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 ==Claims==
-Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism|that HIV is not the cause of AIDS]]. He even produces films promoting this view which he sells on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine denialism|vaccine denialism]]. Null supports [[Andrew Wakefield]] who faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> and speaks of alleged "new evidence".<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null, January 26, 2011, retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" actually was already submitted years ago in the lawsuit against Wakefield and thus is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claims the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
+Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism|that HIV is not the cause of AIDS]]. He even produces films promoting this view which he sells on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine denialism|vaccine denialism]]. Null supports [[Andrew Wakefield]] who faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> and speaks of alleged "new evidence".<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null, January 26, 2011, accessed 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" actually was already submitted years ago in the lawsuit against Wakefield and thus is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], accessed 2011-05-21</ref> He also claims the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
 Null promotes coffee enemas for [[detoxification]], a practice which was proven to be nonefficient.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, and says mammograms were useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, and that sugar is poison<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/ Sweet Suicide], Gary Null</ref>. Since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]], Null also believes most people suffer from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.

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 [[image:Garynullbuch.jpg|thumb|Gary Null on the cover of a book]]
-'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is an US-American author, businessman, talk radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy as well as huge supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplement]] and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio talk show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, [[coffee enema]]s and [[Cancer Diet|diets for cancer]] and for AIDS patients. He is also an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
+'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is a US author, businessman, chat radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy as well as a huge supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplement]] and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio chat show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, [[coffee enema]]s and [[Cancer Diet|diets for cancer]] and AIDS patients. He is also an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
 ==Doubtful Credentials==
-Null says he holds a bachelor's degree from Thomas A. Edison State College in New Jersey and a PhD in human nutrition and public health sciences from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Edison State, while accredited, is a "non-traditional" school with neither campus nor courses and bachelor's degrees are based on career experience, equivalent exams, and courses taken at other schools. Because of it's "liberal" acceptance policy for courses it is labelled a [[diploma mill]] by some sources in the Internet. Union Institute & University accreditation does not cover awarding of PhDs in the sciences, only in the humanities.
+Null claims to hold a Bachelor's degree from Thomas A. Edison State College in New Jersey and a PhD in human nutrition and public health sciences from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Edison State, while accredited, is a "non-traditional" school with neither campus nor courses, and Bachelor's degrees are based on career experience, equivalent exams, and courses taken at other schools. Because of it's "liberal" acceptance policy for courses, it is labeled a [[diploma mill]] by some internet sources. Union Institute & University's accreditation does not cover awarding PhDs in sciences, only in humanities.
-He uses his title for advertising purposes. According to the approval documents of the thesis(title: "A Study of Psychological and Physiological Effects of Caffeine on Human Health") the PhD committee was composed of the following people: Peter Fenner, an expert in geological sciences (totally unrelated to Null's topic), Martin Feldman, MD, a [[Alternative medicine|"complementary"]] physician (and "[[clinical ecologist after Randolph]]") who worked with Null on his books and as a backup for the radio show, Philip J. Hodes, "Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" and Elayne Kahn, a psychologist who co-authored a book with Null that was published in 1976. In contrast to Null's work, a regular thesis for a doctoral degree in a scientific discipline requires a genuine contribution to the scientific literature.
+He uses his title for advertising purposes. According to the approval documents of his thesis (title: "A Study of Psychological and Physiological Effects of Caffeine on Human Health"), the PhD committee was composed of the following persons: Peter Fenner, an expert in geological sciences (totally unrelated to Null's topic), Martin Feldman, MD, a [[Alternative medicine|"complementary"]] physician (and "[[clinical ecologist after Randolph]]") who worked with Null on his books and acted as a backup for the radio show, Philip J. Hodes, "Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" and Elayne Kahn, a psychologist who co-authored a book with Null which was published in 1976. In contrast to Null's work, a regular thesis for a doctoral degree in a scientific discipline requires a genuine contribution to scientific literature.
