Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients articles from June 2003

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients archives from June 2003

The minefields of the War on Cancer. (Letter from the Publisher).
June 1, 2003... At the moment we are celebrating a "victory" in the War against Iraq despite the administration's reticence to make such a claim. The sustained bombings have stopped and much of the larger armaments and naval carriers are returning home. When...

Obituary.(Obituary)
June 1, 2003... Ivan Illich (1926-2002) If the name Ivan Illich does not ring any bells for you, it may be that you never read his 1976 book, Medical Nemesis. Before newspaper and magazine journalists wrote about the alarming rate of deaths and illnesses...

Now, even nobel laureates agree that living to a mere age 80 is Bah Humbug: 4,000 scientific delegates at world's premier anti-aging medical conference concur.
June 1, 2003... "Live to age 80? -- Bah Humbug! We aim to live to a healthy, fit, active, robust, and productive 120+ years young," unanimously declares a group of nearly 4,000 physician and scientific delegates from 30 nations convening at the Tenth...

Physicians announce campaign to mobilize doctors against cancer--"people centric" instead of "disease centric" approach.
June 1, 2003... On January 1, 2003 physicians Dr. Hari Sharma and Dr. Rama Kant Mishra announced a new war against cancer, a war aimed at people rather than the disease. Their campaign, "A First Ever Cancer Defense Program for Physicians," draws upon fresh...

ImmunoKinoko[TM] AHCC[R] donated to help SARS victims in Hong Kong: Quality of Life Labs airships AHCC[R] to boost immune response of SARS victims.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... In an effort to help the victims of SARS in Hong Kong maintain a healthy immune response, Quality of Life Labs, Inc., has made arrangements with the Hong Kong Ministry of Health to ship 300 bottles ($30,000 value) of ImmunoKinoko[TM] AHCC to...

The Health Detectives. (Technologically Advanced Systems and Equipment for Optimum Results).
June 1, 2003... Objective, comprehensive urine & saliva analysis. Easy to perform in-office test takes the guesswork out of nutrient recommendations. Entire workshop available on CD. Also available, compact, in office equipment tests full lipid panel from a...

Erchonia Laser. (Technologically Advanced Systems and Equipment for Optimum Results).
June 1, 2003... The Erchonia Laser is the first low-level laser given market clearance by the FDA. Proven safe and effective through two IRB, FDA approved clinical trials. Learn progressive protocols through advanced technology. For more information on...

Vibrant Health. (Technologically Advanced Systems and Equipment for Optimum Results).
June 1, 2003... Vibrant Health is the exclusive Distributor of ML Kindling devices from Germany. Kindling is the first EAV manufacturer (1956). The devices are FDA, HPB, and CE registered. They are ISO 9002 Certified. Our modular concept allows mixing and...

SCENAR therapy. (Technologically Advanced Systems and Equipment for Optimum Results).
June 1, 2003... SCENAR therapy is the most advanced Russian technology to decrease pain, inflammation and to balance organs. Developed by the Russian space program to treat cosmonauts in space, this equipment is a battery operated device the size of a T.V....

Modified citrus pectin slows progression of prostate cancer, new published study reports.
June 1, 2003... Can something as simple as eating oranges protect men from prostate cancer? No, but according to a new study published in The Prostate, patients taking modified citrus pectin, a carbohydrate derived from the peel of citrus fruit, may slow the...

Douglas Laboratories marks 50 years as industry leader.
June 1, 2003... Douglas Laboratories is celebrating their 50th anniversary as a leading manufacturer and distributor of dietary supplements exclusively to healthcare professionals. During the last half century, Douglas Laboratories has continually...

Canton, New York, stops fluoridation--spurred by college faculty, staff & students.
June 1, 2003... Village trustees voted on February 18,2003, to halt fluoridation in Canton, New York. One hundred and thirty faculty and staff members of Canton's St. Lawrence University and 300 students petitioned the village trustees to ban fluoride from its...

