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Royal Raymond Rife (May 16, 1888 – August 5, 1971) was an American scientist who claimed to have used a special optical microscope to observe very small viruses. Bacillus X and Bacillus Y (at some point renamed BX and BY viruses) were experimentally isolated, and Rife causally linked them to two forms of malignancy (cancer): carcinoma, and sarcoma. This renaming of these bacillus forms by Rife to that of viruses is now known to have been in error. The limitations of most optical microscopes, and the size of viruses is such that most viruses cannot be normally seen under an optical microscope. Furthermore, the scientific understanding is that the estimated 15% of human cancers that are caused by viruses are caused by a number of different types.

However, there are optical microscopes, on the market today, that have been shown to resolve up to at least 150 nanometers, as confirmed by at least two different certified test slides,[1] and can reach at least the same true magnifications claimed by Rife,[2] although the technology used is different to that used by Rife. The German made Ergonom microscope[3][4] has been used to carefully measure the cancer causing pathogen in its living state,[5] according to Kurt Olbrich as published in a German language reference book,[6] and is capable of showing this pathogen even in its viral state. Although other microscope technologies, like scanning electron microscopes, can show virus sized objects, they are unable to show living unstained viruses. Therefore Rife's virus claims have been confirmed by at least one modern commercially available microscope system as also discussed in one of their scientific films.[7] Other microscopes have also proved that it is possible for light microscopes to resolve down to such levels like the Leica STED microscope with a claimed resolution of 20 nanometers.[8]

Rife also claimed to have rendered such viruses and many others inert in the living patient by means of a "beam ray" device, which he claimed devitalized pathogens by inducing resonances in their constituent chemicals.[9][10] The scientific community has concluded that Royal Rife's theory was flawed and his devices of no practical use,[11] and newspaper articles have reported cases where cancer patients, some with potentially curable disease, have died while using Rife-type devices as alternatives to standard medical treatments.[12][13]

Biography

Rife was of Scottish ancestry, born on May 16, 1888, in Elkhorn, Nebraska. While still at university, he began working part time for Carl Zeiss at their New York offices. Rife said that after a while he moved to Germany and worked part time for Carl Zeiss at their Heidelberg offices, while attending the University of Heidelberg.

Rife studied for six years with Hans Luckel, who was Carl Zeiss's optical scientist and researcher.[14]

Rife married Mamie Ah Quinn in 1912 and she passed away in 1957. In 1960, Rife married Amelia Aragon. Rife died on August 5, 1971 in Grossmont Hospital, El Cajon, California, from a combination of valium and alcohol, at the age of 83.

Rife's microscopes

Rife built a number of microscopes. Rife 1 through to Rife 5 are documented to have existed.[15] At least one was cannibalized for parts to build one or more of the others. The Rife #5 has never been reported to have worked since its original owner, Dr. Bertram Gonin in England, "was unable to obtain useful results with either No 4 or No 5."[16] Rife patented a high-intensity UV lamp for microscope use in 1929 (Patent #1727618).[17]

On November 20, 1931, forty-four doctors attended a dinner advertised as "The End To All Diseases" at the Pasadena estate of Dr. Milbank Johnson. This dinner was honoring Dr. Arthur I. Kendall, professor at Northwestern Medical School, and developer of the "Kendall Medium" or "K-Medium," and Dr. Royal Rife, the developer of the "Rife microscope." Moving microorganisms from prepared, diseased human tissue were supposedly seen in Berkefeld-000 filtered form, still-photographed and motion pictured.[18]

August, 1932, Science published a report by Dr. Edward C. Rosenow, M.D. (1875–1966). It said that, in addition to other viruses viewable with the standard lab microscope, small bodies were seen in the filtrate.[19]

Cancer and disease treatment claims

Rife said that he could find a Mortal Oscillatory Rate[20] (M.O.R.) for various pathogenic organisms, and directed his research accordingly, culturing and testing various pathogens with his Universal #3 microscope and his directed radio frequency energy 'beam ray' tube machine. Rife claimed to have documented the precise frequencies[21] which destroyed specific organisms, and claimed that many, if not all, contagious diseases could be cured using this radiation treatment, using frequencies that were typically in the 10 kHz-100 MHz range (HF to mid-VHF).[22] Rife claims that a clinic was set up by a Dr. Milbank Johnson M.D. which conducted tests using Rife's machine on the growth of typhoid in medium, which he claimed demonstrated no motility of typhoid rods which were exposed to Rife's machine.[23][24] There is no independent verification of any of these claims.

