# Does the RIFE machine really work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 2, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007 "2003-04-02T17:46:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PolskiKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@PolskiKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PolskiKing)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/1 "2003-04-02T17:46:22Z")
My doctor recently suggested I get a RIFE machine, so i did some research, and im surprised at what i saw. The RIFE machine was created by a guy named Royal Rife. Supporters adamatly believe it works. Basically you turn this machine on and sit somewhere in the room. But heres where it gets cooky. They believe that sitting near the machine cures the following illnesses, according to this sheet my doctor gave me: Abdominal inflammation Abdominal pain Abscesses: set 1 Abscesses: set 2 Absentmindedness Acidosis Acne: set 1 Acne: set 2 Acne: vulgaris Aconite Actinobacillus Actinomyces israelii Acupuncture disturbance field Acute pain Adenoids Adenoma: cervical Adenovirus Adhesions Adnexitis Adrenal stimulant Adynamia: geriatric Aflatoxin African trypanosomuasis AIDS: set 1 AIDS: set 2 AIDS: set 3 Alcoholism Allergies Alopecia Alternaria tenuis Amenorrhea Amoeba: general Amoeba: hepar abcess Amoebic dysentery Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Anal itching Anaphiaxis Aneurysm Anger Angina: pectoris Angina: throat Ankylosing spondylitis Anosmia Anthrax Antiseptic: general Apoplexy Appendicitis Appetite: lack of Arenas tennus Arnica Arsenic alb Arteriosclerosis Arthritis: arthralgia due to gout Arthritis: focal origin gastrogenic, tonsiltogenic, and paresis Arthritis: general Arthritis: rheumatoid Asian grippe A Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus glaucus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus terreus Asthma Astrocytoma Ataxia: general Ataxia: spastic Athlete’s foot Attention Deficit Disorder Auto-immune disorders Auto-intoxication Bacillinum Bacillus: Coli Rod Form Bacillus: Coli Virus Bacillus infections Bacillus subtilis Bacillus thuriniensis Backache Bacterial infections Bacterium coli Bacterium coli commune and E. coli combination Bacterium lactis nosode Bacteroides fragilis Bad breath Baker’s Yeast allergy Balancing of body Banti’s syndrome Barley smut Basidiomycetes Bed wetting Bedsores Bell’s palsy Bermuda smut Biliary cirrhosis Biliary headache Biliousness Bilirubin Biting of insects Black widow Bladder and prostate complaints Bladder TBC Blastocystis hominus Blepharisma Blood diseases Blood pressure: high Blood pressure: low Blue cohosh Boils Bone disease, periodontal disease Bone regeneration Bone spurs Bone trauma Borrelia Borreliosis Botrytis Botrytis cinereas Botulinum Brachial neuralgia Branhamella ‘Moraxella’ catarrhalis Breast: fibroid cysts Breathing, deep Bright’s syndrome Bronchial asthma Bronchial pneumonia Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Bronchopneumonia borinum Brown recluse Brucella: abortus Brucella: melitensis Bruises Bubonic plague: secondary infections Bubonic plague: Versenia pestis Bunion pain Burns Bursitis BX Virus BY Virus Caeliacia Calming Campylobacter Cancer: additional frequencies 1 Cancer: additional frequencies 2 Cancer: adenoma Cancer: astrocytoma Cancer: basic set 1 Cancer: basic set 2 Cancer: bladder Cancer: breast, set 1 Cancer: breast, set 2 Cancer: breast, set 3 Cancer: breast, set 4 Cancer: breast, set 5 Cancer: BX virus Cancer: BY virus Cancer: carcinoma: bronchial Cancer: carcinoma: colon Cancer: carcinoma in general Cancer: carcinoma: larynx Cancer: carcinoma: liver fermentative Cancer: carcinoma: liver Cancer: carcinoma: uterine fermentative Cancer: carcinoma: basal cell skin Cancer: cervical Cancer: droglioma Cancer: fibrosarcoma Cancer: fibrous tumor Cancer: gastric adenocarcinoma Cancer: general, set 1 Cancer: general, set 2 Cancer: general, set 3 Cancer: glioblastoma