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Antibiotic Therapy for Rheumatic Diseases 
  • Antibiotics for Rheumatic Diseases  - A personal site dedicated to promoting the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases with low dose antibiotics, as pioneered by the late Dr. Thomas McPherson Brown, MD Includes: links to supporting scientific publications, email addresses of support group members along with their personal stories, links related to this treatment (including drug reference links for minocycline, doxycycline, erythromycin, clindamycin, and azithromycin at rxlist.com), (Christine Ann Adlard, cadlard@chariot.net.au, rheumatic.org)
  • DrMirkin - 'I am often asked why I prescribe antibiotics to my patients with rheumatoid or reactive arthritis, late-onset asthma, Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia and other so-called "autoimmune diseases".' Gabe Mirkin, MD (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
  • DrMirkin - Why I prescribe antibiotics to my patients with reactive arthritis, late-onset asthma, crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
  • The Road Back Foundation - A personal site dedicated to promoting the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases with low dose antibiotics, as pioneered by the late Dr. Thomas McPherson Brown, MD Includes: description of the entire protocol, links, support groups and emails, articles, facts and tips, (henry@roadback.org, marge@roadback.org, voice mail: 614-227-1556)
  • minocycline (Minocin) - Related info from: ArthritisAbout; ArthritisInsight; drdoc 1; drdoc 2;
    • BestDoctors.com - do alternative treatments work for arthritis? acupuncture, biofeedback, relaxation therapy, hyaluronic acid, antibiotics, minocycline (Richard Silver, MD)
    • DrMirkin - minocycline and rheumatoid arthritis (301-942-7900, DrMirkin.com)
    • Rheumatoid arthritis - what is it, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, newer NSAIDs including celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx), corticosteroids such as prednisone, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (also called DMARDs, second-line drugs or remittive therapies) including methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, azulfidine, gold, cyclosporine, penicillamine, minocycline, leflunomide, etanercept, infliximab; diet, exercise and rehabilitation services (discoveryhealth.com)
 
Bee Pollen and Venom
 
DMSO and MSM
  • Dr. Andrew Weil - Manage Arthritis Pain with MSM. "MSM (methyl sulfonyl methane) is a product developed primarily by Dr. Stanley Jacob of the Department of Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University Medical School in Portland, Oregon. He's been researching this naturally occurring compound as well as the compound DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide, from which MSM is derived) for about 20 years and has observed its positive effects in patients suffering from arthritis..." (drweil.com, pathfinder.com/drweil, drweilselfhealing.com)
  • Dr. Lamb - MSM for Arthritis (wholehealthmd.com)
  • MotherNature.com - DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)
  • MotherNature - DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) and MSM (methylsulfonylmethane AKA DMSO2)
  • OnHealth - Dietary Supplement MSM May Help Arthritis Patients (OnHealth.com)
  • WholeHealthMD - MSM (simanislL@awhinc.com, finchC@awhinc.com, contactus@awhnet.com, 703-437-6336)
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    • MSM-The Super-Supplement of the Decade - By Martha M. Christy (1998) - Information about research on the therapeutic value of MSM (Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane) a form of dietary sulfur. Explains what MSM is and how it functions in the body.
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin
 
Gold, Magnets and Metals
 
SAM-e
 
Miscellaneous Treatments
 
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