-Null concludes in the thesis that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function", which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors", "implementing strategies to diminish anxiety" and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
+In his thesis, Null concludes that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function" which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors", "implementing strategies to diminish anxiety" and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
-Null's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Quackwatch, where this criticism was raised, but backed off, after even further questions were raised and just continued to threaten but never actually sued.<ref>[http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/null.html A Critical Look at Gary Null's Activities and Credentials], Stephen Barrett, M.D., Quackwatch</ref>
+Null's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Quackwatch, where this criticism was raised, but backed off after further questions were raised and just continued to threaten but never actually sued.<ref>[http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/null.html A Critical Look at Gary Null's Activities and Credentials], Stephen Barrett, M.D., Quackwatch</ref>
 ==Claims==
-Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism|that HIV is not the cause of AIDS]]. He even produces films to promote that absurd belief and sells them on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine denialism|vaccine denialism]]. He also supports [[Andrew Wakefield]], who had faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> and speaks of allegedly "new evidence".<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null, January 26, 2011, retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" was actually submitted in the trial of Wakefield years ago and is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claimed that the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
+Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism|that HIV is not the cause of AIDS]]. He even produces films promoting this view which he sells on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine denialism|vaccine denialism]]. Null supports [[Andrew Wakefield]] who faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> and speaks of alleged "new evidence".<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null, January 26, 2011, retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" actually was already submitted years ago in the lawsuit against Wakefield and thus is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claims the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
-Null promotes coffee enemas for [[detoxification]], a practice which is proven not to work.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, that mammograms are useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, that sugar is poison<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/ Sweet Suicide], Gary Null</ref> and since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]] that most people suffer from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.
+Null promotes coffee enemas for [[detoxification]], a practice which was proven to be nonefficient.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, and says mammograms were useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, and that sugar is poison<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/ Sweet Suicide], Gary Null</ref>. Since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]], Null also believes most people suffer from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.
 He is a well known [[Truther]], promoting the many [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theories]] about 9/11.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/evidence-refutes-the-official-911-investigation-the-scientif.html Evidence Refutes the Official 9/11 Investigation: The Scientific Forensic Facts], Gary Null</ref>
 ==Vitamin D Poisoning==
-Gary Null sells vitamin nutritional supplements and got vitamin D poisoning from his own product "Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal". Null began having severe symptoms in December 2009 after consuming two doses of his meal per day and believes he nearly died from kidney toxicity. He sued the manufacturer of his products, since the meal was produced with 1,000 times as much vitamin D as labelled.<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/04/supplements-guru-sues-over-his-own-product.html</ref><ref>http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/gary-null-hoist-with-his-own-petard/</ref>
+Gary Null sells vitamin nutritional supplements and contracted vitamin D poisoning from his own product "Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal". Null developed severe symptoms in December 2009, after having consumed two doses of his meal per day, and believes he nearly died from kidney failure. He sued the manufacturers of his products, since the meal contained thousandfold as much vitamin D as specified.<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/04/supplements-guru-sues-over-his-own-product.html</ref><ref>http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/gary-null-hoist-with-his-own-petard/</ref>
 ==Criticism==
 Null is heavily criticized by various sources.
-*Stephen Barrett from Quackwatch uncovered the curious details about his credentials and criticized the various dubious products on his website.
+*Stephen Barrett from Quackwatch revealed the curious details regarding Null's credentials and criticized the various dubious products on his website.
-*The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, has accused him of "dealing in nonsense", promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to [[Anti-aging|prevent aging]].
+*The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, accused Null of "dealing in nonsense", promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to [[Anti-aging|prevent aging]].
