Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients

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Articles in June 2002 issue of Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients

• Federal crackdown on Medicinal Marijuana - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Treatment of breast cancer with coenzyme Q10 - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Chinese medicine & bone marrow suppression - Chinese Medicine Update
  by Bob Flaws
• Clinical Phase II study on Japanese botanical formula "Sho-Saiko-to" for treating liver cancer to begin in New York - Brief Article
• Radiation nullifies the Pauling cure
  by Owen R. Fonorow
• Lab to test Omega 3/6 levels - Letters to the Editor
• Traditional African healers. . - Book Corners - Called to Heal - book review
  by Jule Klotter
• Other faces of holism: interview with Stefani Quane, holistic attorney, part II
  by Lily G. Casura
• High incidence of Mastectomy - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Flaxseed and breast cancer - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Breast and prostate cancer: a look at the environment - Health Risks and Environmental Issues
  by Rose Marie Williams
• Alternative Cancer treatment - Brief Article
• The nearest thing to a perfect food: part 2 - eggs
  by Joseph G. Hattersley
• Critique of the Calgary PATCH study using EDTA chelation to treat heart disease - Letters to the Editor
• The Hoxsey story. . - Book Corners - When Healing Becomes a Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies - book review
  by Andrew L. Rubman
• Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology review and commentary: infectious disease
  by Robert A. Anderson
• Mammography - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Prescription remedy that leaves one cold - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• The anthropology of breast cancer: CAM usage, narrative methods, and evolutionary tactics - Medical Anthropology - complementary and alternative medicine
  by Tim Batchelder
• Internet libel suit is tossed out; Decency Act protection cited by DuPage Judge - Brief Article
  by Ted Gregory
• Memory enhancing effect of Bacopa confirmed in trial - Phytotherapy Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Kerry Bone
• On theophylline and evening primrose oil in the treatment of cancer - Letters to the Editor
• Exercise for cancer patients. . - Book Corners - The Healing Power of Movement - book review
  by Jule Klotter
• Nutritional influences on illness: dietary fat and cancer
  by Melvyn R. Werbach
• Cancer & Radiation - Shorts - Brief Article
  by Jule Klotter
• Biotin needed during pregnancy - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Breast cancer considerations to assist the practitioner in clinical recommendations - Women's Health Update
  by Tori Hudson
• Fluoridation and cancer - Brief Article
  by Paul Connett
• Ginkgo and Korean ginseng combined boost brainpower - Phytotherapy Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Kerry Bone
• The need for objective testing in your complementary medicine practice - Letters to the Editor
• Heavy metals and other toxins allowed in food through fertilizer. . - Book Corners - Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, A Global Industry, and A Toxic Secret - book review
  by Steve Rochlitz
• Calendar - upcoming alternative medicine events
• Deciding whether to pursue an alternative cancer therapy
  by Linda L. Isaacs
• Cancer treatment affects sexual activity - Shorts - Brief Article
  by Jule Klotter
• Ginkgo for schizophrenia - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• US book details benefits of natural medicine in Japan: AHCC — The Japanese Medicinal Mushroom Immune Enhancer
• Tai Sophia Institute announces changes in Botanical Healing program - Brief Article
• Grape seed extract and chronic pancreatitis - Phytotherapy Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Kerry Bone
• Selenium as a protectant - Letters to the Editor
• Why Stomach Acid is Good For You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux, GERD. . - Book Notice - book review
  by Beatrice Trum Hunter
• Medical Journalist Report of innovative biologics; RM-10™: the newest breakthrough in immune system enhancement - part 2
  by Morton Walker
• What can we do about pain? - excerpt from Cancer Saved My Life
  by Lois Berry
• Sugar & Cancer - Shorts - connection between high blood sugar and tumor growth
  by Jule Klotter
• Does iron deficiency anemia cause recurrent ear infections? - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• New technology replaces tooth brushing and flossing - Brief Article
• Probiotics and cancer - The Probiotic Solution - Excerpt
  by Mark A. Brudnak
• Gymnema and diabetes - Phytotherapy Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Kerry Bone
• Use of flower essences as possible resistance enhancing agents vs infectious conditions - Letter to the Editor
• Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion. . - Book Notice - book review
  by Beatrice Trum Hunter
• Breast examinations - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Double-Blind Clinical Trials - Shorts - Brief Article
  by Jule Klotter
• The Lancet debate - The War on Cancer - do cancer patients understand informed consent forms? - Brief Article
  by Ralph W. Moss
• Effective treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: 2 milestones substantiate effective treatment is now available - Health Media Alert - Brief Article
• Pseudotumor cerebri due to aspartame disease
  by H.J. Roberts
• Angiogenesis and P-glycoprotein: their roles in cancer
  by Alain Thibodeau
• Nutritional support for the prostate gland
  by Dr. Martin W. Banschbach
• The Oxford Companion to the Body. . - Book Notice - book review
  by Beatrice Trum Hunter
• Pain Care - Shorts - Brief Article
  by Jule Klotter
• US mad cow risks - Shorts - Brief Article
  by Jule Klotter
• The virtues of beer - Brief Article
  by Ralph W. Moss
• Adapted from Last Four Verses of the Isha Upanishad - Poem
  by Nancy Beckham
• Planting the Future — saving our medicinal herbs. . - Book Notice - book review
  by Rosemary Gladstar
• The skinny on fats & breast cancer
  by Stephen Byrnes
• A drug in search of a disease - Editorial - Picovir
  by Alan R. Gaby
• The case of the .005 percent survivor. . - Book Corners - Living Proof - book review
  by Irene Alleger
• The Kelley metabolic Cancer Cure - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Lycopene and saw palmetto treatment of prostate cancer - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Chocolate: food of the gods - Brief Article
  by Ralph W. Moss
• Phytoestrogens and thyroid cancer risk: the San Francisco Bay Area thyroid cancer study - Brief Article
  by Horn-Ross P.L.
• Naturopathic approach to hypertension
  by Dr. Farhang Khosh
• Shark cartilage Okay for hypertensives? - Letters to the Editor
• Balancing hormones and breast cancer. . - Book Corners - What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer - book review
  by Irene Alleger
• Medicinal properties in whole foods: the Capsicum fruit
  by Gina L. Nick
• Laetrile - Shorts
  by Jule Klotter
• Flaxseed and prostate cancer - Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Dandelion: bane or boon? - War on Cancer - Brief Article
  by Ralph W. Moss
• Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals files claims against FDA for 1.3 billion dollars - Brief Article
• Overcoming oncologists' objections: safe & effective non-drug support for prostate and breast cancers
  by Shari Lieberman
• Research flawed on vitamin C causing DNA damage - Letters to the Editor
• How drugs are produced. . - Book Corners - Human Trials: Scientists, Investors, and Patients in the Quest for a Cure - book review
  by Katherine Duff