POINTS OF INTEREST Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis Catherine de Martel MD, Jacques Ferlay ME, Silvia Franceschi MD, Jérôme Vignat MSc, Freddie Bray PhD, David Forman PhD, Dr Martyn Plummer PhD Summary Background Infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites have been identified as strong risk factors for specific cancers. An update of their respective contribution to the global burden of cancer is warranted. Methods We considered infectious agents classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research [...]

Immune System Disease Hits Asians With AIDS-Like Symptoms CP | By Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press Posted: Huffington Post, 08/22/2012 5:09 pm Updated: 08/22/2012 5:30 pm Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV. The patients' immune systems become damaged, leaving them unable to fend off germs as healthy people do. What triggers this isn't known, but the disease does not seem to be contagious. [...]

POINTS OF INTEREST Letter from the Publisher Jonathan Collin, MD Townsend Letter #348, July 2012 www.townsendletter.com Professor Ruggiero on HIV and AIDS Marco Ruggiero is a professor at the Institute of Experimental Pathology and Oncology at the University of Florence. Professor Ruggiero belongs to a small club of scientists who do not believe that HIV is the cause of AIDS. Professor Peter Duesberg, PhD at the University of California at Berkeley championed this theory in the early 1990s. Duesberg was rewarded for his public discussion of HIV not being [...]

POINTS OF INTEREST Unknown to most Missourians, Missouri had a close encounter with UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) and aliens near Cape Girardeau before the famous Roswell incident happened in New Mexico in 1947. The source of the information was from one of my patients who is a university librarian who recently gave me a copy of an article which I briefly scanned. I politely took the article and threw it in the trash. I thought she was one of those oddball, weird people who are attracted to not only [...]

POINTS OF INTEREST Submitted by Dr. Sir Zenon Gruba: Water Before Bedtime [Zenon’s note: I don’t know if this works – but it’s worth a try!] About 90% of heart attacks occur early in the morning and it can be minimized if one takes a glass or two of water – NOT grog or beer – before retiring in the evening. I knew water is important but I never knew about the special times to drink it. Did you?? Drinking water at the correct time maximizes its effectiveness on [...]

Congratulations to OIRF! As Occidental Institute moves into 2012 we are celebrating our Fortieth (yeah, that is our 40th) Anniversary Year. Version 1.0 of Occidental Institute opened its doors in Weston, Ontario Canada on July 2, 1972. On a personal level I just cannot imagine where all those years have gone. I guess the old saying about “time flies when you’re having fun” must apply, since there are so many exciting and wonderful memories to look back on. Dr. Walter D. Sturm *1944 - †2004 From a professional perspective [...]

FAQ’s - About the MEDISEND Protect from Advanced Medical Systems Based on questions brought up by several members who saw this little device at the Pleo-Sanum Conference in Tempe, Arizona Feb. 17 & 18, 2012 Q: Does this thing really work? Have you measured it? Well, I’ll get one just so I can check it out properly? A: Obviously this lady was a bit skeptical. Although I haven’t personally tested the magnetic field and the distances AMS tells us, I am more than confident in their research and development. [...]

For this Issue it is with the greatest of pleasure that I bring good news. The pages of the German journals have been filled with news about the happy celebrations for the birthdays of five honored and respected leaders within our field of Biological Medicine. They are all teachers, practitioners and researchers. These men are the giants that we all look up to and seek to learn from. I hope you will join with me in wishing heartfelt appreciation and joy as they celebrate these milestone birthdays. All of [...]

This year the foundation-owned company WALA Heilmittel GmbH (Bad Boll, Germany) celebrates its 75th anniversary. During the jubilee year a series of events will take place which lay out a trail of the history of WALA as well as the motives of the WALA founder: In a series of lectures witnesses contemporary to those times tell stories about the stages of WALA. On September 24th the jubilee year reaches its highest point with a big ceremony to which numerous guests from around the world are invited. Various accompanying displays [...]

POINTS OF INTEREST The following article came across my desk from an unknown source a few weeks ago. Although all of you are aware of the benefits and pitfalls of supplementation, I found this to be a precise and useful guideline for patients. With that in mind, we then need to get to work and test (with EAV or VEGA or whatever method) to determine not only the correct supplement for the individual, but also the correct dosage. Are Mega-Doses of Vitamins Safe? In today’s health conscious society, much [...]