Cancer: glioblastoma tremor Cancer: gliomas Cancer: Hodgkin’s disease Cancer: Kaposi’s sarcoma Cancer: leukemia Cancer: leukemia hairy cell Cancer: leukemia mycloid Cancer: leukemia, feline Cancer: leukemia, lymphatic Cancer: leukemia, T-cell Cancer: lymphogranuloma venereum Cancer: lymphogranuloma, lymphoma Cancer: lymphosarcoma Cancer: maintenance Cancer: melanoma metastasis Cancer: multiple myeloma Cancer: mycosis fungoides Cancer: nasopharyngeal Cancer: pain Cancer: plasmacytoma Cancer: prostate Cancer: prostate: additional frequencies Cancer: prostate, Vega result 1 Cancer: rhabdomyosarcoma embryonal Cancer: rhabdomyosarcoma embryonal, Vega result 1 Cancer: rhabdomyosarcoma Cancer: sarcoma in general Cancer: stomach Cancer: conidium head cells Cancrum oris Candida Candida: albicans, set 1 Candida: albicans, set 2 Candida: albicans, set 3 Candida: albicans, set 4 Candida: carcinomas Candida: tropicalis Canine parvovirus Canine parvovirus: mutant strain Canine parvovirus: type B Canker Carbo animalis Carbuncles Cardiacedema Carpal tunnel Carvularia spiratera Cat virus Cataract: brunescent Cataract: complicated Cataract: general Catarrh Causticum Cells of Leudig ‘colon’ tonic Cephaloshorium Cephalothecium Cerebral palsy Cerebrospinal conditions Cerumen Cervical polyp Cervicitis Cervix adenoma Chaetomiumglobosum Chakra base root Chelidonium Chemical sensitivity Chemtrail detox Chest infection Chicken pox Chillbains Chlamydia pneumoniae, set 1 Chlamydia pneumoniae, set 2 Chlamydia trachomatis Cholecystitis: acute Cholecystitis: chronic Cholera Cholera secondary infections Cholesteatoma Cholesterinum Chronic fatigue syndrome Cimicifuga Circulation disturbances Circulatory stasis Cirrhosis biliary Cirrhosis hepatitis Cladosporium fulvum Clostridium difficile CMV Coelicia Cold: set 1 Cold: set 2 Cold and flu: general 1998 Cold in head, chest Colic Colitis Collectotrichum Colon problems: general Comedones Concentration Condylomata: advanced set Condylomata: basic set Conjunctivitis Constipation Contusion Convoforce Convulsions: general Convulsions: spasticity Coraforce Corallinus Corn smut Corynebacterium diptheriae Costalgia Coxsackie: general Cramping and nausea Cramps: general Cramps: menstrual Crinis humansis Critter Crocus sotillus Crohn’s disease Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptosporidium Cunninghamella Curva spic Cuts Cyclospora Cyst: hydatid Cyst: ovarian Cyst: solitary Cystic fibrosis Cystitis: chronic Cystopyelo nephritis Cytomegalovirus Deafness: improvement Deer tick Dematium nigrum Dental: general wellbeing Dental foci Depression: basic set Depression: due to drugs or toxins Depression: due to outside circumstances Depression: anxiety, trembling, weakness Detox 1: toxins in the intestines Detox 2: parasites in the intestines Detox 3: toxins in kidneys and liver Detox 4: toxins throughout the body Diabetes: set 1 Diabetes: set 2 Diabetes: secondary Diabetes: tertiary Diabetic toe ulcer Diarrhea Diphtheria Dirofilaria immitis Disc, herniated Distemper Distorsion Diverticulosis Dizziness Down’s syndrome palliative Droglioma Drug addiction Duodenal ulcer Duodenitis Dupuytren’s contracture Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia E. coli E. coli: mutant strain Ear conditions: various Ear fungus Ear wax EBV Echinococcinum Echo Virus Eczema Electrolyte levels: water, sodium, potassium, to improve Elephantiasis Emotion: abnormal behaviour Emphysema Encephalitis Endocarditis Endometriosis tuberylosa Endometriosis, chronic Energy and vitality Entamoeba histolytica Enterobiasis Enterococcinum Enterohepatitis Enuresis Epicoccum Epicondylitis Epidermophyton floccinum Epididymitis Epilepsy Epstein-Barr virus Epstein-Barr virus: secondary Eriterocoucinum Erysipelas Erythema nosodum Escherichia coli Esophagus Euglena Eustachian tube inflammation Eye disorders: general Eye inflammation: general Eyelid droop Eyes: glaucoma Eyesight: to improve Facial cramps Facial