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AN UNLICENSED North’
Vancouver ‘man who ‘says
he can cure deadly diseases
such as ALS and Aids und

all types: of. cancer - treats

seriously ill, patients at his
home for at feast $26, 000
each.

By lan Noble
News. Reporter

The RCMP investigated Frank
Ludde, a self-procksimed “meta-.
bolic therapist’ who tacks a busi-
vess licence, and at least one federal investiga-
- tion is ongoing.

Although patients and their caregivers told
the News Ludde has indeed cured ALS, adiseas
that medical: science has no known cure for,

, _. Weather
Monday: Sunny, cloudy periods,
High 21°C, low 11°C.

NEWS photo Terry Peters

NORTH VANCOUVER City Fire’ Department firefighter David Merrill’ gets a ‘soaking: ;
in a home sprinkler demonstration trailer. The demonstration promotes a city hall ©
policy committee meeting on building sprinkler poticy set for tomorrow. at a 30 p. mo |

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METABOLIC THERAPIST Frank Ludde treats his clients with vit-
_amins. He claims to cure fatal diseases. ‘

those patients still suller greatly from the pro-
pay essively debilitating disease.

How does: Ludde know he has cured people.

~ with the Ludde Protocol?” .
“Because when somebody comes who cannot

walk and walks out of here and
walks, runs, bicycles and kayak
four weeks later, then we have the
cure.” a

The. -B.C. College!
Physicians and Surgeons, Health

‘Canada, the B.C. Cuncer Agency,
‘the B.C chapter of the. Multiple
Sclerosis Society of Canada and
the ALS Society have all voiced
concerns about Ludde’s activities,

But representatives of some of
the organizations said they would ’
not speak about Ludde on the +
record because they feared legal
action. .

Ludde currently treats six ALS.
patients from: places) such. as
Alberta, Texas and Hlinois for up -
to, US$26,000 for a 24. week
treatment course.

_ Americans are “charged more,
he said, because of higher long-
distance, correspondence: and

travelling costs, ‘

“D just get by and haven't put anything on the s

“side.” Ludde'said, . :

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