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Old 11-08-2012, 02:50 PM   #1
Nancy L
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Laser-assisted Immunotherapy

This may be fringe medicine right now but I found the article interesting. Clinical trial only outside the US. i have never seen LifeExtension mag before--a friend brought it over. They are very negative about the FDA handling of drugs for Stage IV patients.

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2012/...Therapy_01.htm
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Old 11-08-2012, 08:51 PM   #2
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Re: Laser-assisted Immunotherapy

I read the article and have gotten the LEF magazine for years. They are very unhappy with the FDA on many fronts. I have found LEF to be a good source of both supplements and serious research references on same. Keeping in mind tho, the are a company that makes and sells supplements. Still, mostly what I read in the little bit of complementary and neutraceutical research from other sources, I usually have already read about it in LEF.
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Old 11-09-2012, 04:52 AM   #3
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Re: Laser-assisted Immunotherapy

Thanks for posting Nancy
I seem to remember Rich posting something very similar a while ago. The trial was only available in Asia at that time.
Do you know where these trails are taking place?
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Old 11-09-2012, 05:01 PM   #4
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Re: Laser-assisted Immunotherapy

There is GcMaf being offered here - another form of immunotherapy that I see has been mentioned on the boards some time ago - I cannot find any recent information regarding it. It is also considered fringe - these therapies while not yet apparently effective make a lot of sense to me.
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