MGN3 shown to increase chemo effectiveness.
June 1, 2003... A recent groundbreaking study conducted by Dr. Mamdooh Ghoneum at Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California indicates that the immune compound MGN3[R], marketed by LaneLabs (www.lanelabs.com), can increase the...

Mosquito itching solution.
June 1, 2003... In a storm of mosquito-related headlines, a highly effective scientific solution to one irritating aspect of the mosquito problem is announced. Cell and Molecular Biologist, Dr. Cleta D'Sa conducted extensive research on the effects of a new...

Cancer drug profits. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Over a decade ago, US insurers began permitting oncologists to sell and administer chemotherapy drugs from their offices. While this policy has cut hospital costs, it has seen a huge rise in the amount that patients and insurers pay for the...

Protein kills cancer cells. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The enzyme Cox-2, which is found in large amounts in some cancers, is necessary for blood vessel development. Blocking Cox2 action and, thereby, preventing the generation of new blood vessels is viewed as a way to prevent cancer cells from...

Blood test for colon cancer risk. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have identified a biological marker in the blood that may indicate an increased risk of colon cancer. Dr. Andrew P. Feinberg and colleagues analyzed blood samples from 172 patients who had undergone...

Colonic irrigation project. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Meridian Institute (Virginia Beach, Virginia), a non-profit organization that researches Edgar Cayce health readings, has turned its attention to colonic irrigation. During the first phase of their colonic irrigation project, researchers...

Depleted uranium munitions. (Shorts).
June 1, 2003... In an interview published in YES! (Spring 2003), Doug Rokke, PhD, spoke out on the dangers of depleted uranium (DU). DU ammunition was used in the 1990 Gulf War and in Bosnia. Dr. Rokke is a health physicist who served in Viet Nam as a...

Cancer electromagnetic frequency therapy. (Shorts).
June 1, 2003... Since its founding in 1998, the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine (NFAIVI) has sought to identify effective CAM treatments for cancer and other degenerative diseases. In visiting clinics throughout the world, NFAM investigators...

Kidney transplants leads to cancer. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... According to the Associated Press, Scottish doctors reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that two kidney transplant recipients who received organs from the same donor developed melanoma. The 47-year-old donor, whose death was...

Radiation & Cancer. (Shorts).
June 1, 2003... Researchers at the Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) are studying baby teeth from children born near nuclear power plants to find out how much strontium-90 their bodies contain. Radioactive strontium-90 enters human bodies through...

Seaweed. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... When Western articles talk about the healthful aspects of the Asian diet, they mention soy but rarely talk about sea vegetables. According to an article by Dr. Zakir Ramazanov, seaweed makes up about 10% of the Japanese diet. Non (Porphyra...

Vitamin C & Cancer. (Shorts).
June 1, 2003... On June 15, 2001, Science published an article by Ian Blair and colleagues in the University of Pennsylvania's Pharmacology Department that caused media to warn that "vitamin C might cause cancer." Their in vitro (test tube) experiments showed...

Zinc and selenium improve health of cancer patients. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Sixty patients (median age 55 years) with cancer of the digestive tract (colon, stomach, or esophagus) who were undergoing chemotherapy were randomly assigned to receive supplemental zinc (21 mg/day) and selenium (200 mg/day) for 50 days or no...

High-dose vitamin K2 decreases mortality in patients with liver cancer. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... One hundred twenty-one patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were randomly assigned to receive conventional therapy, with or without the addition of oral vitamin K2 (45 mg/day). At 12 months, the incidence of portal vein invasion was 2% in the...

Proteolytic enzymes beneficial for multiple myeloma. (Literature Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Two hundred sixty-five patients with multiple myeloma stages I-Ill were treated with standard chemotherapy. One hundred sixty-six of these patients also received oral enzymes for more than six months, while 99 patients either did not receive...

Soy milk for essential hypertension. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Forty men and women (mean age, 48 years) with mild-to-moderate hypertension were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 500 ml twice daily of soy milk or cow's milk for three months. After three months, compared with baseline,...

