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Hi Joe: Is this the same GM1 ganglioside that they are using in clinical trials at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia? Carole H. --- "J. R. Bruman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Michel Margosis wrote: > > 1) 'Natural Substances' have not been > scientifically proven that > > they are safe and efficacious, in the manner the > Code of Federal > > Regulations prescribe for human > drugs. > > Make no mistake, the 'natural substances', > 'nutrition supplements' > or whatever, sold without FDA approval, may be > DRUGS, and potent ones > at that. The big difference between those and the > drugs approved by the > FDA for prescription by doctors is that the former > have not passed the > rigorous, formal, placebo-controlled testing > required by the FDA. Many > of the 'approved' drugs are also derived from > natural sources, and the > reason why or how they work may be poorly > understood, if at all. There > may be different reasons for marketing a > 'supplement' that lacks FDA > approval: Perhaps it's just snake oil, and the > owners know it. Or maybe > they don't want to gamble the huge investment in the > approval process. > Or perhaps they simply don't survive the stringent > trial. Ganglioside > GM-1 is a popular example: After selling it in > health food stores for > a long time, the owners started an FDA-type trial a > few years ago, but > I haven't seen any published results since then; > maybe it's too early. > The other difference between approved drugs and diet > supplements is > the latter need not meet rigid production standards > of potency and > purity. But some supplements, such as vitamins, are > quite reliable. > The main government restriction on supplement > marketers is that they > aren't allowed to lie in their advertised claims, > and some of the > elaborate circumlocutions that result can be > unintentionally funny. > Cheers, > Joe > > -- > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > 3527 Cody Road > Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013 > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com