Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients back issues from November 2001:
Doctors ignorant about alternative remedies.
Nov 01, 2001; ... A questionnaire concerning knowledge of and attitudes about alternative medicine was distributed to medical students and faculty of the State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Of 193 questionnaires handed out, 85% were returned. The results indicated that, although ...
Second-hand cigarette smoke damages healthy hearts.
Nov 01, 2001; ... The acute effects of second-hand cigarette smoke (also known as "passive smoking") on coronary artery circulation was determined (using coronary flow velocity reserve [CVFR], assessed by Doppler echocardiography) in 30 males (mean age, 27 years; 15 healthy nonsmokers and 15 asymptomatic ...
Vitamin B12 prevents gentamicin-induced ototoxicity.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Guinea pigs were given a single large dose of gentamicin (125 mg/kg intramuscularly), and were randomly assigned to receive methylcobalamin (a form of vitamin B12; 1 mg/kg intramuscularly), immediately following the gentamicin, or no methylcobalamin. Electro-physiological tests of the ...
Do vaccinations make children allergic?
Nov 01, 2001; ... The association of DTP or tetanus vaccination with allergies and allergy-related respiratory symptoms was assessed among 13,944 U.S. children and adolescents (aged 2 months to 16 years) participating in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The odds of having a ...
Can nutritional therapy prevent fetal alcohol syndrome?
Nov 01, 2001; ... When pregnant rats were fed 35% of their calories as ethanol, their offspring showed deficits on a discrimination learning task. This deficit was completely prevented by post-natal supplementation with choline from post-natal days 2 to 21. The beneficial effect of choline was not due to an ...
Probiotics beneficial for Crohn's disease.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Thirty-two patients with Crohn's disease in clinical remission were randomly assigned to receive one of the following for 6 months: 1) mesalamine (1 g 3 times per day) or 2) mesalamine (1 g 2 times per day) plus Saccharomyces boulardii (1 g in the morning). Clinical relapse, defined as a ...
Intravenous nutrients relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Eighty-six patients with chronic muscular complaints including myofascial pain, relapsing soft tissue injuries, and fibromyalgia were treated with intramuscular or intravenous magnesium, either alone or in combination with B-vitamins, calcium glycerophosphate, and either low dose ...
Can selenium supplementation reduce the severity of the flu?
Nov 01, 2001; ... Selenium-deficient mice developed much more severe lung pathology after infection with influenza virus than did selenium-adequate mice. In another study, when selenium-deficient mice were infected with a mild strain of influenza virus, the virus mutated to become a more virulent strain, ...
Food & Arthritic Pain.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Since 1981, the Arthritis Help Centers, consisting of a group of doctors, scientists and volunteers, has investigated the effects of foods and food ingredients on arthritic pain, swelling, and stiffness. Initially, suspect foods were identified by arthritic volunteers who had agreed to eat ...
Red Blood Cells & CFIDS.(chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome)
Nov 01, 2001; ... According to an article by Maryann Spurgin, PhD, New Zealand researcher Dr. L.O. Simpson has theorized that myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS), results from "insufficient oxygen availability due to impaired capillary blood ...
Brain Perfusion in CFS.(chronic fatigue syndrome)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In 1995, D.C. Costa, C. Tannock and J. Brostoff of UCL Medical School (London, UK) published a study on brain perfusion abnormalities in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Building on an earlier pilot study that had examined 24 ...
CFS in Animals & Thiacetarsamide Sodium.(chronic fatigue syndrome in animals is treated with (Caparsolate) thiacetarsamide sodium)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Veterinary surgeon Walter Tarello (Perugia, Italy) has been investigating chronic fatigue syndrome and its treatment in animals. In published articles, he reports cases of CFS in horses, dogs, and cats. The animals exhibited fatigue, pain-related symptoms, and biochemical abnormalities ...
CFS Pain Treatment.(chronic fatigue syndrome)
Nov 01, 2001; ... At the American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome's 5th International Conference in Seattle, Washington (January 27-29, 2001), pain treatment was one of the topics that generated the most interest. Among the non-pharmacologic approaches for managing pain, practitioners recommend ...
CFIDS Education.(chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In an effort to educate more health care professionals about the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome, the CFIDS Association of America and the Illinois Area Health Education Centers Program have developed a CFIDS provider education curriculum and are ...