Modern revival of Rife's work

Rife's work was revived in the 1980s. An interest in Rife himself was revived by author Barry Lynes, who wrote a book about Rife entitled The Cancer Cure That Worked. The American Cancer Society described Lynes' claims as implausible, noting that the book is written "in a style typical of conspiratorial theorists."[11]

In the late 1980s, Life Energy Resources mass-produced the REM SuperPro Generator. Three of the company's top distributors, Pat Ballistrea, Michael Ricotta, and Brian Strandberg, claimed it was based on Rife's devices and cured many diseases, including cancer and AIDS. They served prison time for selling unapproved medical devices and drugs as a result of their trials in 1993, 1994, and 1995. According to the Buffalo News, Judge Arcara told Ricotta: "Your sales strategy targeted the most vulnerable people, including those suffering from terminal disease ... It is especially cruel because, in many instances, it proved false hope to people who had no hope."[25] Similarly, the American Cancer Society reported in 1994 that Rife machines were being sold in a "pyramid-like, multilevel marketing scheme" with the claim that the device was being suppressed by an establishment conspiracy against cancer "cures".[11]

In Australia, the use of Rife's machine has been blamed for causing the deaths of cancer patients who could have been cured with conventional therapy.[13]

The Attorneys General of Wisconsin and Minnesota sued Shelvie Rettmann, a proponent of Rife's "frequency generator" for deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud. The Court found that Rettmann had violated the law and that, as a result of her actions, a cancer patient had ceased chemotherapy and died four months later.[26]

Although Rife devices are not registered by the U.S Food and Drug Administration and have been linked to deaths among cancer sufferers, the Seattle Times reported that over 300 people attended the 2006 Rife International Health Conference in Seattle, where dozens of unregistered devices were sold.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Olbrich, Kurt (2005). "Richardson Test Slide viewed on Ergonom Microscope". Grayfield Optical Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Olbrich, Kurt (2005). "Selected Examples 2, showing 20000x true magnification". Grayfield Optical Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Olbrich, Kurt (2007). "Ergonom Technology (German language)". Institute for Interdisciplinary Basic Research. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Olbrich, Kurt (2008). "Description of the Ergonom Technology". Kurt Olbrich and Grayfield Optical Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Olbrich, Kurt (1996). "The Olbrich Sanguinogramm" (PDF). Haug Verlag (German book publisher). Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Dumrese, Dr. med. Jost (1996). "Pleomorphismus, Blutsymbionten, Blutparasiten, Blutpilze". Haug Verlag. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Muschlien, Bernhard (1991). "Symbiosis or Parasitism". Kurt Olbrich and Grayfield Optical. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Hell, Prof. Stefan (2006). "Leica Microsystems Develops Stefan Hell's Award-Winning STED Microscope". Leica Microsystems. Retrieved 2008-11-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ RifeBook.htm
  10. ^ Jones, Newell (1938-05-06). "Cancer Blow Seen After 18-year Toil by Rife". San Diego Evening Tribune - Search for "5/6/38" near "Evening Tribune San Diego, Calif, Cancer Blown Seen". Retrieved 2007-08-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ a b c "Questionable methods of cancer management: electronic devices" (PDF). CA Cancer J Clin. 44 (2): 115–27. 1994. doi:10.3322/canjclin.44.2.115. PMID 8124604.
  12. ^ a b Pair indicted on fraud charges in medical-device probe, by Christine Willmsen and Michael J. Berens. Published in the Seattle Times on December 21 2007; accessed April 24 2008.
  13. ^ a b Cheating death - Australia's battle with Rife machine quackery
  14. ^ "John Crane Trial deposition of Royal Rife". Retrieved 2007-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ The Rife Microscopes
  16. ^ The Science Museum's Synopsis on Rife
  17. ^ "Patent 1727618". US Patent Office / Google Patent Search. 1927. Retrieved 2007-12-03. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. ^ Kendall, Arthur Isaac, MD., PhD. (1931 December No. 6). "Observations on ..." (PDF / Adobe Acrobat 1.2 MB). Retrieved 2007-07-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Rosenow, Edward C., M.D. (1932-08-26). "Observations with the Rife..." (Adobe/PDF). Science Magazine (Column 2 first page, last paragraph, fourth line, "herpes"). Retrieved 2007-09-26. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ www.rife.org
  21. ^ www.rife.org
  22. ^ http://www.rife.org/john%20marsh/rifeinstrumenthistory.pdf See page 15 (approx.)
  23. ^ http://rife.org/miscellaneous/no4test-1.jpg
  24. ^ http://rife.org/miscellaneous/no4test-2.jpg
  25. ^ Investigators' Reports, FDA Consumer magazine, September 1996
  26. ^ Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Rife Machine Operator Sued". Quackwatch. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

Further reading

  • The Cancer Cure That Worked. Barry Lynes. Markus Books, Queensville, Ontario, Canada, 1987. 169 pages. ISBN 0-919951-30-9
  • Lynes, Barry. 'The Cancer Conspiracy: Betrayal, Collusion and the Suppression of Alternative Cancer Treatments. 256 pages. Elsmere Press (March 2002) ISBN 978-1885273123
  • Bird, Christopher: "What Has Become of the Rife Microscope?" New Age Journal. Boston, March 1976.

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