Natural alternative to Viagra. (Literature Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Forty-five men (mean age, 56.7 years) with erectile dysfunction (ED) were randomly assigned to receive, in a 3-way double-blind crossover trial, 1) 3.25 of L-arginine (provided by 6 g of L-arginine glutamate) plus 6 mg of yohimbine...

Low-dose vitamin A does not cause osteoporosis. (Literature Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Eighty healthy men (aged 18-58 years) were randomly assigned to receive, in single-blind fashion, 25,000 IU/day of vitamin A (retinol palmitate) or placebo for 6 weeks. Compared with the placebo group, there was no significant change in the...

Osteoporosis therapy: don't forget the phosphorus. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The effect of calcium intake on the absorption of phosphorus was assessed in 543 studies of healthy women aged 35-65 years and in 93 men and women aged 19-78 years. Mean net absorption of phosphorus was 60.3% for the first group and 53% for the...

Nutritional supplement improves antisocial behavior among criminals. (Literature Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Two-hundred-thirty-one young-adult prisoners (aged 18 years or older) were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, a multivitamin/mineral formula plus essential fatty acids (Efamol Marine) or a placebo for an average of 20 weeks....

The war on cancer.
June 1, 2003... Are Large Clinical Trials Ethical? In the February 22, 2003 issue of the Lancet, distinguished scientist David F. Horrobin argues that enrolling cancer patients in large clinical trials is generally unethical. Dr. Horrobin has been...

Echinacea quality found lacking in recent US survey. (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A survey of 59 Echinacea-only products purchased in the Denver, Colorado area in 2000 found that 6 (10%) contained no measurable amount of Echinacea phytochemicals. (1) The Echinacea species (E. angustifolia, E. pallida or E. purpurea) found in...

Common quality pitfalls for Tribulus are highlighted. (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... The herb Tribulus terrestris has become popular as an herb which boosts libido and male sexual performance. It is also used by phytotherapists to promote male and female fertility, for menopausal symptoms and to boost physical performance and...

Claw therapy for arthritis and muscular pain. (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) is well recognized as an herbal treatment for arthritic pain and there are several clinical trials which support its use for osteoarthritis and low back pain. (1) A recent clinical trial involving 63...

New clinical uses for milk thistle? (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).
June 1, 2003... A group of Italian scientists investigated the iron-binding capacity of silybin, a component of the complex of flavanolignans known as silymarin found in milk thistle (Silybum marianum). (1) Their motivation in doing so was to find an...

Saw palmetto for male pattern baldness? (Phytotherapy Review Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Laboratory experiments have shown that the liposterolic extract of saw palmetto (LESP) is a weak inhibitor of 5-[alpha]-reductase (5AR). While the relevance of this weak activity to the oral use of LESP for benign prostatic hyperplasia is...

Enhancing the effects of folate with whole foods that prevent colon cancer and maintain intestinal integrity. (Medicinal Properties in Whole Foods).
June 1, 2003... "Functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "designer foods" and "medicinal foods" are terms that describe foods, and key ingredients isolated from foods, that have non-nutritive or tertiary functional properties. Researchers, healthcare...

Cancer. (Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary).
June 1, 2003... Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology describes the unity of mental, neurological, hormonal and immunological functions with its many potential applications. PNIE addresses the impact of cognitive images of the mind (whatever its elusive definition)...

Successful treatment of carcinogenesis with phytochemicals. (Quantum Medicine Update).
June 1, 2003... Although the stunningly complex molecular puzzle that underlies carcinogenesis remains incomplete, parts that seemed unrelated a decade ago now seem to be fitting into place. Research has documented that carcinogenesis can be counteracted by...

Native American medicine, cancer and spirituality. (Medical Anthropology).
June 1, 2003... Some years ago I was shocked to read that the Navajo are often dissatisfied with hospital based treatment for cancer because it "does not reveal a cause" and instead attribute many illnesses to acts such as "killing a sacred animal" or...

Modified Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Pearls Decoction) combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of digestive tract cancer. (Chinese Medicine Update).
June 1, 2003... Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, digestive tract cancer, BaZhen Tang (Eight Pearls Decoction), HCPT combination chemotherapy It is well known that chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer often causes digestive tract...

