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	'''Yoshiaki Omura''', ], ], (born ], ], in ], ], ]), is President and Founder of the ''International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics,'' President and Founder of the ''International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Medical Association,'' and Director of Medical Research of the ''Heart Disease Research Foundation.''<ref name=cv></ref>		'''Yoshiaki Omura''', ], ], (born ], ], in ], ], ]), is President and Founder of the ''International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics,'' President and Founder of the ''International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Medical Association,'' and Director of Medical Research of the ''Heart Disease Research Foundation.''<ref name=cv></ref>

	Omura is the originator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT)~~, a form of ]~~.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Omura has also developed an extensive series of ] techniques ~~similar~~ to the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, which are presented in ''Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research'' of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.<ref></ref>		Omura is the originator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT).<ref></ref> Omura has also developed an extensive series of ] techniques based on the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, which are presented in ''Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research'' of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.<ref></ref>

	In ], the ] of ] reviewed claims of scientific validity of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test in the course of its consideration of the case of ], who was found guilty of professional misconduct and disgraceful conduct, fined, and stripped of his license. The tribunal stated it ‘was appropriate for the tribunal to hear and consider expert evidence on the subject of PMRT (also referred to as Bi Digital O Ring Testing (BDORT)’. The findings of the Tribunal were that ‘...there is no plausible evidence that PMRT has any scientific validity.’<ref name=nz></ref>

	==Bi-Digital O-Ring Test==		==Bi-Digital O-Ring Test==
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	:Omura claims that it is possible, if the procedure is performed by a very experienced practitioner such as himself, to perform the BDORT on a patient over the telephone without having any physical contact with the patient. In this procedure the patient is, for example, instructed to hold in one hand a substance being evaluated, while holding the telephone receiver at the bodily location prescribed by the diagnostician. The practitioner then evaluates the muscle strength necessary to separate the interlocked O–rings of thumb and forefinger of each of his or her own two hands, and uses this data in place of data from standard BDORT on the patient.<ref></ref>		:Omura claims that it is possible, if the procedure is performed by a very experienced practitioner such as himself, to perform the BDORT on a patient over the telephone without having any physical contact with the patient. In this procedure the patient is, for example, instructed to hold in one hand a substance being evaluated, while holding the telephone receiver at the bodily location prescribed by the diagnostician. The practitioner then evaluates the muscle strength necessary to separate the interlocked O–rings of thumb and forefinger of each of his or her own two hands, and uses this data in place of data from standard BDORT on the patient.<ref></ref>

	==Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand Consideration==

	The Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand, in its consideration of the case of Richard Gorringe, examined and dismissed any claims of scientific validity of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, offering the following summary statement of findings:

	:"We therefore accept that PMRT is not a plausible, reliable, or scientific technique for making medical decisions. We find there is no plausible evidence that PMRT has any scientific validity. It therefore follows that reliance on PMRT to make diagnoses to the exclusion of conventional and/or generally recognized diagnostic/investigatory techniques is unacceptable and irresponsible."
	::''– Tribunal Findings, Paragraph 363 (Note that the Tribunal uses the terms PMRT and BDORT interchangeably, characterizing both as a form of ], cf Paragraphs 100, 280, 290, 297, 305, 306, et alia)''<ref name=nz/>



	==Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method==		==Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method==

	The 'Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method' is a central component of Omura’s armamentarium of treatments in which Omura claims to be able to specifically 'target' medications of all types, whether ], ], or ], via ] stimulation coupled with BDORT diagnosis and evaluation, to specific cells or tissues, eg, cancer cells, while conversely ensuring that the medications will have minimal ‘uptake’ by non-targeted tissues or cells, thus maximizing the efficacy of the prescribed medications while minimizing side effects. <ref></ref><ref></ref>		The 'Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method' is a central component of Omura’s armamentarium of treatments in which Omura claims to be able to specifically 'target' medications of all types, whether ], ], or ], via ] stimulation coupled with BDORT diagnosis and evaluation, to specific cells or tissues, eg, cancer cells, while conversely ensuring that the medications will have minimal ‘uptake’ by non-targeted tissues or cells, thus maximizing the efficacy of the prescribed medications while minimizing side effects. <ref></ref><ref></ref>

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Template:POV-date Yoshiaki Omura, MD, ScD, (born 28 March, 1934, in Asahi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan), is President and Founder of the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, President and Founder of the International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Medical Association, and Director of Medical Research of the Heart Disease Research Foundation.

Omura is the originator of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT). Omura has also developed an extensive series of alternative medicine techniques based on the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, which are presented in Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research of which Omura is Founder and Editor-in-Chief, as well as in seminars presented by Omura and his colleagues.

Bi-Digital O-Ring Test

The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test is an alternative medicine diagnostic test developed by Omura, for which he holds patent. Proponents of the test say the test is effective in the analysis and assessment of numerous biological and environmental factors, and in the diagnosis and treatment of a number of conditions.

