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"atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message
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>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> "atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message
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>>>>> It was announced yesterday that a drug currently in use here in Au for
>>>>> reducing copper levels in blood has been found to alter the amount of
>>>>> a blood borne protein which in diabetics is about 20% of normal .
>>>>> Currently going into human tests shortly this drug by restoring blood
>>>>> proteins effectively eliminates type II consequences with a simple
>>>>> daily pill restoring life to normal
>>>>> Time will tell but this Sunday on Au tv there will be an short
>>>>> programme about this drug .
>>>>
>>>> This is the US. Expect a 20 year study in order to protect drug
>>>> industry profits.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>> Once the drug is tested ( if not before) people will use it anyway as
>>> you can't stifle sharing knowledge
>>> this should offer more information after the program is shown tomorrow
>>>
>>> http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national although being shown on the
>>> Brisbane local I expect it will appear here on the national

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>> There is really more politics than science behind who gets to sell what
>> in the US market.
>> There are lots of drugs approved in other countries that are not approved
>> here. Some for health concerns, others for patent concerns. Or the
>> foreign drug would undercut a much more expensive US drug. It took 25
>> years for ulcer therapy common in Europe to be approved here in the US.
>> Why? Well the makers of all those anti-acid drugs wanted to protect
>> their market. Had nothing to do with health at all.
>>
>> Paul

> he drug in question has already been approved in the US for other things
> so it certainly won stop the flood of use once he word is out
> We have the same thing here with certain medicine like surgery
> methodology.


Trust me, even if it doesn't I will fly to Australia to get some.

Paul