The Art of War (on cancer): old lessons for a new age?
June 1, 2003... The War On Cancer When I was doing my undergraduate work, a graduate student once told me the most important question I could ask myself was "How much of what I know is wrong?" We will leave most of the epistemology of the question alone...

Prostate cancer: crisis and transformation.
June 1, 2003... The Journey Begins Life-threatening illness takes us rapidly, and without warning, to a place of profound fear and deep soul searching. And when illness is further complicated by a rapid series of disappointments, soul searching defers to...

A critique of the Kelley Nutritional-Metabolic Cancer Program.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Introduction: Dr. Kelley developed the Kelley Nutritional-Metabolic Cancer Program in the 1960s which involves 4 major components: pancreatic enzymes, nutrition, detoxification and spirituality. The Kelley Program defines cancer...

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and other prebiotics.
June 1, 2003... Introduction In the last five years there has been a quantum leap in both the scientific and clinical interest in the concept of 'prebiotics', which were first defined in 1995 as..."non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect...

A naturopathic approach to breast cancer.
June 1, 2003... Introduction My experience is not as a research scientist, even if I have performed considerable studies in most venues linked with cancer research. My experience includes the 'Art and Science' of healing and for the past 33 years I have...

Two anticancer mechanisms of vitamins in humans a review.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Recent literature explains why vitamin C has been both successful and unsuccessful at extending the life of cancer patients. Vitamin C at 10,000 mg/day was effective in the form of sodium ascorbate but not as dry ascorbic acid....

Nystagmus/Liver-wind affecting the eyes: a case history.
June 1, 2003... Abstract The clinical study presented herein details the diagnosis and treatment of a visual/neurological condition known in Western medicine as nystagmus. This case is presented from both Western and Eastern perspectives. The patient...

How to eliminate toxic metals from your body. (Medical Journalist Report of Innovative Biologics).
June 1, 2003... Interviewed at his treatment facility in Los Angeles, California, acupuncturist and Oriental medicine doctor Timothy Ray, LAc, OMD, described the medical history of his patient and colleague, acupuncturist Robert "Bob" Lithgrow, LAc. At age 52,...

Flaxseed lignans phytochemicals for the new millennium.
June 1, 2003... Flaxseed, from the Lineaceae family (Linum usitatissimum) is emerging as the powerhouse source of both nutritive and non-nutritive health-benefiting plant substances. The increasing body of scientific research aimed at deciphering the role of...

Zyflamend Herbal COX-2 Inhibitor exhibits Anti-Prostate Cancer Activity.
June 1, 2003... A new study from the Department of Urology at Columbia University suggests that Zyflamend[R], an herbal COX-2 inhibiting formulation, strongly suppresses the proliferation of human LNCaP prostate cancer cells and induces a process called...

Free prescription drugs--a well-kept secret.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Are your medications too expensive for your budget? If so information in a new booklet might help. "Many major drug companies provide free or low cost medication, but rarely, if ever publicize the programs," said Gary Nave, Director of The...

Chaos in the Cortex: adrenal-immune disturbance in pets may offer insights for immune deficiency disorders in humans. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: In my April Townsend Letter article on "Chaos in the Cortex," I suggested that the endocrine-immune disturbance I have found in many thousands of canine and feline cases over 30 years' of veterinary practice may offer insights for...

Rapid injection of calcium-EDTA: dangerous and unproven. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: I have recently received many inquiries about a practice of some chelation doctors who inject calcium EDTA very rapidly and claim that it effectively treats cardiovascular disease. I strongly advise against this practice. It is of no...

Eat right for your social security number. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: In response to Dr. Gaby's wonderfully humorous send-off of Dr. D'Adamo's book, I write to congratulate TLfDP for something that's vitally missing from most medical publications that take themselves so seriously: a sense of humor...

Estrogen and breast cancer in women. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: Today, it is well known that the greater a woman's exposure to estrogen, the greater her risk of developing breast cancer. Women who begin menstruation at an earlier age, go through menopause at a later age, and who have fewer...

