Recent content by BeakerBoy

Considering that this thread began with DCA..... Evangelos Michelekis has now raised over $800,000 to conduct Phase I and II clinical trials on DCA. This money has been raised entirely through donations from the general public. This is pretty impressive whether DCA turns out to be effective...

Good discussion guys, there have been some nice posts made in the last few days. I know that most people in this forum don't agree with me on these matters but I do have some credibility in the form of a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry. It seems that...

Whamo! Nice showstopper BGP but you just don't get it. I guess that you should just keep eating your random foliage and hoping for the best. Everyone is not out to get you. Good luck.

Cancer is horrible, chemotherapy is horrible but unfortunatly it is the best that modern science can offer for this disease at the moment. Prevention is king and possibly gene therapy in the future. I am not a political hitman, I just live and work in an arena where only peer reviewed work is...

Wow, I've seen lots of web sites with misinformation but that one ranks up near the top - complete nonsense. Oh and what a surprise that they are selling an "anti-oxidant" I guess false hope can be profitable but what a shameful way to earn a living.

This highlights the message that I have been trying to convey. Just because something occurs in nature does not neccesarily make it good drug or even safe for that matter. Lets look at resveratrol...it has shown some interesting and potentially beneficial biological properties in some...

resveratrol (from red wine) is a very interesting compound - it has been shown to have low bioavailability when taken orally and it has a very short half life. It has also been demonstated to stimulate the immune system and act as a chemopreventive agent at low concentrations yet it is toxic at...

Everything that has been discussed in this thread is tied together - it is a fact that in classical drug development most lead drug candidates originated from molecules isolated from natural sources such as herbs. For this reason, alternative medicine is not always a hoax BUT if you have a...

It comes down to the fact that drugs can only treat the symptons of disease or in a sense control the disease. I think this is one reason why people distrust the pharmaceutical industry..Why? It is fundamental, DNA and gene-expression. State of the art science allows us to design drugs which...

Fight the Future, I feel for you and your health problems. It is very true that the enivronment that we live and work in can be harmful with problems ranging from stress to toxic chemicals to solar radiation. I don't totally disregard alternative medicine so I would support you in...

dilute hydrogen peroxide is effective for killing most bacteria - it can be used to disinfect surfaces or could be applied topically to a wound or ear infection but please do not consume hydrogen peroxide internally. BGP, I respect your opinion but as someone who works in the industry all...

It is important to recognize that there will never be a "magic bullet" that can cure all cancers. Each and every cancer is different - ranging from localized solid tumors that like to grow and metastatize to leukemias and everything in between. Cancers are also different on a genetic level -...

I trade options part time and have lurked at ET for a long time but I was compelled to post in this thread because my main employment is in drug development mainly in the area of cancer. This is a great topic to discuss but things need to be kept in perspective. DCA might be a potential...