Oxygen Deprivation, Fibromyalgia & CFS.(chronic fatigue syndrome)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In the newsletter Aging Healthfully, Majid Ali, MD explains, in lay terminology, his theory concerning the underlying causes of fibromyalgia. Like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia is characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, and brain fog. Other symptoms include flu-like aching and ...
Nitric Oxide/Peroxynitrite Mechanism & MCS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Post-traumatic Stress.(multiple chemical sensitivity)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In an article for the Annals New York Academy of Sciences, Martin L. Pall and James D. Satterlee note that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MSC), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and fibromyalgia (FM) are characterized by many of the same symptoms ....
Household Mold.(as a cause of allergy-like and flu-like illnesses)
Nov 01, 2001; ... The growth of mold in homes has become an officially-recognized source of serious illness. On the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota, 320 homes are mold-infested. An estimated 210 homes will have to be destroyed. The mold, in particular black mold (stachybotrys chartarum), ...
Magnets and Blood.(effect of magnets on blood and blood vessles)
Nov 01, 2001; ... An article by Walter Rawls, Jr., PhD tells about the effect of magnets on blood vessels and on the blood itself. Rawls, president of BioMagnetics International, Inc., worked with Albert Roy Davis, who is credited with identifying the effects of north and south pole magnets on living ...
Health Risks and Environmental Issues.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Tracking Chronic Diseases Chronic disease has become the number one killer in the United States, accounting for about four of every five deaths each year. More than one third of the American population suffers from heart and kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, ...
Black Raspberries Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Evidence continues to accumulate that colorful fruits and vegetables (high in antioxidants) can help prevent cancer. In mid-August, scientists at Ohio State University were able to prevent more than half the cancer of the esophagus in experimental rats by feeding them black raspberries ...
Prescription for Healthy Skin: Hot Tea with a Twist.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Another way of using food to prevent cancer is to take hot tea with a twist of lemon. A recent study showed that people who drink hot tea with a twist of citrus peel have far fewer cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SOC) than those who do not. Scientists at the University of Arizona found ...
Keeping Active Helps Prevent Breast and Pancreatic Cancer.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Another lifestyle habit that helps prevents cancer is exercise. Scientists at the Alberta Cancer Board in Canada recently found that postmenopausal women who remain active have a lower risk of breast cancer. Women with the highest levels of activity were 30% less likely to be diagnosed ...
Irritation of Immune System Blamed for Cancer.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Mainstream medicine believes that most cancer originates because of mysterious processes taking place in our genes. Environmental theories have fallen on hard times. But now some British scientists have concluded that the long-term over-activation of the immune system (such as through ...
Traumeel S and Stomatitis.
Nov 01, 2001; ... For the first time in memory, a mainstream cancer journal has published an article favorable to homeopathy. This randomized controlled trial concerned the homeopathic medication Traumeel S. The patients all were children receiving high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplantation. Of ...
Chemotherapy: "How Low Should We Go?".
Nov 01, 2001; ... There was an odd study this summer, of women with breast cancer who were receiving chemotherapy. They were asked whether they would still take chemotherapy even if their doctors told them it was unlikely to benefit them. Forty percent said yes. The research team believes that the need of ...
BRCA Picture Becomes Cloudier.
Nov 01, 2001; ... The BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes were widely heralded a few years ago as the definitive "breast cancer genes." Their discovery was supposed to bring about a revolution in diagnosing and treating the most common form of cancer in women. I remember an oncologist at the time assuring his audience ...
CAM Use on the Rise.(complementary and alternative medicine )(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Finally, a study from Harvard Medical School has shown that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become a permanent feature of medicine. CAM is prevalent among the younger generation. By age 33, 7 out of 10 people who were born between 1965 and 1979 had used some form of CAM ....
Barnyard Animals Used as Homeopathic Medicines: Lac Equinum (Mare's Milk).(The Healing Power of Homeopathic Animal Medicines, part 2)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In our last column we discussed the characteristics of those needing homeopathic medicines made from animals, then elaborated on Lac caninum (dog's milk) and Lyssin (rabies). We promised to continue our three-part series this month focusing on what we will very loosely call "barnyard ...
Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology is the term describing the unity of mental, neurological, hormonal and immune functions with its many potential applications. PNIE addresses the influence of the cognitive images of the mind (whatever its elusive definition) on the central nervous system and ...