paralysis Facial toning Fainting Fascia Fasciolopsis Buscii: adult Fasciolopsis Buscii: eggs Fatigue: general Febris wolhynia Fel tauri Feli Feline leukemia Felis Felon Feloris Wolyhnica Fever: sunstroke Fever: various causes Fibroadenoma mamanae Fibroma Fibromyalgia Fibropendulum Fibrosarcoma Fibrosis of lung Fischpyrogen Fissures Fistula: dentalis Fistula: ulcer FIV Flatulence Flu: set 1 Flu: set 2 Follicular mange Folliculitis: hot-tub Food poisoning Foot and mouth syndrome Foot blisters Fractures Frequency fatigue Frigidity Frostbite Frozen shoulder Fungus and mould: general Fungus: general Furunkulosis Furunkulosis herpes Fusarium: general Gall bladder: dystonia with osteitis Gallbladder: inflammation Gallbladder: pain Gallstone attack Gallstones Gangrene: general Gardinerella Gasoden Gastritis and flatus General antiseptic General balancing General malady General prophylaxis Geotrichum candidum German measles: rubella German measles: secondary Giardia Gingivitis Glanders Glandular fever Glaucoma Gonads: inflammation Gonorrhea Gout Granuloma dent Gravel in urine Grave’s disease Grippe Gum disease Haemophilia tonic Hair: well being Halitosis Hallucinations Hand, foot and mouth syndrome Hangover Hay fever Head injury follow-up Headaches Headaches caused by vertebral misalignment Headaches due to parasites Headaches due to toxicity Headaches: unknown cause Headaches urogenitally caused Healing and regeneration Heart tonic Heartburn: chronic Heartworm Heliobacterium pylori Heliobacterium pylori: ulcer Helminthosporium Hemobartinella felis Hemophilia Hemorrage Hemorrhoids Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis: general Hepatitis general: secondary Hernia Herpes: general Herpes progenetalis Herpes simplex I: U.2 Herpes simplex II Herpes type 2A Herpes type 5 Herpes type C Herpes zoster Herpes zoster: secondary Hiccups Hip pain Hirudo medicinalis Histoplasma HIV Hives Hoarseness Hodgkin’s disease Hookworm Hordeolum Hormodendrum Hormonal imbalances Hot flashes Hot tub folliculitis Hydrocele Hyperacidity of stomach Hyperosmia Hypertension Hyperthyroid Hypochondrium: upper abdomen Hypophyseal disturbances Hypotension Hypothyroid Hypoxia Icterus, haemolytic Ileocolitis: colon inflammation Immune system stimulation Impotence Indigestion Infantile paralysis Infections: general Infections: general secondary Infections: general tertiary Infertility Inflammation: general Influencinum: Berlin Influencinum: vesica general Influencinum: vesica NW Influencinum: vesica SW Influenza Influenza aches and respiratory Influenza Asian grippe A Influenza grippe: general Influenza grippe: vapch Influenza haemophilus Influenza haemophilus type B Influenza V grippe Influenza virus: general Influenza 1997 to 1999 Injection: allergic reaction to Insect bites: general Insomnia Intelligence: clarity of thought Intercostal neuralgia Interleukin Intermittent claudication Intestinal problems: colon Intestinal problems: general Intestines: inflammation Irritable bowel syndrome Itching Jaundice Jock itch Joint inflammation Kaposi’s sarcoma Kidney insufficiency Kidney meridian: balancing and correcting Kidney papilloma Kidney stones Kidney tonic: general Kieferosteitis Klebsiella pneumoniae Knee: joint pain Lac Deflorat Lamblia Large intestine tonic Laryngeal polyp Larynx Lateral sclerosis Laxative: mild Legionella Leishman Donovan bodies Leprosy Leptospirosis Leukocytogenesis: to stimulate Leukoderma: acquired Leukoencephalitis Leukoencephalitis: secondary Leukoplakia Leukose Lipoma Listeriose Liver enlargement Liver flukes Liver support L-lysine: to stimulate Lockjaw Locomotor dysfunction incoordination Low blood pressure Luesinum and Syphilinum Lumbago Lung abscess Lung sinus bacteria Lupus: general Lupus: general secondary Lupus: SLE Luxation Lyme disease Lyme: set 1 Lyme: set 2 Lyme: secondary Lyme: tertiary Lyme: hatchlings and eggs Lymph plaque Lymph stasis Lymph support Lymphangitis Lymphogranuloma Lyssinum Macular