Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine back issues from June 2006:
Letter from the publisher.
Jun 01, 2006; ... I recall a sunny spring day nearly 40 years ago when I traveled by train to New York City to join a crowd of about 10,000 protesting the ongoing Vietnam War. It was my first protest; I had never experienced people congregating openly in a city area, voicing opposition to a government's ...
Congressman Virgil H. Goode sponsors H.R. 4282, the Health Freedom Protection Act.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Congressman Virgil Goode (R-5th, Virginia) joined 16 members of Congress, 108 dietary supplement companies, public interest groups, and supplement distributors in supporting H.R. 4282, The Health Freedom Protection Act. The congressman supports public access to affordable and quality ...
Dr. Gina Nick elected President of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Longevity Through Prevention, Inc. (LTP) co-founder, Dr Gina Nick, has just been elected President by the Board of Directors for the California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA). In her role as President, Dr. Nick will serve to lead the organization in its efforts to establish ...
Two natural products, melatonin and EGCG from green tea, work synergistically to inhibit the HIV virus and restore the CD4 count in human volunteers.(epigallocatechin gallate)(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)(cluster of differentiation)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Grouppe Kurosawa, an organization founded in a federal prison camp and dedicated to developing treatment protocols for a host of chronic and acute diseases using only natural products, has published an effective natural medicine-based treatment protocol for the treatment of HIV infections ...
AIDS and the corruption of medical science.(Shorts)
Jun 01, 2006; ... In "Out of Control" (Harper's Magazine; March 2006), journalist Celia Farber uses a story about nevirapine, a key drug in the US African AIDS program, to demonstrate the corruption that can underlie AIDS research. Nevirapine, developed by Boehringer Ingelheim in the 1990s, is said to ...
Antibiotic therapy & HIV in Africa.(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... The antibiotic co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) is being used to reduce mortality attributed to AIDS in Africa. Co-trimoxazole is commonly used to prevent and treat Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia, an opportunistic infection that affects those in the early stages of immune ...
Cannabis & AIDS.(Acquired Immnue Deficiency Syndrome)(risks and benefits of medicinal marijuana)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV / AIDS, edited by Ethan Russo, MD, profiles the risks and benefits of medicinal marijuana use for people with AIDS. In the US, about one-third of people who are HIV+ or have AIDS use cannabis for therapy, according to anonymously published surveys. Smoking ...
HIV testing.(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Jun 01, 2006; ... How accurate are HIV tests? Rodney Richards, PhD, an organic chemist who worked on HIV testing for the biotech company Amgen (formerly known as Applied Molecular Genetics) says the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Western Blot, p24 antigen, and PCR and branch DNA (bDNA) viral ...
Learning Immune Function Enhancement.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Learning Immune Function Enhancement (L.I.F.E.), a San Diego-based program for people living with HIV, addresses factors known to strengthen and weaken the immune system. The program includes basic body care. It emphasizes a need for full, relaxed breathing, restful sleep, moderate ...
Immunostimulating effects of Maitake mushroom [beta]-glucan.(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Supplements derived from the Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondose) can stimulate the immune system, according to a mouse study in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association (2005;8(3)). The study compared Grifton-Pro Maitake D Fraction (MDF), a highly-purified ...
Massage & the immune system.(Shorts)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Massage therapy is known to relax skeletal muscle, increase blood and lymph circulation, and reduce anxiety. Within the last five years, researchers have begun investigating its effect on immune function in several small studies. A study, reported in Psychosomatic Medicine, found that a ...
Vitamin therapy for African women.(vitamin therapy delays the progression of Acquired Immnue Deficiency Syndrome)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Vitamin therapy delays the progression of AIDS in African women, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study (July 1, 2004). Researchers enrolled 1078 HIV-positive, pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, over a two-year period starting in April 1995. The women were randomly ...
Acetyl-L-carnitine for neuropathy induced by HIV medications.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Twenty-one HIV-infected patients (median age, 40 years) with toxic neuropathy induced by antiretroviral drugs received 1,500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) twice a day for a median duration of 14 months (range, five to 33 months). After six months of treatment, histological evidence of ...
Coenzyme Q10 may aggravate drug-induced neuropathy.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Twenty-five HIV-infected patients being treated with a reverse-transcriptase inhibitor were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 100 mg of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) or placebo twice a day for three months. Nine (69%) of 13 patients receiving CoQ10, as compared with one (8%) of ...
Glutamine for AIDS-related diarrhea.(Literature Review & Commentary)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Thirty-eight patients (median age, 36 years) with AIDS-associated diarrhea and/or wasting were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, one of the following treatments daily for seven days: 1) 46 g of glycine (control), 2) 30 g of glutamine plus 15 g of glycine, 3) 4 g of ...