Recent Progress in Clinical Applications and Research in Fibromyalgia.(part 1)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Fibromyalgia syndrome is a more common condition that previously estimated. The most recent estimates are that from 3 to 6 million patients have been diagnosed with the disease. There is no recognized cure but the patient's quality of life can be improved when fatigue and pain are either ...
Creating Happy, Pain-Free and Functional Fibromyalgia Patients.
Nov 01, 2001; ... In this brief piece I would like to outline the most successful treatment plan for Fibromyalgia to date. Having seen FMS treated here in the states, and spoken to leading researchers in Germany on FMS, as well as hundreds and hundreds of Fibromyalgia patients, I have not seen any treatment ...
In Memoriam.(Emanuel Cheraskin)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Emanuel Cheraskin, MD, DMD, best-selling author and medical pioneer in researching vitamins and nutrition, died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama recently at the age of 85 after a short illness. He worked five days a week until a short time before he died. Dr. Cheraskin, a ...
Fibromyalgia: A Plausible Model for Cause and Cure.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Fibromyalgia is a disease of widespread soft-tissue pain and stiffness. It often coincides with symptoms of persistent fatigue, exercise intolerance, disrupted and non-restorative sleep, tension headaches, migraines, blurred vision, abnormalities of the skin or fingernails, painful ...
Recovering from Chronic Fatigue.
Nov 01, 2001; ... I had full-blown chronic fatigue for five years, and I've been completely over it for the last five. That experience -- both phases of it, being sick and recovering -- gave me a unique perspective from which to write about it. I could be both the journalist, on an objective, fact-finding ...
A Descriptive Questionnaire-Based Study on the Use of Biobran (MGN3), in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Introduction Biobran (MGN3, an Arabinoxylan compound), is a glyco-protein derived from rice bran and is produced by the partial hydrolysis of the water-soluble hemi cellulose fraction of rice bran by carbohydrases derived from lentius edodes mycelia. This preparation has been ...
Nutritional Considerations in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Nov 01, 2001; ... As a massage therapy specialist, I've had a number of clients diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is associated with long-term problems of fatigue or exhaustion inconsistent with the amount of physical exertion, which persist for 6 months or more. It ...
Galvanotherapy Percutaneous Bio-Electrotherapy for the Elimination of Malignant Tumors.
Nov 01, 2001; ... This column is the seventh chapter from my book manuscript now in preparation under the title, German Cancer Therapies. It may be published during the fall of 2002 by the Kensington Publishing Corporation. Not only nutrients and intravenous infusions are administered by ...
Hypochlorhydria: A Review.(part 2)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Further symptoms of low gastric activity are: In the muscle tissues: All muscles, including the crucial heart muscle and those of the intestine, require a healthy supply of B vitamins. This supply is missing in hypochlorhydria causing muscular weakness. [7] Muscular ...
Role of Novel Russian Adaptogenic Compounds in Restoration of Adrenal Function.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Stress and stress-related disorders are a significant cause of disease in modern times, contributing to perhaps 75% of all illnesses. Western medicine has developed multiple approaches to coping with stress, including pharmaceutical drugs, exercise, and relaxation techniques like ...
Erectile Dysfunction: Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula (BetterMAN[R]) Shown Effective in Scientific Studies.
Nov 01, 2001; ... As a third-generation Chinese medical professional, I firmly believe that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has much to offer Americans. After receiving a doctorate degree in biology in the United States, and spending most of my scientific career as a researcher at MIT, Caltech, and in ...
Canadians with Environmental Illness can Breathe a Sigh of Relief.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Spraytech, Societe D'arrosage and Services des Spaces Verts Ltee/Chemlawn lost their appeal: "appeal rejected with costs," said the Supreme Court of Canada. "This is a monumental decision for the 4.5 million Canadians who suffer from Environmental Illness," claims EISC spokesperson, Judith ...
A Letter From Mr. Volker R.(treatment of metastatic melanoma with Carnivora)
Nov 01, 2001 ... (reprinted with permission) Dear Dr. Keller: In brief, I will try to describe the course of my illness in a few sentences as follows: January 1983: Diagnosis malignant melanoma (stage 4-5) after having removed a liver spot. Surgery on January 13,1983 at ...
The Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of PADMA 28[R]/PADMA Basic[R].
