review of this film, from J Orthomolecular Med, 2006:

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersonmovie.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersonmovie.html)

 

 

Additional Reading:

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersontherapy.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/gersontherapy.html)

_http://www.doctoryourself.com/charlotte.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/charlotte.html)

 

 

Matthias Rath, M.D.

Papers coauthored with Linus Pauling:

 

1. Rath M, Pauling L. Immunological evidence for the accumulation of

lipoprotein(a) in the atherosclerotic lesion of the hypoascorbemic guinea pig.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Dec;87(23):9388-90. PMID: 2147514

 

2. Rath M, Pauling L. Hypothesis: lipoprotein(a) is a surrogate for

ascorbate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Aug;87(16):6204-7. Erratum in: Proc

Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 Dec 5;88(24):11588. PMID: 2143582

 

3. Rath M, Pauling L. Solution To the Puzzle of Human Cardiovascular

Disease: Its Primary Cause Is Ascorbate Deficiency Leading to the Deposition of

Lipoprotein(a) and Fibrinogen/Fibrin in the Vascular Wall. J Orthomolecular

Med, Vol 6, 3 & 4th Quarters, 1991, p 125.

 

4. Pauling L, Rath M. An Orthomolecular Theory of Human Health and

Disease. J Orthomolecular Med, Vol 6, 3 & 4th Quarters, 1991, p 135.

 

5. Rath M, Pauling L. Apoprotein(a) Is An Adhesive Protein. J

Orthomolecular Med, Vol 6, 3 & 4th Quarters, 1991, p 139.

 

6. Rath M, Pauling L. Case Report: Lysine/Ascorbate Related Amelioration

of Angina Pectoris. J Orthomolecular Med, Vol 6, 3 & 4th Quarters, 1991, p 144.

 

7. Rath M, Pauling L. A Unified theory of Human Cardiovascular Disease

Leading the Way To the Abolition of This Diseases As A Cause for Human

Mortality. J Orthomolecular Med, Vol 7, First Quarter 1992, p 5.

 

8. Rath M, Pauling L. Plamin-induced Proteolysis and the Role of

Apoprotein(a), Lysine and Synthetic Lysine Analogs. J Orthomolecular Med, Vol

7,

First Quarter 1992, p 17.

 

Dr. Rath's Assessment of Wikipedia:

_http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/wiki_rath/how_the_facts_arent\

_welcome_on_wikipedia.html_

(http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/wiki_rath/how_the_facts_arent\

_we

lcome_on_wikipedia.html)

 

 

Robert F. Cathcart, M.D.

Reference 9. Pauling L. Robert Fulton Cathcart, III, M.D., an

orthomolecular physician. The Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine

Newsletter, 1(4):1-3 Fall 1978. Free download of article:

_http://www.orthomed.com/PDF/pauling.pdf_

(http://www.orthomed.com/PDF/pauling.pdf)

 

Short biography of Dr. Cathcart:

_http://orthomolecular.org/hof/2008/cathcart.html_

(http://orthomolecular.org/hof/2008/cathcart.html) His extensive

website on vitamin C therapeutics: _http://www.orthomed.com/_

(http://www.orthomed.com/) Bibliography of his publications with links to

full-text

articles: _http://www.doctoryourself.com/biblio_cathcart.html_

(http://www.doctoryourself.com/biblio_cathcart.html)

 

 

 

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