Editorials

Editorial Issue 125

My father died at the end of 2005, just prior to the New Year. The immediate cause of his death was the inability of his diabetic leg ulcers to heal; these had become infected and gangrenous. The medical team were unable to fight the infection with intravenous antibiotics, and the family and medical team decided, upon medical and quality of life grounds, that amputation was not an option.
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Editorial Issue 124

In the Research Updates of this issue (see page 38 under Antioxidants), K Landmark from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway has published a review of the literature regarding the relationship of vitamins C and E and the development of Alzheimer's disease. The results of this literature review (several observational studies and two controlled clinical trials) indicated that vitamins C and E from both food and supplement sources, may have beneficial effects upon the development of Alzheimer's disease.

Editorial Issue 123

The media disparages Complementary Medicine almost as quackery and voodoo witchcraft; snide comments in the print and broadcast media are prone to insinuation and scaremongering, portraying complementary approaches and practitioners as practically off-the-wall and definitely unqualified.
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Editorial Issue 122

Please read the inspiring story (see pages 42-43) of how David Longman's daughter Louise (now aged 21) was successfully treated and cured of a benign vascular tumour which had blighted her life since birth. The technique used was Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), which applies a photosensitising agent which is applied and absorbed into the tumour.
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Editorial Issue 121

There is a huge volume of published material in all fields of Complementary Medicine. Such is the volume, that finding a place to house all the books and journals which PH receives on a daily basis is a huge problem. Literally behind my desk and work station are two eternally large piles of books, awaiting commissioning and review; the piles diminish slightly every time I have a blitz and send out books for review, but they fill up again in no time.

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