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Alternative medicine provider sentenced
Home » Alternative Medicine » Blog » Alternative medicine provider sentencedAn alternative medicine practitioner was recently sentenced to 13 years in prison after his patient, a 19-year-old cancer sufferer, underwent a procedure in which his blood was exposed to UV lighting.
Brian O'Connell pleaded guilty last month to criminally negligent homicide in the death of Sean Flanagan. He also pleaded guilty to illegally practicing medicine and other charges.
O'Connell practiced naturopathy, which relies on natural remedies. He treated Flanagan and others by removing blood, exposing it to light and returning it to the body with hydrogen peroxide.
Prosecutors said he lied about his education and credentials. O'Connell claimed ignorance.
This isn't to say that alternative medicine is decidedly dangerous, but be sure and counsel a number of sources before pursuing any treatment.
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