Nov 01, 2001; ... Abstract Atherosclerosis can be described as an inflammatory process, which is triggered by oxidative stress, as a basic pathological principle. The analogy to other inflammatory diseases is shown. The antioxidative, anti inflammatory, antiproteolytic, immune-modulating and ...
Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Update on Mercury Detox Protocol Editor: I am writing to provide you and your readers with a clinical update to the mercury detox protocol that appeared in my Mercury Detoxification article published in the May 2001 issue, #214, of the Townsend Letter. ...
Benefits and Risks of Soy.
Nov 01, 2001; ... In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of evidence that soy consumption may help prevent a wide range of health conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease, some hormone-dependent cancers, menopausal hot flashes, and postmenopausal osteoporosis. The evidence that soy ...
Compassionate Living.(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... One of the books I picked up recently from our "review pile," titled Compassionate Living for Healing, Wholeness, and Harmony, happened to coincide with the Dalai Lama's visit to the Northwest. I heard his Holiness say in his disingenious way, "Peace is the manifestation of compassionate ...
The Stigma of CFS.(Adolescence and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Adolescence and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Naida Edgar Brotherston, MSW, RSW Hawthorn Medical Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, New York 13904 USA 2001, softbound, 168 pp., $24.95 Of all of the challenges facing people ...
Evidence-Based Botanicals for Treatment of CFS.(Phytotherapy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Phytotherapy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Roberto Patarca-Montero, MD, PhD The Haworth Medical Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, New York 13904 USA This slim volume gives credence to that old saw "good things come in small packages." The author, a ...
A Self-Regulation Technique.(Autogenic Training: A Mind-Body Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Syndrome)(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Autogenic Training: A Mind-Body Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Syndrome by Micah R. Sadigh, PhD Haworth Medical Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, New York 13904 USA Mind-body therapies in the treatment of illnesses such as ...
A Hot Book Indeed.(The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov)(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD New Trends Publishing; Washington, DC); 2000. $20.00. ISBN: 0-9670897-0-0, 300 pp Available from New Trends Publishing, 877-707-1776; www.NewTrendsPublishing.com Would you buy a book that was literally set on ...
The Evils of Dentistry.(Tooth Truth)(Review)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Tooth Truth by Frank J. Jerome, DDS [C]1995 and 2000. Available from Tooth Truth, 639 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201 USA; 812-376-8525 $24.95 + $3.50 for shipping As I glance to my right I see in the bookcase Nutrition and Physical ...
The Chinese Medicinal Treatment of Herpetic Neuralgia.
Nov 01, 2001; ... In standard professional Chinese medicine, the basic prescriptive methodology is to base treatment on each patient's personal Chinese medical pattern discrimination as opposed to their disease diagnosis. This means that different patients with the same disease may get different treatments ...
Food and Supplementation Benefits and Risks in Carcinogenesis.(part 2)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In part I of this article, carcinogenesis was defined as the prolonged accumulation of injuries at multiple biological levels that can be counteracted with the antioxidant power of whole foods and nutraceuticals. The stunningly complex biomolecular puzzle that underlies carcinogenesis ...
How Do You Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) in the Clinic?
Nov 01, 2001; ... In using Chinese herbs to treat chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (OFIDS), most patients respond favorably to these remedies. Those with mild conditions may report marked improvement within a week or two of starting on herbs. But, it should be noted that many persons will be on ...
Low-Level Brain Stimulation Repeatedly Proven Effective for Fibromyalgia.
Nov 01, 2001 ... A prescription brain stimulator is managing the severe chronic pain of fibromyalgia without the side effects of drugs. A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology found that a very low current electromedical device applied to the brain via ear clip ...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Its Herbal Treatment.
Nov 01, 2001; ... I received the following letter from a long-time patient: "I am writing to tell you that I have fully recovered from chronic fatigue syndrome. After my last consultation with you, I resumed paid employment -- initially part-time and then full-time. Recently I commenced a new position ...
Naturopathic Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Women's Health.
Nov 01, 2001; ... Introduction I've spent the last 21 years studying, practicing, teaching and evolving as a Naturopathic Physician. Two themes have been consistent: natural medicine and the health care of women. Alternative medicine has come to be the popular term used to distinguish ...
Serotonin in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia.
Nov 01, 2001; ... While the picture is far from clear, serotonin metabolism appears to play a role in both chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia -- although the nature of that role appears to differ. Tryptophan is the dietary precursor to serotonin and, for fibromyalgia, there is some ...