Archie Kalokerinos
Encyclopedia
Archivides "Archie" Kalokerinos is an Australia
n physician
. In 2000 he was awarded the title Greek Australian of the Century by the Melbourne-based Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos. He holds controversial opinions on a number of medical issues. He was a supporter of Linus Pauling
's controversial theory that many diseases result from overproduction of free radicals and can accordingly be prevented or cured by Vitamin C
; this led him to treat many conditions with high intravenous doses of vitamin C. He also believed that vaccination schemes have been used for deliberate genocide
(among indigenous Australians
, and in spreading HIV
in Africa); and that the US government systematically planned to get rid of undesirables such as criminals by encouraging people with known heart problems to be vaccinated.
, but during translation the spelling was mistaken). Kalokerinos took his MD
degree from Sydney University in 1951 and then spent six years in England
. On his return to Australia he was appointed Medical Superintendent of the hospital at Collarenebri, a town 500 miles north-west of Sydney.
, a deficiency of vitamin C
, and he treated them accordingly. The double Nobel prize
winner Linus Pauling
in the foreword to Kalokerinos' book Every Second Child endorsed his views.
Journals
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
. In 2000 he was awarded the title Greek Australian of the Century by the Melbourne-based Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos. He holds controversial opinions on a number of medical issues. He was a supporter of Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
's controversial theory that many diseases result from overproduction of free radicals and can accordingly be prevented or cured by Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. In living organisms ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress...
; this led him to treat many conditions with high intravenous doses of vitamin C. He also believed that vaccination schemes have been used for deliberate genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
(among indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
, and in spreading HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
in Africa); and that the US government systematically planned to get rid of undesirables such as criminals by encouraging people with known heart problems to be vaccinated.
Life
Archivides Kalokerinos was born in Glenn Innes, Australia, on 28 September 1927 (he was named after the Greek hero AlcibiadesAlcibiades
Alcibiades, son of Clinias, from the deme of Scambonidae , was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War...
, but during translation the spelling was mistaken). Kalokerinos took his MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
degree from Sydney University in 1951 and then spent six years in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. On his return to Australia he was appointed Medical Superintendent of the hospital at Collarenebri, a town 500 miles north-west of Sydney.
Vitamin C work
Kalokerinos became very concerned about the high death rate of Aboriginal children in that part of New South Wales. He came to the conclusion that the infants had symptoms of scurvyScurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic...
, a deficiency of vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. In living organisms ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress...
, and he treated them accordingly. The double Nobel prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
in the foreword to Kalokerinos' book Every Second Child endorsed his views.
Publications by Archie Kalokerinos
Books- Vitamin CVitamin CVitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. In living organisms ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress...
Nature's Miraculous Healing Missile!, with Ian Dettman and Archie Kalokerinos ISBN 0-646-11985-0 - Every Second Child Archie Kalokerinos, Keats Publishing (1981) ISBN 0-87983-250-9
- Medical pioneer of the 20th century: Dr Archie Kalokerinos : an autobiography 2000 ISBN 0-646-40852-6
- Second Thought About Disease with Glen DettmanGlen DettmanGlen Dettman was an Australian pathologist and medical writer who, in 1950, founded the Oakleigh Pathology Service. He was the author of over 50 technical papers, 28 of which are listed on PubMed, and was awarded in 1978 the Australian Medal of Merit for outstanding scientific research....
1977 - Australian Precious Opal 1971
- In Search of Opal 1967
Journals
- Abuse or infection? Archie Kalokerinos, New Scientist Magazine issue 2516 , 10 September 2005 . Accessed October 2007
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman I, Dettman G (1983) Is calcium ascorbate preferable to sodium ascorbate? Australasian Nurses J 12:9 PMID 6555033
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman I, Dettman G (1982) How much vitamin C should I take? Australasian Nurses J 11:8-9 PMID 6924854
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman I, Dettman G (1982) Ascorbate—the proof of the pudding! A selection of case histories responding to ascorbate Australasian Nurses J 11:18-21 PMID 6920272
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1981) Rubella immunisation, a tangle of absurdities and some comments. Australasian Nurses J 10:3-6 PMID 6917758
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1981) On your metal? Amazing zinc! Australasian Nurses J 10:22 PMID 6915775
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1981) "Mumps" the word but you have yet another vaccine deficiency Australasian Nurses J 10:17-8 PMID 6914174
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman I, Dettman G (1981) Vitamin C: the dangers of calcium and safety of sodium ascorbate Australasian Nurses J 10:22 PMID 6910420
- Dettman G, Kalokerinos A (1980) Aboriginal health: the gentle art of deception Australasian Nurses J 10:14-5 PMID 6908523
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1980) Viral vaccines vital or vulnerable Australasian Nurses J 9:27-32 PMID 6904225
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1980) Joggers - beware Australasian Nurses J 9:22 PMID 6904216
- Cilento P, Kalokerinos A, Dettman I, Dettman G (1980) Venomous bites and vitamin C status Australasian Nurses J9:19 PMID 6902663
- Knafelc D, Kalokerinos A, Dettmann G (1980) Disease etiology - a shock therapy Australasian Nurses J 9:18-20 PMID 6770812
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G. (1979) On new ideas and an U.S. experience Australasian Nurses J 9:22-6 PMID 119534
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1979) Year of the child: don't be beguiled Australasian Nurses J 8:22-4 PMID 110305
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1978) Vaccines: "who" benefits? Australasian Nurses J 7:15-6 PMID 100089
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1978) Does rubella vaccine protect? Australasian Nurses J 7:1-4 PMID 96796
- Kalokerinos A, (1978) "The sudden infant death syndrome. Part 2. Definition. Further clinical observations." Australasian Nurses J. Mar;7(7):6-8 PMID 418773
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1977) Vitamin C and the significance of that "wasted spillover" Australasian Nurses J 7:19 PMID 244300
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1977) The efficiency of immunisations Australasian Nurses J 6:15 PMID 587083
- Kalokerinos A, Dettman G (1976) Sudden death in infancy syndrome in Western Australia Med J Aust 2:31-2 PMID 979792
- Kalokerinos A. (1976) Letter: Severe measles in Vietnam. Med J Aust. Apr 17;1(16):593-4 PMID 933962
- Kalokerinos A. (1974) Poor black health, bad white attitudes. Aust Nurses J. Apr;3(9):29-31 PMID 4499636
- Kalokerinos A. (1973) Aboriginal infant health and mortality rates. Med J Aust. 1973 Mar 3;1(9):462-3 PMID 4708934
- Kalokerinos A. (1971) The Aboriginal infant mortality rate. Med J Aust. Aug 21;2(8):445-6. PMID 5122440
- Bryson AM, Kalokerinos A. (1970) Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy. Med J Aust. Aug 8;2(6):292. PMID 5456573
- Kalokerinos A. (1969) Some aspects of aboriginal infant mortality. Med J Aust. Jan 25;1(4):185-7 PMID 5779047