-*He was criticized for his remarks as a keynote speaker at a political rally against so called mandatory H1N1 influenza vaccination at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines said, "Like any number of things he’s wrong about, he’s wrong about that".<ref>[http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-c-2009-11-02-55041.113122-Health-workers-angry-over-mandatory-swine-flu-shots.html Health workers angry over mandatory swine flu shots], Legislative Gazette, October 6, 2009</ref>
+*He was criticized for his remarks as a keynote speaker at a political rally against so called mandatory H1N1 influenza vaccination at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines commented, "Like any number of things he’s wrong about, he’s wrong about that".<ref>[http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-c-2009-11-02-55041.113122-Health-workers-angry-over-mandatory-swine-flu-shots.html Health workers angry over mandatory swine flu shots], Legislative Gazette, October 6, 2009</ref>
-*He is criticized widely for [[Aids denialism]] and his bogus claims on [[Vaccine denialism|vaccinations]].<ref>http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/04/now_its_officialgary_null_hiv.php</ref><ref>http://denyingaids.blogspot.com/2009/06/gary-null-is-off-air.html</ref><ref>http://www.actupny.org/reports/denialist_gary_null.html</ref>
+*He is criticized widely for [[Aids denialism]] and false claims on [[Vaccine denialism|vaccinations]].<ref>http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/04/now_its_officialgary_null_hiv.php</ref><ref>http://denyingaids.blogspot.com/2009/06/gary-null-is-off-air.html</ref><ref>http://www.actupny.org/reports/denialist_gary_null.html</ref>
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 [[image:Garynullbuch.jpg|thumb|Gary Null on the cover of a book]]
-'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is an US-American author, businessman, talk radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy as well as huge supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the [[dietary supplement]] and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio talk show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, [[coffee enema]]s and [[cancer diet|diets for cancer]] and for AIDS patients. He is also an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
+'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is an US-American author, businessman, talk radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy as well as huge supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplement]] and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio talk show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, [[coffee enema]]s and [[Cancer Diet|diets for cancer]] and for AIDS patients. He is also an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
 ==Doubtful Credentials==

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 ==Doubtful Credentials==
-Null says he holds a bachelor's degree from Thomas A. Edison State College in New Jersey and a PhD in human nutrition and public health sciences from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Edison State, while accredited, is a "non-traditional" school with neither campus nor courses and bachelor's degrees are based on career experience, equivalent exams, and courses taken at other schools. Union Institute & University accreditation does not cover awarding of PhDs in the sciences, only in the humanities.
+Null says he holds a bachelor's degree from Thomas A. Edison State College in New Jersey and a PhD in human nutrition and public health sciences from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Edison State, while accredited, is a "non-traditional" school with neither campus nor courses and bachelor's degrees are based on career experience, equivalent exams, and courses taken at other schools. Because of it's "liberal" acceptance policy for courses it is labelled a [[diploma mill]] by some sources in the Internet. Union Institute & University accreditation does not cover awarding of PhDs in the sciences, only in the humanities.
 He uses his title for advertising purposes. According to the approval documents of the thesis(title: "A Study of Psychological and Physiological Effects of Caffeine on Human Health") the PhD committee was composed of the following people: Peter Fenner, an expert in geological sciences (totally unrelated to Null's topic), Martin Feldman, MD, a [[Alternative medicine|"complementary"]] physician (and "[[clinical ecologist after Randolph]]") who worked with Null on his books and as a backup for the radio show, Philip J. Hodes, "Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" and Elayne Kahn, a psychologist who co-authored a book with Null that was published in 1976. In contrast to Null's work, a regular thesis for a doctoral degree in a scientific discipline requires a genuine contribution to the scientific literature.

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 [[image:Garynullbuch.jpg|thumb|Gary Null on the cover of a book]]
-'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is a US-Americen author, businessman and talk radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy and supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the dietary supplement and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio talk show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, coffee enemas and diets for cancer and AIDS patients. He is also criticized heavily for being an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
+'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is an US-American author, businessman, talk radio host and one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy as well as huge supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. He owns the dietary supplement and media company "Gary Null & Associates, Inc." and a health food store, "Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market" in New York City and has a syndicated radio talk show "Natural Living with Gary Null".  Most of the treatments he propagates and sells are dubious, e.g. [[Detoxification|detox]] treatments, coffee enemas and diets for cancer and AIDS patients. He is also criticized heavily for being an [[Anti-vaccinationist]] and [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/Aids-denialist]].
 ==Doubtful Credentials==
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 According to the approval documents of the thesis the PhD committee was composed of Peter Fenner, an expert in geological sciences (totally unrelated to Null's topic), Martin Feldman, MD, a "complementary" physician (and "clinical ecologist") who worked with Null on his books and as a backup for the radio show, Philip J. Hodes, "Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" and Elayne Kahn, a psychologist who co-authored a book with Null that was published in 1976. In contrast to Null's work, a regular thesis for a doctoral degree in a scientific discipline requires a genuine contribution to the scientific literature.
