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I had 2 patients on it who had severe reactions to it , dropped B/P S.O.B , hyperventilating and perspirations, very dangerous chemo agent that in my view should be banned.
Jamaican cancer drug found - Scientific findings surround endemic plants
published: Tuesday | December 12, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Ross Sheil, Staff Reporter
Jamaican biochemist Dr. Henry Lowe (left) and research partner Dr. Joseph Bryant of the University of Maryland Institute of Human <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Virology</SPAN> (IHV), examine transgenic mice used to test the effect of two Jamaican plants on <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">cancer</SPAN> tumours. - Contributed
Two scientists will present research findings today showing that a pair of endemic Jamaican plants can help cure five cancers, potentially giving the country a lucrative share of the global chemotherapy drug market.
Jamaican biochemist Dr. Henry Lowe discovered the plants, while his American research partner Joseph Bryant, laboratory animal <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">veterinarian</SPAN> at the University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology (IHV), conducted the tests on cancer tumour cells in test tubes and then transgenic mice - whose DNA has been modified to incorporate human <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">genes</SPAN>.
An alternative
What Dr. Lowe told The Gleaner could be a "new Jamaican brand" could begin commercial production within three to five years as an alternative to existing cancer drug Taxol, but Dr. Bryant said one to three years. Taxol had worldwide sales of US$764 million in 2005 before generic altern
Jamaican cancer drug found - Scientific findings surround endemic plants
published: Tuesday | December 12, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Ross Sheil, Staff Reporter
Jamaican biochemist Dr. Henry Lowe (left) and research partner Dr. Joseph Bryant of the University of Maryland Institute of Human <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Virology</SPAN> (IHV), examine transgenic mice used to test the effect of two Jamaican plants on <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">cancer</SPAN> tumours. - Contributed
Two scientists will present research findings today showing that a pair of endemic Jamaican plants can help cure five cancers, potentially giving the country a lucrative share of the global chemotherapy drug market.
Jamaican biochemist Dr. Henry Lowe discovered the plants, while his American research partner Joseph Bryant, laboratory animal <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">veterinarian</SPAN> at the University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology (IHV), conducted the tests on cancer tumour cells in test tubes and then transgenic mice - whose DNA has been modified to incorporate human <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">genes</SPAN>.
An alternative
What Dr. Lowe told The Gleaner could be a "new Jamaican brand" could begin commercial production within three to five years as an alternative to existing cancer drug Taxol, but Dr. Bryant said one to three years. Taxol had worldwide sales of US$764 million in 2005 before generic altern