Niacin, heme synthesis and porphyria. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: The prize winning paper by Jonathon E. Prousky, ND, FRSH and Dugald Seely, BSc, ND (candidate) in the February/March 2003 issue entitled "The Case Report on the Successful Use of Inositol Hexaniacinate for the Treatment of...

My cancer healing journey. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: In June of '97 the day after a walk in the Bellevue Greenbelt I experienced acute pain in my left leg and right side. Local medical diagnosis suggested that it was muscle strain due to the walk. Two weeks later, while in Montana...

Speculation on an herbal cure for smallpox. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: Why were the Mimac Indians so successful at using Sarracenia purpurea (Pitcher Plant, Indian Cup Roo) as a remedy for smallpox? Why did this carnivorous plant not work for the white man? The Indians had little natural immunity...

Report on the efficacy of the Gentle Wind healing instruments. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: I am a researcher specializing in creating methodologies for measuring the efficacy of Tibetan medical treatments. For example, I have published an article in Social Science and Medicine on a randomized, controlled trial measuring...

CoQ10 for congestive heart failure. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: Arline Brecher of Health Savers Press had an article in the April 2003 issue of the Townsend Letter, pp. 140-1. In it she told of her husband being greatly disabled by congestive heart failure. She told how she had taken the advice...

MediHerb[R] Liquid Test Kits--available now. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... The new MediHerb Liquid Test Kit containing 81 Single Liquid extracts and 9 Phytosynergist[TM] liquids is now available. Health care professionals can use the test kit to: 1) effectively determine the MediHerb liquid products that are best...

Coriolus versicolor supplementation study as adjunct nutrition in 30 solid tumour cancer patients. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: Attached please find the final draft of Dr. Kenyon's non-controlled observational study on the use of Coriolus versicolor (non-extracted) in 30 solid tumour cancer patients. The final report will be published in the February...

D-mannose for urinary tract infection. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2003... Editor: In his column of November, 2002, pages 153-154, Kerry Bone discusses the phenomenon of cranberry juice ingestion reducing the adherence of E. coli to the urinary tract wall. He states that "the components responsible for this are...

Nutritional medicine: new interest among medical school professors. (Editorial).
June 1, 2003... During my 30-year career in nutritional medicine, one relative constant has been the resistance in medical academia to the notion that nutritional therapy, particularly micronutrient supplementation, can be useful for the prevention and...

Riboflavin: the dose makes the poison. (Guest Editorial).
June 1, 2003... Riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, is an essential dietary component required in small amounts for many functions, including regenerating the vital antioxidant glutathione. Dietary riboflavin that is not being utilized in riboflavin-dependent enzymes...

Warning: This Book May Change Your Life. (Book Corners).(To Life: A Guide to Finding Your Path Back to Health)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... To Life: A Guide to Finding Your Path Back to Health by Teresa Tsalaky; Foreword by Clinton Ray Miller To Life Publications, P.O. Box 157, Crescent City, California 95531 USA; www.tolifeonline.com paperback, 2002, $13.95, 285 pp. ...

Brushing Your Way to Healthy Gums. (Book Corners).(Gumology)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Gumology (video) by Andrea Glaesner, RDH Gumology; Inc., P.O. Box 381, Glencoe, Illinois 60022 USA; 866-266-GUMS or 847-835-5313; www.gumology.com VHS, 42 min., $29.95 Everyone is told to brush their teeth regularly, but until I...

Learning Meditation in 30 Days. (Book Corners).(The Power of Stillness)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... The Power of Stillness by Tobias Blake Published by New World Library; 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, California 94949 USA; 800-972-6657, Ext 18; www.newworldlibrary.com large softcover, 2003, $12.95, 224 pp. Meditation can be something...