-The thesis concludes that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function", which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors", "implementing strategies to diminish anxiety" and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
+Null concludes in the thesis that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function", which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors", "implementing strategies to diminish anxiety" and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
 Null's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Quackwatch, where this criticism was raised, but backed off, after even further questions were raised, just continued to threaten but never actually sued.<ref>[http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/null.html A Critical Look at Gary Null's Activities and Credentials], Stephen Barrett, M.D., Quackwatch</ref>
 ==Claims==
-Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism]], that HIV is not the cause of AIDS. He even produces films to promote that absurd belief and sells them on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine Denialism|vaccine denialism]] and supports [[Andrew Wakefield]], who had faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> Baseless claims about his innocence as well as allegedly "new evidence" is being spread.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null,January 26, 2011,  retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" was actually submitted in the trial of Wakefield years ago and is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claimed that the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
+Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism]], that HIV is not the cause of AIDS. He even produces films to promote that absurd belief and sells them on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine Denialism|vaccine denialism]] and supports [[Andrew Wakefield]], who had faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> Baseless claims about his innocence as well as allegedly "new evidence" is being spread.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null, January 26, 2011, retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> The "new evidence" was actually submitted in the trial of Wakefield years ago and is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claimed that the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
 Null promotes coffee enemas for [[detoxification]], a practice which is proven not to work.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, that mammograms are useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, that sugar is poison<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/ Sweet Suicide], Gary Null</ref> and since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]] that most people suffer from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.
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 Null is heavily criticized by various sources.
 *Stephen Barrett from Quackwatch uncovered the curious details about his credentials and criticized the various dubious products on his website.
-*The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, has accused him of "dealing in nonsense," promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to [[Anti-aging|prevent aging]].
+*The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, has accused him of "dealing in nonsense", promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to [[Anti-aging|prevent aging]].
-*He was criticized for his remarks as a keynote speaker at a political rally against mandatory H1N1 influenza vaccination at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines said, "Like any number of things he’s wrong about, he’s wrong about that.<ref>[http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-c-2009-11-02-55041.113122-Health-workers-angry-over-mandatory-swine-flu-shots.html Health workers angry over mandatory swine flu shots], Legislative Gazette, October 6, 2009</ref>
+*He was criticized for his remarks as a keynote speaker at a political rally against mandatory H1N1 influenza vaccination at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines said, "Like any number of things he’s wrong about, he’s wrong about that".<ref>[http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-c-2009-11-02-55041.113122-Health-workers-angry-over-mandatory-swine-flu-shots.html Health workers angry over mandatory swine flu shots], Legislative Gazette, October 6, 2009</ref>
 *He is criticized widely for Aids Denialism and his bogus claims on vaccinations.<ref>http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/04/now_its_officialgary_null_hiv.php</ref><ref>http://denyingaids.blogspot.com/2009/06/gary-null-is-off-air.html</ref><ref>http://www.actupny.org/reports/denialist_gary_null.html</ref>
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 [[image:Garynullbuch.jpg|thumb|Gary Null on the cover of a book]]
-'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is a US-Americen Author and businessman. His claim to hold a PhD is disputed. He is one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy and supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. Most of the treatments he propagates are dubious, e.g. [[detox]] treatments, coffee enemas and diets for cancer and AIDS patients. He is an [[Anti-vaccionationist]] and denies that AIDS is caused by HIV. Null is the owner of the dietary supplement and media company Gary Null & Associates, Inc. and owns a health food store, Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market in New York City. He has a syndicated radio talk show, Natural Living with Gary Null which has been broadcast for more than 27 years.
+'''Gary Null''' (born in 1945) is a US-Americen Author and businessman. His claim to hold a PhD is disputed. Null is one of the most outspoken critics of pharmacy and supporter of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]] treatments. Most of the treatments he propagates are dubious, e.g. [[detox]] treatments, coffee enemas and diets for cancer and AIDS patients. He is an [[Anti-vaccionationist]] and denies that AIDS is caused by HIV. Null is the owner of the dietary supplement and media company Gary Null & Associates, Inc. and owns a health food store, Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market in New York City. He has a syndicated radio talk show, Natural Living with Gary Null which has been broadcast for more than 27 years.
