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AIDS libel case is dropped
Dr. Rath campaigns against anti-retrovirals
Doctor ceases legal action over AIDS treatment
"Rath maintains that his vitamins can cure, in addition to AIDS, life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. "
Matthias Rath, the campaigner who took legal action against The Guardian after they condemned his 'AIDS cure', has dropped the case.
Rath claimed that three of the newspaper's articles were libelous.
The Guardian brought attention to Rath's campaign in South Africa, which encouraged HIV and AIDS sufferers to reject conventional anti-retrovirals in favour of his vitamin pill, Vitacell.
He distributed the pills for free, reigniting, according to The Guardian, 'a life and death struggle in South Africa'. Medical experts have categorically stated that this led to many unnecessary deaths within the AIDS population.
The paper was awarded £220,000 in costs by the court. Alan Rusbridger, editor, said:
"We are very glad that Rath has dropped his libel action, doubtless designed to discourage other journalists - in Britain and abroad - from looking too closely at his dubious claims and methods."
The Dr. Rath Foundation operates in the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, France and Russia, and campaigns for worldwide acknowledgement of his micronutrient products. Rath maintains that his vitamins can cure, in addition to AIDS, life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.
Medical authorities hope that the end of the libel case will put a stop to these unsubstantiated claims.
