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Controversy around Chinese Herbal Medicine Wormwood (Artemisinin)

October 24, 2008 - 3:19 pm

Last week one of the major Seattle newspapers ran an article about a Chinese herbal medicine called artemisinin, or wormwood. The impetus was that some local chemists at the University of Washington conclude based on theory and some lab work with cancer cells that this agent, which is used as a […]

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Detox Diets: What Makes Sense for Cancer Patients?

August 19, 2008 - 4:27 pm

Some cancer patients want to do some kind of detox plan. I am not sure if it is the time of year or just the economy (perhaps both) but this detox issue seems to be cycling back again. Most or all of you have heard me say this before, “Part of […]

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