 ==Credentials==
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 According to the approval documents of the thesis the PhD committee was composed of Peter Fenner, an expert in geological sciences (totally unrelated to Null's topic), Martin Feldman, MD, a "complementary" physician (and "clinical ecologist") who worked with Null on his books and as a backup for the radio show, Philip J. Hodes, "Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" and Elayne Kanh, a psychologist who co-authored a book with Null that was published in 1976. In contrast to Null's work, a regular thesis for a doctoral degree in a scientific discipline requires a genuine contribution to the scientific literature.
-The thesis concludes that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function", which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors," implementing strategies to diminish anxiety, and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
+The thesis concludes that "chronic caffeine users tend to have diminished adrenal function", which he blamed on "exhaustion" of the glands. "Fortunately," he added, "there are non-drug nutritional programs which have the ability to repair or rebalance weakening adrenal glands toward normal." The program consisted of "diminishing stressors", "implementing strategies to diminish anxiety", and taking doses of five vitamins and three other products.
-Null's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Quackwatch, where this criticism was raised, but backed off, after even further questions were raised, continued to threaten but never actually sued.
+Null's attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Quackwatch, where this criticism was raised, but backed off, after even further questions were raised, just continued to threaten but never actually sued.
 ==Claims==
 Gary Null promotes [[HIV/AIDS denialism]] and that HIV is not the cause of AIDS. He even produces films that promote AIDS denialism and sells them on his website.<ref>[http://gnhealthyliving.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=43 Aids: A Second Opinion DVD, a Gary Null Production]</ref> He also spreads the usual disinformation of [[Vaccine Denialism|vaccine denialism]] and supports [[Andrew Wakefield]], who had faked data to "prove" that vaccination causes autism.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/category/vaccines Gary Null on Vaccines]</ref> Baseless claims about his innocence as well as allegedly "new evidence" is being spread.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/dr-andrew-wakefield-was-right-there-was-no-fraud-no-hoax-her.html DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD WAS RIGHT. THERE WAS NO FRAUD. NO HOAX. HERE’S PROOF.], Gary Null,January 26, 2011,  retrieved 2011-05-23.</ref> These allegedly "new" evidence was submitted in the trial of Wakefield years ago and is neither new nor a proof for Wakefields innocence.<ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia122.html Wakefield's Warriors], Skeptic's Dictionary about the "new evidence" for Wakefields innocence], retrieved 2011-05-21</ref> He also claimed that the gulf war syndrome was caused by vaccinations, especially by [[squalene]] which is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/storage/pdfs/HowSafeorEffectiveAreVaccinesNotVery.pdf How Safe or Effective are Vaccines? Not very.], Gary Null</ref> Various studies dismantled that theory.<ref>[http://www.gao.gov/archive/1999/ns99005.pdf Gulf War illnesses: questions about the presence of squalene antibodies in veterans can be resolved], United States General Accounting Office 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/DOCKETS/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf The Facts on Squalene], FDA 2005</ref>
-He promotes coffee enemas for [[detox]]ification, a practice which is proven not to work.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, that mammograms are useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, that sugar is poison<ref>http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/</ref> and since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]] that the populations suffers from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.
+Null promotes coffee enemas for [[detox]]ification, a practice which is proven not to work.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/09/gary_null_can_kiss_mein_tuchas.php Gary Null can kiss mein tuchas], Denialism Blog</ref>  He believes in [[homoeopathy]]<ref>http://www.garynull.com/home/category/homeopathic-medicine</ref>, that mammograms are useless<ref>[http://www.garynull.com/home/sherri-tenpenny-the-myth-of-the-normal-mammogram.html Sherri Tenpenny: The myth of the normal mammogram]</ref>, that sugar is poison<ref>http://www.garynull.com/sweet-suicide/</ref> and since he sells [[Dietary Supplements|dietary supplements]] that the populations suffers from malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiency.
 He also promotes various [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theories]] about 9/11 and various political topics.
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 ==Criticism==
-Null is heavily criticized by various sources in the Internet.
+Null is heavily criticized by various sources.
 *Stephen Barrett from Quackwatch uncovered the curious details about his credentials and criticized the various products on his website.
 *The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, has accused him of "dealing in nonsense," promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to [[Anti-aging|prevent aging]].