DHEA for poison ivy?(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Three patients who presented with severe poison ivy were treated with oral prednisone plus 50 mg/day of DHEA, tapered to 25 mg/day after one to three doses. Most lesions resolved within one to four days. Based on the patients' past experiences with poison ivy, the response to DHEA plus ...
L-arginine and heart disease.(L-arginine shows negative effects on myocardial infarction study)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... One hundred-fifty-three patients (mean age, 60.3 years) who had had a first acute myocardial infarction three to 21 days previously were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, L-arginine or placebo for six months. The dose of L-arginine was 1 g three times a day for the ...
N-acetylcysteine for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... One hundred-eighty-two patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), 600 mg three times a day, or placebo for one year, in addition to standard therapy with prednisone plus azathioprine. After 12 months, ...
Riboflavin, homocysteine, and genetic polymorphisms.(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Thirty-five healthy adults who were homozygous for the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) TT genotype, 26 heterozygotes (CT), and 28 with the wild-type genotype (CC) were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 1.6 mg/day of riboflavin or placebo for 12 weeks. In ...
Healing pressure ulcers.(dietary supplements to treat chronic pressure ulcers)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sixteen inpatients (37-92 years) with a stage 2, 3, or 4 pressure ulcer were randomly assigned to receive a standard hospital diet (n = 6); a standard diet plus a protein/energy supplement (n = 5); or a standard diet plus a protein/energy supplement providing additional arginine (9 g/day), ...
Von Eschenbach's challenge.(The War on Cancer)
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Bush Administration has announced its intention of cutting a program that provides free breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income, working women. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ....
Teflon makes life easy, but is it safe?(health risks and environmental issues of teflon)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Nearly every American consumer is acquainted with the advantages of nonstick cookware. Omelets slide off the pan instead of sticking, and washing pots is a snap. Teflon practically sells itself. After two generations of Americans being raised on Teflon cookware and a myriad of other ...
The itch that won't go away! Two cured Culex (mosquito) cases.(homeopathy to treat mood swings)
Jun 01, 2006; ... An Unforgettable Proving Throughout the years, during the course of our homeopathic training, we have heard and observed literally thousands of cases and dozens of provings. Some remain indelibly impressed on our brains. This was the case after learning about the Culex musca ...
The double ordeal of Christine Maggiore, AIDS "heretic" and grieving parent.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Defecting from the AIDS Orthodoxy Californian Christine Maggiore is a prominent HIV-AIDS "heretic." For more than a decade, she has publicly dissented from two basic tenets of AIDS orthodoxy: (1) HIV causes AIDS; and (2)AZT and protease inhibitors are effective in holding AIDS ...
HIV/AIDS.(Human Immnodeficiency Virus)(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom)(website lists)(Website overview)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Section 1: HIV/AIDS and Nutrition Global Health Facts http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/ Facts at a Glance http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/diseaseinfo.asp?id=23 State Health Facts http://www.statehealthfacts.org/ ...
Coconuts as a functional food in the prevention and treatment of AIDS.(Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract Coconuts play a unique role in the diets of mankind because they are the source of important physiologically functional components. These physiologically functional components are found in the fat part of whole coconut, in the fat part of desiccated coconut, and in the ...
Phytotherapy for HIV/AIDS.(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)(Acquired Immnue Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Since the advent in the early 1980s of HIV/AIDS as a major public health concern, there has been an intense interest expressed by both therapists and patients in the role of natural treatments. Recent surveys suggest that this interest remains unabated, despite .the development and ...
Why I quit HIV.(Column)
Jun 01, 2006; ... AS I WRITE THIS, IN THE LATE WINTER OF 2006, WE ARE MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS into the AIDS era. Like many, a large part of my life has been irreversibly affected by AIDS. My entire adolescence and adult life--as well as the lives of many of my peers--have been overshadowed by the belief in a ...
The dual strategy of the immune response: a review of Heinrich Kremer's research on the pathophysiology of AIDS, cancer, and other chronic immune imbalances.
Jun 01, 2006; ... In 1984, Bob Gallo and Margaret Heckler held a press conference in which they attributed AIDS to infection with the allegedly exogenous retrovirus, HIV. This pronouncement bypassed the scientific peer-review process and jumped straight into the hands of the media and the minds of the ...
AIDS wasting syndrome as an entero-metabolic disorder: the gut hypothesis.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract There is an interesting relationship between the HIV virus, the health of the gastrointestinal tract, and AIDS wasting syndrome, involving Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF[alpha]), specific and non-specific immunity in the gut, gut permeability, and oxidative stress ....
AIDS therapy from cheap generics.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... New Uses for Cheap, Well-Known Drugs A quintet of older drugs could make a cheap and safe alternative to current anti-HIV drug cocktails, claim Dr. Aldar Bourinbaiar and Dr. Vichai Jirathitikal of Immunitor Corporation in Thailand, which created the VI AIDS vaccine. In a paper ...