degeneration Malabsorption syndrome Malaria Malassezia furfur Mange follicular Mannan Marsh elder Mastitis Mastoiditis Measles Measles: rubella Measles: rubella vaccine Measles: rubeola Measles: vaccine Medorrhinum Meniere’s disease Meningcoccus Virus Meningioma Meningitis Meningitis: secondary Menstrual problems Mental concentration Mental disorders Methotrexate Microsporum audouini Microsporum canis Migraine Moles Mononucleosis Monotospora languinosa Morbillinum Morbus Parkinson Morgan bacterium Motion sickness Mould Mould and fungus: general Mouth eruptions: herpes sores Mouth eruptions: white patches Mucocutan perniciosis Mucor: mucedo Mucor: plumbeus Mucor: racemosis Mucormycosis Mucous membrane: general inflammation Mucoviscidosis Multiple sclerosis: set 1 Multiple sclerosis: set 2 Multiple sclerosis: set 3 Multiple sclerosis: secondary Multiple sclerosis: tremor or twitch Mumps Mumps: secondary Mumps: tertiary Mumps: vaccine Muscles: to relax Muscular dystrophy Muscular pain from injury Mycobacterium avium Mycogone fungoides Mycogone fungoides: secondary Mycogone species Mycoplasma pneumonia Mycosis fungoides Myocarditis: narbe Myocarditis: necrose Myoma Myositis Nasal polyp Nasturtium Nausea and cramping Nephritis Nerve disorders Nervousness Neuralgia Neuralgia: intercostal Neuralgia: trigeminal Neurosis Neurospora sitophila Nigrospora species Nocardia asteroides Oat smut Oedema: swelling Oligodena Oospora Oral lesions Orchitis Orchitis: secondary Ornithosis Osteitis Osteoarthritis Osteoitis Osteomyelitis Osteomyelosclerosis Osteosinusitis Ostitis Otitis: external Otitis: medinum Otosclerosis Ovarian cyst Ovarian disorders: general Ovum Ozaena Pain Pain of cancer Pain of infection Pain relief: general Pancreas: general Pancreatic insufficiency Papilloma kidney Papilloma virus Paraceli Paradontose Paralysis: nonspastic Paralysis: spastic Paralysis from stroke Paramecium caudatum Parasites: blood flukes Parasites: follicular mange Parasites general: set 1 Parasites general: set 2 Parasites general: set 3 Parasites: general flukes set 1 Parasites: general flukes set 2 Parasites: giardia Parasites: heartworms Parasites: helminthsporium Parasites: hookworm Parasites: intestinal flukes Parasites: leishmania braziliensis Parasites: leishmania donovan Parasites: leishmania tropica Parasites: liver flukes Parasites: lymph flukes Parasites: pancreatic flukes Parasites: pinworm Parasites: roundworms Parasites: schistosoma haematobium Parasites: schistosoma mansoni Parasites: sheep liver flukes Parasites: strongyloides Parasites: taenia Parasites: tapeworms Parasites: threadworms Parasites: trichinosis Parasites: turbatrix Paresis Paresthesia Parkinson’s disease Parrot fever Parvovirus: canine Parvovirus: canine mutant strain Parvovirus: canine type B Pasteurella combination Pelvic inflammatory disease Pemniciosis Pemphigus Penicillium: chyrosogenium Penicillium: chyrosogenium secondary Penicillium: notatum Penicillium: notatum secondary Penicillium: rubrum Pennyroyal Penqueculum Pepto streptococcus Pericarditis Periodontal disease Peritonitis Perniosis Pertussis Pertussis: secondary Pesticide detox Phaqocyross: to stimulate Pharyngitis Phlebitis Phoma Destructiva Pineal gland: to stimulate Pituitary gland: to stimulate Plague Plantaris Plasmacytoma Pleurisy Pneumocystis carnii Pneumonia Pneumonia: bronchial Pneumonia: klebsiella Pneumonia: mycoplasma Pneumonia: walking Pneumovirus Polio Polio: secondary complications Polyarthritis Polyp: general Polyp: nasal Polyp: uterine Porphyria Postsurgery detoxification of anaesthesia Proctitis Prostate: adenominum Prostate: hyperplasia Prostate problems: general Prostatitis Prostatitis: secondary infection Proteus Protozoa Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas mallei Pseudomonas pyocyanea Psittacosis Psoriasis Psorinum Pullularia pullulans Pyelitis proteus Pyocyaneus Pyoderma Pyorrhea Pyrogenium 62 Pyrogenium ex ovo Pyrogenium fish Pyrogenium mayo