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Claims
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| Claim # | Claimant | Claim date | Forum ↑ | Type | Condition | Plausibility | Responses | Description |
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| 59 | Synagogue Church of All Nations (anointing water) | Oct. 20, 2011 | YouTube video | Cures | back pain, leg pain and high blood pressure | Untested and implausible | 0 |
SCOAN international claims to 'pray away HIV'. A branch opperates in Cape Town claiming to heal chronic pain with annointing water.
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| 4 | HIVEX | Dec. 14, 2010 | Website and Timeslive article | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 4 | |
| 6 | Aconite Medical Suppliers (Revivo) | May 18, 2007 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Aconite Medical Suppliers made claims on the website www.revivotea.co.za that herbal supplement Revivo works as a treatment for HIV. A consumer complaint was lodged by Mr. Patrick Linzer to ASASA. ... Read more |
| 9 | Damaansa Holdings Ltd. (Faith Drops) | April 1, 2010 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 2 |
TAC lodged a consumer complaint against Damaansa Holdings’ Internet advertisements promoting “FaithTM” Drops. The advertisements (which were published at http://immune-booster.synthasite.com and www.cancercure.co.za) claim that patients with illnesses including, Malaria, AIDS, ...
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| 10 | Carpe Diem Enterprises (Tara Klamp) | June 20, 2010 | Website | Safe | Circumcision | Tests showed this is unsafe | 1 |
Carpe Diem Enterprises has been distributing an unsafe circumcision device called the Tara KLamp. Note claim date is simply a date we checked their website. The claim was first made ...
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| 15 | Homeopathy for Health in Africa | Feb. 11, 2011 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 0 |
The website states, inter alia: “Homoeopathy works by stimulating and enhancing the immune system and therefore it is precisely in this disease(AIDS) that homoeopathy can be most effective”. It also ...
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| 17 | Mr. Peter Michael von Maltitz | March 15, 2010 | Website | Cures | AIDS | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 1 |
It was brought to TAC's attention that Von Maltitz claims to have discovered a cure for HIV/AIDS. He is operating from a facility run by Catholic Welfare in Masiphumelele, Fish ...
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| 20 | Secomet (Ithemba Lesizwe) | Oct. 1, 2006 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 1 |
The Stellenbosch-based manufacturer of Secomet V claimed it lowered the viral load of HIV positive patients. However, Secomet V (marketed as “Ithemba Lesizwe” or hope of the nation) has never ...
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| 22 | T4 Pro Balance | Feb. 23, 2011 | Website | Increases | Strength | Untested and implausible | 0 |
See the entry for a similar claim by Quantum-Leap: http://www.quackdown.info/quackdown/claims/23/
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| 23 | Quantum-Leap | Feb. 22, 2011 | Website | Increases | Power | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Several companies sell bracelets with holograms on them, claiming that they increase strength, balance, energy, fitness, relieve pain and alleviate a myriad illnesses. They offer no evidence that their products ...
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| 27 | Power Balance | Feb. 28, 2011 | Website | Improves | Balance | Untested and implausible | 0 |
See the entry for a similar claim by Quantum-Leap: http://www.quackdown.info/quackdown/claims/23/
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| 29 | Vulcan Silver | March 3, 2011 | Website | Treats | Infection | Untested and implausible | 0 | |
| 30 | Apostle Shada Mishe (AMBUSH) | Feb. 1, 2011 | Website | Cures | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
The advertisements claim that the product AMBUSH cures AIDS. View the YoutTube advertisement at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V53D1w_Po
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| 36 | Abha Light | May 2, 2011 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Abha Light claims to treat HIV and Elephantiasis in Nairobi, Kenya, using homeopathic remedies.
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| 37 | The Global Natural Healthcare Trust | May 2, 2011 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This UK funded charity runs a clinic in Orange Farm near Johannesburg in which they treat people with HIV using herbal remedies.
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| 51 | Bloodscan Africa (BloodScan) | Aug. 12, 2011 | Website | Analyses | Health | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This company claims that its proprietary blood analysis system "provides you with a benchmark of your current health status".
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| 53 | Bioptron Light Therapy System (Bioptron 2) | Aug. 29, 2011 | Website | Treats | Herpes Simplex | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This company sells extremely expensive devices that are essentially just glorified lights. The company claims its devices are complementary treatments for a range of illnesses.
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| 55 | Medical Mineral Solution (Miracle Mineral Solution) | Sept. 4, 2011 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 1 |
It was claimed on the website http://www.mms-africa.co.za/ that Miracle Mineral Solution boosts the immune system and is able to treat a number of bacterial and viral conditions including HIV and ... Read more |
| 57 | The Greenhouse | Sept. 15, 2011 | Website | Identifies and treats | obstacles to cure chronic illess | Untested and implausible | 0 |
www.greenhousehealth.com makes a range of outlandish claims about alternative medicine as a treatment for chronic illness
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| 60 | Health Inc | Nov. 20, 2011 | Website | Boosts | Immune system | Implausible | 0 |
Dr Botha of Health Inc claims to boost the immune system of HIV-positive patients
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