| Astragalus Root | As A Treatment
"...Astragalus root appears to induce production of interferon, a chemical that is an essential part of the immune system and has been widely studied for its ability to fight the development of cancer..."
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Breast Cancer |
Recommendation Melatonin
"...Positive results have been shown with melatonin on its own and in combination with interferon, tumor necrosis factor, and tamoxifen..."
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Cirrhosis of the Liver |
The Condition
"...cirrhosis caused by alcohol abuse is treated by abstaining from alcohol; treatment for hepatitis-related cirrhosis involves medications used to treat the different types of hepatitis, such as interferon for viral hepatitis and corticosteroids for autoimmune hepatitis; cirrhosis caused by Wilson's disease, in which copper builds up in organs, is treated with medications to remove the copper..."
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
The Condition
"...Researchers have tested many drugs, including amantidine, steroids, interferon, acyclovir, antiviral agents, and antibiotics..."
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Cytokines |
Related Topic
"...There are at least 17 different kinds of interleuken and 3 classes of interferon called alpha, beta and gamma and various subsets..."
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Hepatitis |
The Condition
"...Indirect evidence for the importance of high NK cell function in limiting chronic hepatitis C infection was demonstrated by two studies of infected patients treated with alpha interferon..."
Recommendation Vitamin E
"...[5] In a preliminary study of people with hepatitis C, 544 IU of vitamin E per day for 24 weeks improved the response to interferon/antioxidant therapy, although the results did not reach statistical significance..."
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Immunotherapy |
As A Treatment
"...Topical immunotherapy utilizes an immune enhancement cream (imiquimod) which is an interferon producer causing the patients own killer T-cells to destroy warts, actinic keratoses, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, cutaneous lymphoma, and superficial malignant melanoma..."
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Kaposi's Sarcoma |
The Condition
"...The compound used most commonly in immunotherapy is interferon, usually injected three times a week under the skin or into a lesion..."
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Ozone / Oxidative Therapy |
As A Treatment
"...Bio-oxidative therapies increase the production of interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor, which the body uses to fight infections and cancers..."
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Peyronie's Disease |
The Condition
"...Injection medications include steroids, collagenase, verapamil and interferon..."
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Prostate Cancer |
Recommendation Melatonin
"...Positive results have been shown with melatonin on its own and in combination with interferon, tumor necrosis factor, and tamoxifen..."
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Schizophrenia |
The Condition
"...Interferon, amantadine, anti-viral drugs A number of non-psychotropic drugs can create psychosis..."
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Therapeutic Fasting |
As A Treatment
"...Function; Reasons For Use During an acute viral illness, fasting activates white blood cells and causes more interferon to be produced..."
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Thymic Factors |
As A Treatment
"...interferon, interleukins) that influence the specialization and migration of T-lymphocytes throughout the body..."
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