FDA Extends Comment Period on Bid to Ban Natural Hormones to May 4
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Aldara: The Skin Cancer "Cure" That Can Kill
by Elaine Hollingsworth
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Quality Problems Widespread Among Ginseng Products Sold in Japan
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Letter to the Editor:
My Encounter with the "Bug"
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Letter from Publisher

Portable Air Cleaners – To Buy or Not to Buy
by Jule Klotter
Contributing Editor Jule Klotter offers a straightforward look at the burgeoning use of air purifiers by allergy and asthma sufferers. In addition to examining a range of portable air cleaner mechanisms, the author provides valuable insights into when and why particular cleaners make a difference in indoor air quality.

A Nutritional Supplement Formula for Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Humans
by Howard Friel and Harvey Lederman, MD
The authors of this comprehensive overview of current prevention and treatment strategies for the H5N1 virus set forth a strong hypothesis, suggesting that a nutritionally based formula, taken prophylactically as well as throughout infection and recovery, presents a readily available and effective alternative treatment.

The Use of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) in the Management of Histamine-Mediated Allergic Responses
by Martin Powell, BSc, DipAc, Dip/CHM, MRCHM
The reishi mushroom has been valued for centuries for its healing properties. Recent studies have revealed that Ganoderma lucidum has anti-allergic, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-tumor, cardiotonic, and liver-protective properties that also make it a valuable treatment for allergy sufferers.

Prostate Gland Enlargement
by Martin Banschbach, PhD
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BHP) affects one in four men over the age of 50. Alternative treatments, some used well before the advent of modern day conventional medicine, present patients with options beyond surgery and pharmaceuticals. Diet and nutrient-based solutions, including herbals, have proven effective. The bottom line: as with most age-related conditions, education, prevention, and time-honored treatments can alleviate one condition and keep related, more dire, illnesses at bay.

High-Dose Vitamin B12 for At-Home Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer's Disease
by Joseph Hattersley, MA
Common practices in Western life escalate the progressive decline of B12 into seriously low serum levels, a marker for many diseases, notably Alzheimer's. B12 therapy presents new hope for Alzheimer patients, by way of a safe, low-cost treatment that's showing remarkable results.

Nanotechnology's Latest Oncolytic Agent: Silver, Cancer, & Infection Associations
by John Apsley, DC, Kent Holtorf, MD, Eric Gordon, MD, Wayne Anderson, ND, and Rashid Buttar, DO
In a continuing series on oligodynamic silver hydrosol, the authors turn their attention to new discoveries by nanoscientists regarding the role of Ag+ in cancer treatments and offer an investigational protocol proposal of their own.

Editorials

Strontium for Osteoporosis
by Alan R. Gaby, MD

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