Description

The basic form of the test consists of the diagnostician using thumb and forefinger of each hand, formed in the shape of an O, to attempt to force apart an O shape formed by thumb and forefinger of the person being evaluated, as that person holds a slide of organ tissue, a sample of medication or potential allergen in their free hand. Variations of the test include the person being evaluated being 'probed' at acupuncture points by the use of a metal rod or laser pointer. The diagnostician then uses his or her perception of the strength required to force apart the patient's 'O-Ring' of thumb and forefinger to assess the matter being evaluated.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Patent

Yoshiaki Omura's initial Bi-Digital O-Ring patent application was rejected by the US Patent Office as 'too unbelievable to be true,' according to his own account. He then reapplied for patent in 1987, and was again rejected, being told that he would not be granted a patent solely on the basis of his own researches. He then enlisted, according to his account, the assistance of 'my associates in clinical fields and basic sciences, both in Japan and the United States,' and, with further effort, patent was granted in 1993.

Applications

The BDORT is capable, according to Omura and his colleagues, of a wide range of applications in the diagnosis, prescription of treatment, and evaluation of efficacy of treatment of, amongst others: heart conditions, cancers, 'pre-cancers,' allergic reactions, viral and bacterial infections, a range of organic and/or environmental stresses, as well as the precise location of acupuncture points and meridians previously unknown or incompletely identified.

Derivative and Variant Applications

There are a number of variant methodologies of the application of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test presented by Omura.

The Indirect Method

In the Indirect Method of application an intermediary is employed, and the patient is not directly examined. The intermediary, for example, directs a laser pointer held in his or her right hand at the appropriate acupuncture point, eg, atop the patient's head, while at the same time the diagnostician performs the test on the left hand of the intermediary.

Remote Application

Omura claims that it is possible, if the procedure is performed by a very experienced practitioner such as himself, to perform the BDORT on a patient over the telephone without having any physical contact with the patient. In this procedure the patient is, for example, instructed to hold in one hand a substance being evaluated, while holding the telephone receiver at the bodily location prescribed by the diagnostician. The practitioner then evaluates the muscle strength necessary to separate the interlocked O–rings of thumb and forefinger of each of his or her own two hands, and uses this data in place of data from standard BDORT on the patient.

Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method

The 'Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method' is a central component of Omura’s armamentarium of treatments in which Omura claims to be able to specifically 'target' medications of all types, whether alternative, herbal, or conventional, via acupuncture point stimulation coupled with BDORT diagnosis and evaluation, to specific cells or tissues, eg, cancer cells, while conversely ensuring that the medications will have minimal ‘uptake’ by non-targeted tissues or cells, thus maximizing the efficacy of the prescribed medications while minimizing side effects.

Solar Energy Stored Papers

Omura claims it is possible to capture a 'special' healing power of sunlight, which he terms 'Special Solar Energy,' and store that 'Special Solar Energy' on index cards carefully wrapped in aluminum foil, then apply these 'Special Solar Energy Stored Papers' to acupuncture points determined by BDORT to effect cures of various illnesses. Omura claims to have determined in his research that it is very important to capture this 'Special Solar Energy' at the ideal time of sunrise or sunset, as determined by his application of BDORT, and to then very carefully wrap lined index cards in aluminum foil to shield them from the harmful effects of cosmic rays, exercising extreme care at all times to maintain consistent alignment of the lines on the index cards to maintain proper 'polarity' so as to not dissipate the 'Special Solar Energy.' Thus carefully 'captured' and 'stored,' he claims that he is then able, as evaluated by his application of BDORT, to cure arthritis, cancers, hypertension, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Other Researches – Psychic Healing and Psychic Surgery

Omura, as published in his journal, has investigated the application of spiritual healing and psychic surgery in Brazil, particularly that of Rubens Farias, Jr, who claims to channel the spirit of Dr Fritz. Applying the BDORT as his tool of evaluation, he concluded that psychic healing's and psychic surgery's healing effects were achieved through the application of Qi Gong energy and the use of acupuncture points.

Heart Disease Research Foundation

The Heart Disease Research Foundation, of which Omura has been Director of Medical Research since 1971, in 1972 sued General Motors on behalf of all citizens of the United States affected by pollution from General Motors, seeking substantial actual and punitive monetary damages to be awarded to its research activities. The case was dismissed as devoid of merit, establishing precedent that such ‘a bare-bones statement of conspiracy . . . without supporting facts permits dismissal’ and was meritless in both its particulars and its essential character, and US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were subsequently amended to make such a suit impossible in future. (Heart Disease Research Foundation v General Motors Corp, 15 Fed.R.Serv. 2d 1517, 1519 (SDNY, 1972))

Activities

Yoshiaki Omura, as head of the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, conducts monthly seminars/workshops in New York, listed by the University of the State of New York Education Department for physicians and dentists seeking certification for the application of acupuncture in the course of their practice.

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