Pyrogenium suis Q Fever Rabies Radiation burns Relaxation: to produce Renal: calculii Renal: excretory insufficiency Reproductive Respiratory syncitial virus Retrovirus variants Rhesus gravidatum Rheuma Rheumaticus Rheumatism Rheumatoid arthritis Rhinitis Rhinopneumonitis Rhizopus nigricans Rhodo torula Rhodococcus Rickettsia Ringworm Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rotifer Roundworm Rubella Rubeola Ruko tick Salivary gland virus Salmonella Salmonella paratyphi B Salmonella type B Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Sanguinera Sanguis menst Scarlet fever Schumann resonance Schunan B-Cell Sciaticor schias Sclerosis: lateral Sedation and pain relief Sedative effect Seizure Semperillium Sexual dysfunction Shigella Shingles Sinus bacteria Sinusitis: frontalis Sinusitis: maxillaris Sinusitis: set 1 Sinusitis: set 2 Sinusitis: set 3 Sleeping sickness Slipped discs Smallpox Smallpox: secondary Smegma Sneezing Sore throat Sorghum smut Spasms: muscle Spastic paresis Spleen: enlarged Spleen: secondary Sporobolomyces Sporotrichum pruinosum Stammering Staphylococci infection Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus coagulae positive Staphylococcus general: set 1 Staphylococcus general: set 2 Stemphylium Stiff muscles Stiff muscles: secondary Stiff neck Stiff shoulder Stomach disorders Stomatitis Stomatitis aphthous Streptococcus virus Streptococcus enterococcinum Streptococcus haemolytic Streptococcus infection: general Streptococcus mutant strain Streptococcus pepto Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus viridans Streptomyces griseus Streptothrix Stroke: follow-up Strongyloides Struma Struma: cystica Struma: nodosa Struma: parenchyme Stye Subluxation induced disorders Sudor pedis Sun allergy Sunstroke Surgery: detox of anaesthesia Surgery: prevent and control nosocomial, hospital-acquired and Surgical pain: post-op recovery Swelling Swimmer’s ear Swollen glands Syphilis Tachycardia Taenia Taste: loss of Tendomyopathy Tennis elbow Tetanus: secondary complications Tetragen Thalamus stimulant Thermi bacteria Throat “tickle”: chronic Thrombophlebitis Thrombosis Thrush Thymus: to stimulate Tinea: cruris Tinea: versicolor Tinnitus Tobacco mosaic Tonsillar: nosode Tonsillar: pfropfe Tonsillitis Tooth extraction: follow-up Toothache Toxins: to eliminate Toxoplasmosis Trachoma Trauma Trench mouth Treponema pallidum Trichinosis Trichodermia Trichomonas Trichophytie general Trichophytie nagel Trichophytie nagel: secondary Trichophyton mentagrophytes Trichophyton rubrum Trichophyton tonsuraus Trigeminal neuralgia Trypanosoma gambiense Tuberculinum Tuberculosis: aviare Tuberculosis: bovine Tuberculosis: general Tuberculosis: klebs Tuberculosis: rod form Tuberculosis: rod, E. coli, TB infections Tuberculosis: secondary complications Tuberculosis virus Tularemia Tumor: brain Turbatrix Typhoid fever Ulcer: duodenal Ulcer: gastric Ulcer: ventric Ulcer: ventricular Ulcers: general Unsociable behaviour Urea-plasma Uremia Urethritis Urticaria Uterine polyp Vision: poor Vitamag: complete set Vitiligo Warts: condyloma Warts: general Warts: pappiloma type, branch or stalk Warts: plantar Warts: verruca Wellness Werlhof Wheat smut Wheat stem rust Whiplash White blood cell stimulation Whooping cough Wolhynia fever Wound healing Xanthemia Yeast: Baker’s Yeast: cervical Yeast: general Yellow fever Yersenia pestis Zygomycosis Can it really cure AIDS and Cancer just by sitting near this machine turned on? If so, why is it not more popular than it is? And if it doesnt. why are there so many supporters of it? Lastly, how does it work and why is it so darn expensive? -PK ---
**Author:** ![PolskiKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@PolskiKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PolskiKing)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/2 "2003-04-02T17:49:20Z")
Should i bother spending the $4,000 it costs to get one? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/3 "2003-04-02T17:54:37Z")
