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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a type of ultraviolet blood irradiation that is being studies extensively right now for a variety of conditions such as cancer, infections, pain and inflammation. As we noted earlier we are enrolling patients in a study on this treatment. STUDY: Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2015 Jul;31(4):184-94. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12175. Epub 2015 Mar 28. The effect of extracorporeal photopheresis alone or in comb...

We have been doing more research on this treatment recently and are enrolling patients in a clinical trial we are part of. Below is an abstract from a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2016 Apr;157:89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Feb 5. Ultraviolet blood irradiation: Is it time to remember "the cure that time forgot"? Wu X(1), Hu X(2), Hamblin MR(3). Author information: (1)D...

By Stephen W. Parcell, ND In this study they found that Environmental low level of Pb, Hg, Cd exposure in the general population was not strongly associated with CKD. However, Cd exposure was associated with CKD, especially in adults with hypertension or diabetes. This finding suggests that environmental low Cd exposure may be a contributor to the risk of CKD in adults with hypertension or diabetes. Kim NH, Hyun YY, Lee K...

By Stephen W. Parcell, ND According to a recent study on Japanese individuals lower serum 1,25(OH)2D levels are a potential risk factor for all-cause death, especially cardiovascular and respiratory infection death, in the general Japanese population, and that lower serum 1,25(OH)2D levels greatly increase the risk of respiratory infection death in subjects with kidney dysfunction. Other studies on different population all indicate the same th...

The below study found that not only did HCG work but that it worked better than testosterone injections because of a lower side effect profile. STUDY: Aging Male. 2016;19(1):34-9. Epub 2015 Oct 21. Late-onset hypogonadism: the advantages of treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin rather than testosterone. ABSTRACT: The traditional pharmacological treatment of patients with late onset hypogonadism (LOH) is represented by different form...