In Memoriam: Donald (Ben) C. Webster 3
Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD
Editorials: British Columbia Government's Mental Patient Discharge
Policy of the Last Ten Years A Failure 6
A Hoffer, MD, PhD
Selenium and Cancer: A Geographical Perspective 8
HD Foster, PhD
Recent Advances in Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Medicine
11
J Smythies, MD, FRCP
Paradigms and Miracles: Alternative Medicine At A Crossroads 19
F Shallenberger, MD, HMD
Case from the Center: the Nutrition Evaluation Questionnaire As
A Diagnostic Aid 28
JA Jackson, MT (ASCP) CLS, PhD, BCLD; HD Riordan, MD; K Fougeron,
MS; R Hunninghake, MD
Psychometric Evidence That Dental Amalgam Mercury May Be An Etiological
Factor in Manic Depression 31
RL Siblerud, MS; J Motl, MD; E Kienholz, PhD
Successful Reversal of Retinitis Pigmentosa 40
MJ Allen, OD, PhD; RW Lowry, MS, OD
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid): My Experience with This Outstanding
therapeutic Agent 44
BM Berkson, MD, PhD
Lumbar Facet Syndrome: A Case Report 49
C Ross, DC, COHS, FRSH, DABDA; M Smith, MR Pharms, ND
Folate and Neural Tube Defect Risk: Paradigm Shift after Forty
Years of Research 52
GE Schuitemaker
Correspondence: Negative Magnetic Fields; The Definition of Magnetic Polarity as Used in Human Physiology. 57
Book Review: Smart Fats 59
Editorial: Playing with Statistics Or Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
67
A Hoffer, MD, PhD
Case from the Center:High-dose intravenous Vitamin C in the Treatment
of A Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney 72
HD Riordan, MD; JA Jackson, MT (ASCP) CLS, PhD, BCLD; NH Riordan,
RPA-C; M Schultz, ARNP
Treatment of Hypertension from An Orthomolecular Medicine Standpoint
74
GD O'Clock, PhD, PE
Functional Diagnosis in Nutritional Medicine 85
G Tamari, PhD
The Body's Negative Response to Excess Dietary Protein Consumption
89
MT Morter, Jr. BS, MA, DC; A Panfili, MD
Reassessing the Role of Sugar in the Etiology of Heart Disease
95
WB Grant, PhD
Hemorrhagic Stroke in Human Pretreated with Coenzyme Q10: Exceptional
Recovery As Seen in Animal Models 105
JTA Ely, PhD; HH Fudenberg, MD; Eg Bliznakov, MD; Jd Branch, DO
The Clinical Use of Bovine Colostrum 110
A Nitsch, MD; FP Nitsch, MD
Book Reviews: Ginkgo Biloba Extract; Beating Cancer with Nutrition; the Vitamin Revolution in Health Care; Power vs. Force; Encyclopedia of Natural Healing; Red World–Green World: the Hidden Polarities of Nature 119
Editorial: The Paradigm Wars Continue 131
A. HOFFER, M.D., Ph.D.
The Nature and Structure of Febrile Psychosis in the Sudan 136
A.W. AWADALLA, Ph.D.; H. ARIKAWA, Ph.D.; D.I. TEMPLER, Ph.D.
Another Reason for Change: The Distinct Philosophies of Allopathy
and Naturopathy 139
E. CHERASKIN, M.D., D.M.D.
Understanding the Hardin Jones-Pauling Biostatistical Theory of
Survival Analysis for Cancer Patients 141
Z. HERMAN, Ph.D.
Evidence that Mercury from Silver Dental Fillings May Slow the
Progression of Myopia 161
R.L. SIBLERUD, O.D, M.S.; E. KIENHOLZ, Ph.D.
Case from the Center: Joint and Muscle Pain, Various Arthritic
Conditions and Food Sensitivities 168
J.A. JACKSON, MT(ASCP)CLS, Ph.D., BCLD; H.D. RIORDAN, M.D.; R
HUNNINGHAKE, M.D.; S. NEATHERY, M.T.
Calcium and Cancer: A Geographical Perspective 173
H.D. FOSTER, Ph.D.
A Nutritious Cocktail for the Treatment of Melanoma: A Case Report 176
J.L.G. DE OLIVIERA, M.D.
Correspondence: Regarding Double-Blind Medical Trials; Foods as
Stressors in Essential Hypertension; 179
Reassessing the Role of Sugar in the Etiology of Heart Disease;
Linus Pauling and Albert Szent-Györgyi
Book Reviews: Nutritional Influences on Illness CD ROM; 5-HTP.
Nature's Serotonin Solution 185
Editorial: Reflections on Two Modern Medical Ideas 195
A. HOFFER, M.D., Ph.D.
Observations On the Dose and Administration of Ascorbic Acid When
Employed Beyond the Range of a Vitamin in Human Pathology
F.R. KLENNER, M.D. 198
Macular Degeneration Treatment with Nutrients and Micro Current
Electricity 211
M.J. ALLEN, O.D., Ph.D; J.B. JARDING, O.D.; R. ZEHNER, O.D.
Potassium: A New Treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome 215
B. E. TAKACS, M.S.
The Health of the Naturopath:Vitamin Supplementation and Psychologic
State 223
E. CHERASKIN, M.D., D.M.D.
The Application of the Hardin Jones-Pauling Biostatistical Theory
of Survival Analysis for Cancer Patients to a
Clinical Trial Purporting to Test the Efficacy of Vitamin C in
Lengthening the Survival Times of Patients with Advanced Colorectal
Cancer 225
Z.S. HERMAN, Ph.D.
The Liver: Mechanisms of Toxic Injury and Therapeutic Intervention
C. ROSS, D.C., COHS, DPH; F. SMITH, B.A., N.D. 233
Case from the Center: Histamine Levels in Health and Disease 236
J.A. JACKSON, Ph.D., BCLD; H.D. RIORDAN, M.D.;S. NEATHERY, M.T.;
C. REVARD, B.S., CLS.
Correspondence: Reassessing the Role of Sugar in the Etiology
of Heart Disease 236
Book Reviews: Bad Behavior and Illness are Caused by Biochemical
Imbalances; Prevention of Breast Cancer: Hope At Last; The Garden
Of Eden Longevity Diet 244
ISOM News 249
Index 252