THE PATHOLOGY BETRAYAL
How THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, MEDICAL MEDIA AND GOVERNMENTS HAVE BETRAYED PATIENTS by
allowing PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES to RECKLESSLY ENDANGER THEIR PATIENTS through
ARROGANCE, APATHY AND GREED
THE ACTIVE B12 INVESTIGATION
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Sunday 01 January 2012

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Introduction to The Pathology Betrayal

According to the The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA ):

Medicine IS Pathology

and

Pathology gives life's most important answers

According to G.H. White and I. Farrance:

The fundamental role of medical testing laboratories is to routinely produce test results that are fit for their purpose; that is, they have analytical accuracy and precision that is appropriate for the clinical purpose(s) to which they are applied.
Uncertainty of Measurement in Quantitative Medical Testing - A Laboratory Implementation Guide, G.H. White and I. Farrance, AACB Uncertainty of Measurement Working Group

Can you trust your pathology results to be accurate, and give the right answers?

What Others Discovered

In 1996, Mounira Khoury, Leslie Burnett and Mark A Mackay reported:

Error rates in Australian pathology laboratories vary widely, but may be as high as 46% for all specimens in some laboratories.
Error rates in Australian chemical pathology laboratories, Khoury et al, MJA 1996; 165: 128-130

In their book, Sally M. Pacholok and Jeffrey J. Stuart expose the magnitude of the problem of misdiagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency. According to Bernard Rimland, PhD, Director, Autism Institute:

Pacholok and Stuart expose a major health-care scandal: the failure to identify and treat hundreds of thousands of patients who suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency.
Could It Be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses, Linden Publishing; Second edition (January 26, 2011)

According to Oh and Brown:

use of a low serum vitamin B12 level as the sole means of diagnosis may miss up to one half of patients with actual tissue B12 deficiency.
Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Oh and Brown, Am Fam Physician 2003;67:979-86,993-4.

In 2006, S.N. Wickramasinghe reported:

The accuracy of folate assays and particularly of fully-automated red cell folate assays is questionable. The results obtained depend on the assay method -
Diagnosis of megaloblastic anaemias, S.N. Wickramasinghe, Blood Rev. 2006 Nov;20(6):299-318l

In 2007, Chiang et al concluded, in a poster presentation to the AACB

Our study across 3 platforms indicate that many red cell folate results in Auatralia may be incorrect and misleading
Red Cell Folate recovery varies inversely with Haematocrit, C Y Chiang et al

What I Discovered

  • Misdiagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency, because of several very serious errors in pathology
  • Misdiagnosis of folate deficiency, because of gross errors in the measurement of red-cell folate
  • Healthscope Functional Pathology systematically defrauding patients with "Functional Pathology" tests

All of my claims are fully supported by evidence that is available on this site.

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Purpose of This Site

The purpose of this web site is to provide:

  • A resource of information about vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies, including extensive references
  • Details of my investigations into misdiagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Details of my investigation into gross errors in the measurement of red-cell folate
  • A warning to patients, and their doctors, about the unlawful and unethical activities of Healthscope Functional Pathology and Healthscope Ltd
  • Evidence for investigation by authorities

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What Is On This Site

THE PATHOLOGY BETRAYAL web site is divided into four parts, as shown on the menu bar at the top of this page. Here is a summary of each part:

THE B12 BETRAYAL
Main Sections Vitamin B12 Deficiency Information
The B12 Investigation
Deceptive B12 Deficiency Tests
Pathology Laboratory Errors
Arrogance, Apathy and Greed
Reference Sections References and Links
Evidence
Site, Personal and Contact Information
Right of Reply
THE FOLATE BETRAYAL
Main Sections The Importance of Folate
The Folate Investigation
Falsely High Folate Results
Possible Causes of Gross Folate Errors
Response of Laboratories
Reference Sections References and Links
Evidence
Site, Personal and Contact Information
Right of Reply
THE HEALTHSCOPE FRAUD
Main Sections Testing For Errors In Metabolism
The Healthscope Investigation
Healthscope - Defrauding Patients
Healthscope - Contempt for Patients
Doctors - Conflict of Interests
Reference Sections References and Links
Evidence
Site, Personal and Contact Information
Right of Reply
THE ACTIVE B12 INVESTIGATION Planned Site

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Evidence

Facts

All of my claims of fact are supported by evidence that is available from Evidence in each part of this site.

Expert Opinion

Expert opinion evidence is provided as quotations from peer-reviewed articles in respected medical journals. All references are available by direct links from the References page in each part of this site.

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