Why enzymes are essential to a healthy immune system.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Those of us in medicine and health care recognize the importance of maintaining a strong immune system to keep the body disease-free and help all its systems and metabolic processes perform at top efficiency. In my practice, I refer to immune function dozens of times every day. Most ...
Possible role for Plantago lanceolata in the treatment of HIV infection?(Human Immunedeficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract Experience of one patient with AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) suggests that further research might explore a possible role for Plantago lanceolata in the treatment of HIV infection. Background Ezekowitz, et al. (1) have demonstrated that a substance ...
The unexplored therapeutic potential of oxytocin.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... The demonstration of enhanced "trust" in male subjects following the nasal administration of oxytocin (1) reinforces my belief that this hormone has far greater therapeutic potential than has been heretofore appreciated, especially for neurological disorders. I have been ...
Saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Jun 01, 2006; ... On February 9, 2006, the New England Journal of Medicine published results of a potentially important clinical trial entitled "Saw Palmetto for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia." The following is text of a letter sent to the editor of that journal regarding aspects of that study. ...
Food sensitivity and knee arthritis.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Several years ago I noticed I was developing arthritis in both knees. One day while walking, I heard a sharp "snap" and felt extreme pain in my right knee. An appointment with an orthopedic clinic revealed that the cartilage in my knee had experienced abnormal growth. Doctors at the clinic ...
The skinny on fat and heart disease.(low fat diet reduces risks of cardiovascular disease)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2006; ... An eight-year study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2006;295:655-666), the results of which were circulated extensively in the media, concluded that reducing total fat intake and increasing intakes of vegetables, fruits, and grains did not significantly reduce ...
The groundbreaker.(Adventures in Psychiatry: The Scientific Memoirs)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Adventures in Psychiatry: The Scientific Memoirs of Dr. Abram Hoffer by Dr. Abram Hoffer Kos Publishing Inc., 1997 Beechgrove Rd., Alton, Ontario, LON 1A0 Canada 519-927-1049; Fax 519-927-9542; www.kospublishing.com ISBN 0-9731945-6-1; ...
Succeeding at long-term weight management.(Enhancing Low Carb Diets)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Enhancing Low Carb Diets by Stephen Holt MD Wellness Publishing, 105 Lock Street, Suite 405, Enterprise Development Center, NJIT, Newark, New Jersey 07103 USA Quality paperback, 210 pp, c. 2004, $19.95 There is a reason for the dieter's lament, ...
The art of medicine.(The Fourfold Path to Healing)(Book review)
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Fourfold Path to Healing by Thomas S. Cowan, MD with Sally Fallon & Jaimen McMillan New Trends Publishing, Inc. Washington, DC; 877-707-1776 ISBN 0-96708-979-4 Large paperback, 425 pp, c.2004, $25.00 First of all, there's the ...
How pigs can help you look and feel 15 years younger in just three months.(Reprint)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Stem cells have been causing quite an uproar lately. They've been "all the rage" in scientific circles for over a decade. Tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars have already been spent researching them. But since they come from human embryos, there's lots of controversy surrounding ...
Gastrointestinal rejuvenation via synbiotic nourishment to upregulate prebiotic butyrate, IGFs, and HGH.(Quantum Medicine Update)
Jun 01, 2006; ... The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is colonized by a vast community of symbionts and commensals that require a unique form of nourishment to grow and flourish so that the GI tract cannot be colonized by pathogens. The GI tract plays a central role in maintaining and renewing the body and in ...
Treating fever in AIDS patients with Chinese medicine: two case histories.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, AIDS, fever ********** The following two case histories were published in an article titled, "Lifting the Borders on the Treatment of AIDS Fever by the Methods of Enriching Yin & Supplementing the Kidneys" (Rong ...
Townsend calendar.(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2006 ... MAY 2006-APRIL 2007: INTENSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN INTEGRATED ONCOLOGY FOR PRACTITIONERS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE at Kang Wen Clinic in Seattle, Washington. Didactic series begins May 15, 2006 (every Monday from 9 am-1 pm) and ends August 14, 2006. Clinical portion begins September 2006 on ...
Nutritional influences on osteoporosis.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Numerous modifiable and non-modifiable factors influence the prevention or likelihood of developing osteoporosis. This review article is intended to provide the practitioner with an understanding of the nutritional influences, both dietary and supplementation, on bone density and ...
Vitamins in the treatment of AIDS.(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Vitamin A Deficiency With HIV infection, serum vitamin A concentration is lowered. (1) Moreover, depletion increases with the progression of the infection leading to AIDS. (1) Normalization of vitamin A nutriture is associated, among other things, with higher T-cell counts. (2) ...