A special report on the MEDICA Trade Fair Düsseldorf, Germany, Nov. 14 - 17, 2007 November 20, 2007 Dear Members: As I write this report I have been home from Germany for less than a day and even though jet lag is settling in, I feel strongly invigorated by my recent experiences. This year a number of the companies that we normally see at the Medicine Week Congress in Baden-Baden opted not to participate in that program. The Medicine Week congress has been gradually getting smaller and smaller each [...]

A special chronological report on our 2007 “Medicine Week” Group tour to Germany SUNDAY (October 28th):  All of the tour participants met at our Frankfurt hotel this evening for an informal welcome reception. Many North Americans had to leave on Saturday to get to Germany today, due to North Atlantic flight schedules and losing time zones. Because delegates joined us from different countries, everyone made their own airline arrangements. This year we were a very small group for our 34th Tour program. There were only eight of us all [...]

Farrah Fawcett Seeks 'Alternative' Cancer Treatment in Germany Farah Fawcett is receiving “alternative treatments” for cancer in Germany – and videotaping the experience for a possible documentary, a close friend of the actress’s tells PEOPLE. Craig Nevius, who produced Fawcett’s reality show Chasing Farrah and who is now overseeing the video project overseas, says that although Fawcett’s cancer has returned, her health has not declined. “She was declared 100 percent cancer free and then it came back,” he says. “She was discouraged by the treatments she got here. The [...]

Note from Carolyn: The author of this piece is unknown. It is simply an article that was making the e-mail rounds on the internet. I cannot personally vouch for the authenticity of the claims, but we all know that Aspartame is simply what the title indicates. All of you as testers should know this already, but it bears repeating. I remember Walter’s comments concerning this chemical: “A person can consume one small packet of Aspartame – or any of the chemical sweeteners, but especially Aspartame – in a cup [...]

Many practitioners are stating that they do “Energy Medicine”. What does this mean? I would like to provide some areas of thought, questions, and possible research. Do you practice Energy Medicine? If so, what is your definition of energy? What types of energy do you measure, diagnose, and treat? How do you do this? What effect does your treatment have (both long-term and short-term), and where is it acting? What is your definition of medicine? If you’ve gotten this far without being able to answer these questions in a [...]

Commentary submitted by Dr. Brian L. Mac Coy August 28, 2007 Two German physicists claim to have done the impossible and broken the speed of light. If their claims are confirmed, they will have proved wrong Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, which requires an infinite amount of energy to propel an object at more than 299,792,458 meters per second. However Dr Gunter Nimtz and Dr Alfons Stahlhofen, from the University of Koblenz, say they have possibly breached a key tenet of that theory. They say they have conducted [...]

Commentary submitted by Dr. Brian L. Mac Coy The field of physics worships at the altar of c, the velocity of light. It is widely regarded as the inviolate constant which affects all things: from our knowledge of astronomy to the very behavior of subatomic particles. The idea that the speed of light is constant and unbreachable is at the foundation of modern physics and it is a key factor in Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, which led to his deduction E=mc2 (in which the total amount of [...]

When Carolyn invited me to write an article for ORIF I was very honored but left with the puzzle of what to contribute. Walter and Carolyn, together with OIRF staff have earned my respect over many years because of the wonderful job that they have done in bringing knowledge of biological medicine to so many people. Over a period of at least 35 years they have covered so much material that it is difficult to know where to start. On reflection I have decided to start at the beginning [...]

Low Protein versus High Protein Diets: Their Effects on the body's pH levels. Abstract It is the argument of this paper that a low protein, low carbohydrate diet is health promoting, while current high protein diets can be injurious to health. The findings in this paper are drawn from a literature based survey on pH levels – the balance of acid and alkaline within the body – and the contribution that diet may make either to disease or to the promotion of health. Debates about [...]

“Do we hesitate lest the wrath laid upon Jack Kevorkian visit our young and vulnerable profession?” For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven . . . (1) I was listening out of the corner of my ear to National Public Radio the other morning when my attention was snagged by an interview with one particular author. His fictional plot is rather audacious, involving an unusual legislative solution to the social and economic impact of aging baby boomers: voluntary euthanasia. This is not [...]