Check your “doctor’s” credentials. Twice. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/4 "2003-04-02T17:55:43Z")
Google “rife machine fraud” and do some reading. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/5 "2003-04-02T17:59:37Z")
I would report your doctor to the AMA post haste. In 1997 a woman was sued by the [Attorneys General of Wisconsin and Minnesota](http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/News/rife.html) for making the same claims your doctor is making. $4000 is way cheaper than hospital treatment. You’d think hospitals would be scarfing them up to treat their patients if they really worked. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/6 "2003-04-02T18:05:14Z")
Your doctor must consider you a real pain in the ass. Maybe he’s found out that by prescribing the RIFE machine that he can get rid of the pain in his ass. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/7 "2003-04-02T18:23:27Z")
Did this doctor get his degree via mail? Seriously, always be suspicious about “cure everything” claims. Just as there’s not one cause to every ailment, there’s no one cure either. Do not pay a cent for this machine. In fact, you may want to contact your state AG or consuemr protection agency and your state medical board too. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/8 "2003-04-02T18:39:52Z")
[Company Touting Unproven Cancer Treatment Agrees to Settle FTC Charges](http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/07/biopulse2.htm) > [@](#): > > The second “therapy” is the so-called “Acoustic Lightwave Therapy” (ALW). ALW was based on the so-called “Rife machine” technology, which allegedly worked by emitting frequencies that purportedly destroyed cells or organisms that caused arthritis, candida yeast, diabetes, flu, headaches, parasites, lyme disease, pneumonia, and some cancers. > > The FTC complaint alleges that the defendants lacked substantiation for the IHT and ALW therapies. The complaint also alleges that the defendants made unsubstantiated safety claims for IHT. Under two separate proposed settlements, which require the court’s approval, the defendants are barred from misrepresenting the safety of IHT or any similar treatment and from making any unsubstantiated safety or efficacy claims for IHT, ALW, or any dietary supplement, food, drug, device, or any health-related service. -July 24, 2002 ---
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/9 "2003-04-02T18:55:51Z")
Wow, Not only does it cure Flatulence, It cures Baker’s Yeast Twice! Mysteriously, it cure Wellness as well??? ---
**Author:** ![Tarkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Tarkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarkin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/10 "2003-04-02T18:58:29Z")
Let me get this straight, you think a machine that cures Aids and Cancer would not hit NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, etc. etc. etc. Use your brain. If it worked, everyone would have heard about it. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/11 "2003-04-02T19:49:44Z")
**PolskiKing** , a quick look at your posts show me you asked eight times in eight threads what noise a giraffe makes, you are a high school dropout, yet your male Algebra teacher is a hag, and you posted a poll in IMHO to guess the age and race of the next DC Sniper Attack victim. If this were the Pit, I would now be making comments on your character, but I will attack the post, not the poster. Several of your posts are stupid, innane, juvenile, and offensive. Some are not. Please make the dumb ones stop. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/12 "2003-04-02T22:44:52Z")
Paging Dr. Riviera. Paging Dr. Nick Riviera. :rolleyes: [sub]Hello every-body![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-rife-machine-really-work/166007/13 "2003-04-03T00:12:37Z")
Asked and answered.