Desiré D. Dubounet (born William Charles Nelson; 19 June 1951[1]) is an American alternative medicine inventor, filmmaker and performer currently living in Budapest.[2][3] Dubounet developed the pseudoscientific Electro Physiological Feedback Xrroid, an energy medicine device that is considered to be dangerous to health and has been described as a scam.[2][4]
Desiré D. Dubounet | |
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 Desiré Dubounet at the 2010 Biofeedback & Wellness Congress | |
| Born | William Charles Nelson 19 June 1951 |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | Youngstown State University Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Known for | Designing and selling Radionics devices |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radionics |
Biography edit
Dubounet developed the pseudoscientific EPFX device in the late 1980s which supposedly claimed could diagnose and eliminate diseases including AIDS and cancer.[2][5] The EPFX device is described as balancing "bio-energetic" forces; bio-energetic forces do not exist.[4] Some people died after using the EPFX system instead of seeking or continuing medical care.[6]
In 1992 the United States Food and Drug Administration ordered Dubounet to stop claiming that the EPFX could diagnose or cure diseases, but she did not; in 1996 she was indicted on nine counts of felony fraud, though none were in relation to the EPFX.[2] Dubounet has since left the United States.[2][7] Dubounet is also involved in homeopathic medicine; she received a patent for a process for manufacturing homeopathic "remedies" in 1997.[8] At least 10,000 EPFX devices have been sold in the United States.[9]
Dubounet lives in Budapest,[10] and performs at the nightclub Bohemian Alibi.[11] and produced and starred in the English-Hungarian comedy The Story of F***.[3][12] Dubounet also directed the erotic comedy Paprika Western.[13][14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Professor of Medicine Desiré Dubounet's Bio" (PDF). desiredubounet.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Willmsen, Christine (18 November 2007). "How One Man's Invention is Part of a Growing Worldwide Scam That Snares the Desperately Ill". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Félnek tőlem, olyan jó filmeket csinálok" [They’re scared of me, I make such good movies]. Index.hu (in Hungarian). 31 July 2008.
- ^ a b Barrett, Stephen (12 July 2009). "Some Notes on the Quantum Xrroid (QXCI) and William C. Nelson". Quackwatch. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Miracle Makers or Money Takers?". Marketplace. Season 36. Episode 4. January 30, 2009. CBC Television.
- ^ Schwarcz, Joe (2011). Dr. Joe's Health Lab: 164 Amazing Insights into the Science of Medicine, Nutrition and Well-being. Doubleday Canada. p. 205. ISBN 978-0385671569.
- ^ "USA v. Nelson" (PDF). U.S. District Court District of Columbia. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ US patent 5603915, Nelson, William & Kiely, Carmel, "Process for Manufacturing Homeopathic Medicines", issued February 18, 1997
- ^ Berezow, Alex; Campbell, Hank (2012). Science Left Behind: Feel-Good Fallacies and the Rise of the Anti-Scientific Left. New York: PublicAffairs. pp. 121. ISBN 9781610391658.
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- ^ "Historia del Dr. Nelson y el SCIO". www.holistica-cuantica.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Horwitz, Jeff (18 November 2007). "Miracle Machines: William Nelson". The Seattle Times. Associated Press.
- ^ "Győzike megy csak Cannes-ba?" [Is your victory just going to Cannes?]. Index.hu (in Hungarian). 8 December 2007.
- ^ "Magyarországi transzvesztita lett a sydney-i melegfesztivál győztese". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 8 March 2007.
- ^ Hajnal, Hudák (12 May 2006). "Csöcsvillantás a köbön". velvet.hu (in Hungarian).