Okinawan Health Secrets. (Book Corners).(Barefoot on Coral Calcium: An Elixir of Life?)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Barefoot on Coral Calcium: An Elixir of Life? by Robert R. Barefoot Wellness Publishing, 75 Plymouth St., Fairfield, New Jersey 07004 USA; www.wellnesspublishing.com Softbound, ISBN 0-9714224-1-9, c. 2001, 144 pp, $19.95 Coral...

Enhance Your Immunity Against Viral Disease. (Book Corners).(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Viral Immunity: A 10-Step Plan to Enhance Your Immunity Against Viral Disease Using Natural Medicines by J.E. Williams, OMD Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., 1125 Stoney Ridge Rd., Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 USA;...

Oregon Physician's New Book Explores Lighter Side of Ailments. (Book Notices).(Medica Poetica: Malady in Verse)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... An Oregon family physician may not have the cure for what ails you, but she sure has a unique way of explaining what's wrong. In her new book, Medica Poetica: Malady in Verse, Sylvia Seroussi Chatroux, MD presents the lighter side of...

Politics in Healing Enters Third Printing. (Book Notices).(Politics in Healing: The Suppression and Manipulation of American Medicine)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... The book Politics in Healing: The Suppression and Manipulation of American Medicine by former New York State Assemblyman Dan Haley of Waddington, New York has entered its third printing. Haley calls his book "a collection of stories that should...

User's Guides for Specific Subjects. (Book Corners).(books on herbs, diet and health)(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Basic Health publications has issued additional user's guides to those already reviewed (TLfDP Dec. 2002, P. 126) on specific subjects of interest to all who are concerned about health and fitness. The series is edited by Jack Challem, a...

Cancer Prevention Coalition. (Web Page Potpourri).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A column devoted to informative alternative health resources on the internet 3443 Guilford Terrace * Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA * Phone: 410-467-3727 * Email: mrosweli@charm.net http//wwwpreventcancer.com/ Please don't confuse...

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). (Web Page Potpourri).
June 1, 2003... A column devoted to informative alternative health resources on the internet 3443 Guilford Terrace * Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA * Phone: 410-467-3727 * Email: mrosweli@charm.net http://www.pcrm.org/ PCRM Healthy School Lunch...

An electroacupuncture treatment for TMJ. (Acupuncture and Moxibustion).
June 1, 2003... C/o Blue Poppy Press * 5441 Western Ave. #2 * Boulder, Colorado 80301 USA www.bluepoppy.com Chu Qin and Han Zhao-cheng published an article titled, "The Treatment of 49 Cases of TMJ Syndrome with Distant Needling Plus Extremely Short Wave...

Is ephedra (Ma Huang) safe and effective? (Ask the Herbalist).
June 1, 2003... Andrew Gaeddert[C] What is the difference between ephedra (Ma Huang) and ephedrine? Ephedra (Ma Huang) refers to the whole branchlet which is traditionally used. It is typically made as a tea by cooking in water. Ephedrine and...

The importance of nutrition in fatigue and pain: Part 4--enzymes and how to get off prescription antacids naturally! (Highly Effective Treatments for Pain and Fatigue).
June 1, 2003... The last 3 columns have focused on the importance of specific nutrients in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. Good digestive health, however, is the foundation of good nutrition. Because indigestion is epidemic in Western societies,...

News and views Hot off the Wire.(forum for medical conference discussion)
June 1, 2003... Welcome to the newest incarnation of Hot Wire -- a column meant to duplicate, as closely as possible, the most popular sessions at medical conferences -- the panel discussions at which physicians share clinical experiences of value and interest...

A sweet homeopathic remedy for adopted kids. (Healing with Homeopathy).
June 1, 2003... Case 1: Joey, a charming seven-year-old little boy with a big smile, was adopted from an orphanage in China at eighteen months. When asked about his homeland, he exclaimed "I like China because they have fire-breathing dragons!" His...

Marketing tips give your viewpoint a voice.(alternative medicine and public relations)(Column)
June 1, 2003... As I also write a weekly, nationally syndicated consumer column called "Terra Wellington's Balanced Living[TM]," I put Out a general media query for naturopaths in March who could comment on heart disease and prevention. Just like most of...