Robert Willner

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Robert E. Willner (21 June 1929 — 15 April 1995) was an American doctor noted for his role in AIDS research, the view that AIDS is not caused by HIV infection.

Biography[]

Willner described himself as originally an "orthodox" physician who slowly transitioned to alternative medicine, particularly following his wife's 1978 struggle with cancer chemotherapy.[1] In 1995, Willner asserted that "I am convinced you can prevent all disease with diet, lifestyle changes, sanitation."[1]

Willner's Florida medical license was suspended in 1990 following a Florida Board of Medicine ruling that Willner had made inappropriate medical claims for food products.[1]

Willner authored a book presenting his point of view on the relation between HIV and AIDS, titled Deadly Deception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS.[2] The book was published shortly after Willner's medical license was revoked for, among other things, treating an AIDS patient with ozone therapy.[3]

The following month, on October 28, 1994, in a press conference at a Greensboro, North Carolina hotel, Willner jabbed his finger with blood he said was from an HIV-infected patient.[1][3] Willner was heavily influenced by the research of AIDS denialist Peter Duesberg.

Willner died on April 15, 1995, of heart failure.[citation needed][4]

Publications[]

  • The Pleasure Principle Diet: How to Lose Weight Permanently, Eating the Foods You Love (Simon & Schuster, 1984)
  • Deadly Deception: The Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS. (Peltec Publishing Company Inc, 1994). ISBN 978-0-9642316-1-0
  • The Cancer Solution (Peltec Pub Co, 1994)

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Farber, Celia (Feb 1995). "AIDS: Word from the Front". SPIN. 10 (11): 71–72. ISSN 0886-3032.
  2. ^ Willner, Robert (September 1994). Deadly Deception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS. Peltec Publishing Company Inc. ISBN 978-0-9642316-1-0.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cohen, J. (1994). "The Duesberg phenomenon" (PDF). Science. 266 (5191): 1642–1644. Bibcode:1994Sci...266.1642C. doi:10.1126/science.7992043. PMID 7992043.
  4. ^ "Natural History of HIV/AIDS". web.archive.org. 2001-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-09.


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