http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/health/21cancer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th The American Cancer Society, which has long been a staunch defender of most cancer...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_90887.html The American Cancer Society says it is not currently rethinking its stance on cancer screening, as...
One of the members of this group is particularly interested in scleroderma. My brother is taking gleevec for a rare blood cancer, and he is doing wonderfully...
Hi Russ, Thanks for passing along this info, I assume I am the group member interested in Scleroderma. I know a couple of the patients in this study, and,...
COPD? Maybe caused by fungal infection? Bacteria? Parasites in the lungs? Have you ever tried anything for these or been tested???? Paula Every few years I see...
Have any of you studied NAC? Here is the link to Dr. Wheldon's work on it. http://www.davidwheldon.co.uk/NAC.html I read this today regarding NAC. It has a...
Hi Cheryl, My brother's doctors didn't give him any expectation that Gleevec would cure his chronic myelogenous leukemia, only that he could expect to live as...
Hi Paula, My COPD clears up after receiving antibiotics, but only for a while. The first time I took clarithromycin, my lungs were clear for two months. The...
Russ, are you stuck with having to see doctors who take Kaiser health insurance? If you paid to see a doctor not under Kaiser would Kaiser pay for the...
One of the concerns with anti-inflammatory substances is that they usually suppress the immune system. According to the article below, a component of fish oil...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001164100.htm ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2009) - Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091028/sc_nm/us_cancer_curry LONDON (Reuters) - A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the...
A Conversation With Brian J. Druker, M.D. Researcher Behind the Drug Gleevec http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/science/03conv.html?_r=1 ... From: Russ Farris ...
Thanks, Yannic. I'm sending the article to my brother. Russ ... From: Hen & Yan To: infection-cortisol@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:03...
Yannic posted the URL of another interesting article about fish oils: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001164100.htm I think we evolved to...
I got a request for the article I couldn't find, so I summoned the Great Google Genie and sent him after the article. It was a ray peat article and it's URL...
I recommended to Russ that he give LDN (low dose naltrexone) a try for his COPD/Cpn-infection and Russ asked for some websites. Since no one is making money...
Thanks, Garcia, for the treasure trove of information on low dose naltrexone (LDN). I remember hearing about it when I worked for the Autism Research...
http://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20091106clin002.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Varenicline (Chantix) is a safe, well tolerated and effective...
How Saturated Fatty Acids 'Anger' The Immune System (And How To Stop Them) ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2009) — Researchers have new evidence to explain how ...
http://www.63ok.com/health-fitness-blog/making-headway-against-autoimmune-diseases-with-low-dose-naltrexone/ Inner Circle interview with Burton Berkson, MD,...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19543962?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=2 CONCLUSION: This study has...
Thanks, Yannic, for finding a link to this interesting abstract. I believe there was a recent study speculating that the benefits of fish oil may come from...
Thanks, Yannic, for posting the interview with Dr. Berkson. He and my mentor Bernie Rimland were friends, and Bernie suggested that I contact Dr. Berkson about...
Hi Russ, wow I never realised you were connected to Burt Berkson, and that he was nearly your co-author on Potbelly. I first heard about him when I heard him...